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5. The Illegal Distribution of Ivory in Hong Kong

verfasst von : Rebecca W. Y. Wong

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This chapter provides insights into the actual transaction of worked ivory products against the theoretical framework of situational crime prevention (SCP) theory. The global illegal trade in ivory can be broken down into four stages: (a) poaching of the elephant tusks—capturing an elephant in its natural habitat in order to remove its tusks, which results in the death of the animal; (b) smuggling poached tusks—which involves smuggling tusks out of the source country into the destination countries; (c) processing raw ivory into worked ivory products; and (d) selling worked ivory items to buyers

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Titel: The Illegal Distribution of Ivory in Hong Kong
verfasst von: Rebecca W. Y. Wong
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The Illegal Wildlife Trade in China
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-13665-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-13666-6

Copyright-Jahr: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13666-6_5

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