Two years after a joint pledge with the United States to ban the domestic trade in ivory, China has closed all of its government-licensed carving factories and ivory retailers.
This is HUGE news, and sends a giant message to the world... elephants matter, so quit f*cking with them!
China has long been considered the leader in the industry and one of the world's largest consumers of ivory products, making the near-complete ban on buying and selling ivory even more impactful.