At the beginning of this year, the popular auction site ebay put a stop to the sale of ivory through their site. They had already installed a limited ban on the product in 2007, but were encouraged by conservationists to ban it completely. The international trade ban of ivory took effect in 1989, but elephants are still being killed around the world for their tusks.

Environmentalists are trying to stop the needless killing of elephants for their tusks, which still occurs regularly around the world. Despite the ban on the product, many collectors have been found to be trading in ivory on ebay. With the new ban on ebay, conservationists hope to discourage the illegal trade and to protect more of the innocent beasts who suffer for it.

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