The campaign has already achieved success with the recent announcement by the Obama administration of a federal ban on most ivory sales. The campaign’s next steps are to pass state moratoria and close loopholes that would allow ivory to continue to be traded, as well as work with other nations on moratoria. New York State has already introduced legislation to ban the sale of ivory. The public overwhelmingly supports banning ivory sales - a recent independent survey in New York State shows that 80% of voters support a ban of ivory.
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