国内英语资讯:Feature: Chinas ban on ivory sale should be followed by all: Sri Lankan wildlife experts
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 4-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="ivory">ivory</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="tuskers">tuskers</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>.</p><p><span word="Leading">Leading</span> <span word="Environmentalist">Environmentalist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="Vidya">Vidya</span> <span word="Abhayagunawardena">Abhayagunawardena</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ivory">ivory</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>," <span word="Abhayagunawardena">Abhayagunawardena</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="traders">traders</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span>," <span word="Abhayagunawardena">Abhayagunawardena</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> 356 <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="ivories">ivories</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Abhayagunawardena">Abhayagunawardena</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forefront">forefront</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="ivory">ivory</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consignment">consignment</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="en">en</span>-<span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span>, <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tolerate">tolerate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>.</p><p><span word="Presently">Presently</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tuskers">tuskers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tuskers">tuskers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span>.</p>
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