Campaigns Ivory-Free Canada Support a federal ivory ban, once and for all. The ongoing slaughter of African elephants for their tusks has decimated elephant populations. Today, this magnificent animal is highly endangered and on the brink of extinction. Currently an estimated 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their ivory. At this rate, they will be erased from the wild in our lifetime. Countries that have banned the domestic sale of elephant ivory within their borders, or are in the process of doing so, include China, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and nearly every state in the United States. To date, the Canadian government has not joined them. Shockingly, Canada is directly contributing to the destruction of one of the planet’s most iconic species by keeping its elephant ivory market open for business. Canada also legally permits elephant trophies to be imported. Between 2007 and 2016, Canada allowed the importation of 83 trophy elephants, 434 elephant skulls and 260 elephant feet. The Ivory-Free Canada coalition is led by Elephanatics with supporting partners Humane Society International-Canada, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, World Elephant Day and Global March for Elephants and Rhinos – Toronto. Help us get to 1,000,000 signatures Almost 700,000 have signed already- add your name and help us make it a million! Don’t forget to share the petition after you sign. The more of us that add our voice, the harder we are to ignore. Sign the Petition How We Got Here: A Brief Timeline 1979 More than 1.3 million elephants are roaming Africa 1988 Throughout the 1980’s poachers kill roughly 200 elephants a day. By 1988, African elephant populations have declined to 650,000 – a 50% decline in 10 years. 1989 CITES lists all African elephants in Appendix I and bans all commercial international elephant ivory trade 2014 25,000 forest elephants poached in last decade in Gabon’s Minkébé National Park (80% decline). 144,000 savannah elephants poached in last 7 years across Africa (30% decline). Price of raw (unprocessed) ivory in China reaches peak of US$2,100 per kilogram 2016 U.S.A passes new regulations that ban almost all domestic ivory trade 2017 Draft EU guidance document indicates possible ban on raw ivory re-exports by July 1, 2017 to make sure that illegal tusks are not laundered with legal tusks 2018 Progress is made: Hong Kong closes a loophole in their ivory ban by outlawing all sales; Taiwan announces it will close its domestic ivory trade market by 2020; the UK introduces its Ivory Bill to Parliament. It is said to be the toughest domestic ivory trade ban in Europe and one of the toughest in the world 2018 EU backtracks on a total ivory ban in Europe, despite it being the largest domestic market for ivory products in the world Resources Infographic: Elephant Ivory Trade This infographic explains the Ivory Trade by the numbers. Download Fact Sheet: What You Need to Know This Fact Sheet will help you uncover the history of the ivory trade, and the role Canada has played. Download Timeline: The Ivory Trade and Elephant Populations This timeline documents the shocking history of the ivory trade around the world. Download More Actions The Forest is Calling It costs the environment a lot to make your cell phone. Take the pledge to recycle your phone and save endangered species. Get Involved ForeverWild Fight illegal wildlife trafficking so that animals can remain #ForeverWild. Get Involved