llows public pleas =o end the ivory trade in Hong Kong and Mainland China. In April 2013, =ormer NBA star Yao Ming launched a =ampaign with WildAid, the African Wildlife Foundation, and Save the =lephants to reduce demand for ivory and rhino horn. In January, Chinese =fficials crushed more than six tonnes of seized ivory and i

st organizations are receiving funding from the trade in illegal =vory. EFTA_R1_01757277 EFTA02581195 A recent survey carried out by WildAid and =the African Wildlife Foundation and Save the Elephants] of 961 =esidents in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou indicates that 94% of those =urveyed support a government ban on ivory.