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S<\/span>o often it happens completely innocently, unknowingly, unintentionally.<\/p>\n

An item catches your eye \u2013 a unique memento of a place visited, the perfect keepsake to take home as an enduring reminder of a magical time of travel. The purpose of travel might have been a holiday marking a milestone, an adventure dreamt of half-way across the world, or perhaps simply some needed quiet time somewhere close-by with one loved. It may be a reminder of a business trip that finally brought to life an opportunity held in mind and heart since an idea\u2019s first spark. Or it may be a quick find during a stop-over en route to someplace else. Whatever the reason for travel, the beautifully carved ivory ornament is a perfect reminder! And it will sit perfectly alongside the precious ivory keepsake purchased years ago on a childhood family holiday. Perfect! Or is it?<\/p>\n

Slowly, unexpectedly, you feel another tourist, a stranger, approach you on the left. It\u2019s a local night market, a well-known market, so the closeness of tourists lingering over tables of curious and crafts is not unusual. It creates a silent glue among the hundreds, thousands, of people hovering in this space \u2013 locals and travelers all mutedly buzzing about under simple night stall lighting, in the warm, thick evening air tinged with just a tiny bit of jasmine.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article originally published by eTurbo News.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Several decades back the purchase of ivory was not an issue. But times have changed. Awareness and attitudes regarding sourcing have changed. What was once acceptable is now illegal. Conscience has been provoked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[535,140],"tags":[198],"yoast_head":"\nLong ago acceptable, now illegal: Travel & Tourism on the front line of illegal wildlife trade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Several decades back the purchase of ivory was not an issue. But times have changed. Awareness and attitudes regarding sourcing have changed. What was once acceptable is now illegal. 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