Many of the lots were sold by people who have spent their lives in Africa but who, after retiring to the French Riviera, need to supplement their pension, said Debussy.
Val says Ivory being sold for a fortune at auction and other ivory being crushed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, blinking madness. I am with Prince William on this " get rid of all the ivory old and new and let us try saving the few elephants left.
"SAVE the elephants"
Last month France crushed three tonnes of illegal ivory worth an estimated one million euros in a ceremony at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the first major crushing ceremony in Europe since the global ban.
Elephants are being massacred to produce ivory that is in high demand in the rapidly-growing economies of Asia, particularly China and Thailand. Comments to taglines82@gmail.com
