February 26, 2007 | 2 comments
By David Biello
Wasser and his colleagues, using the new genetic tests, are working closely with Interpol and other enforcement agencies to trace how the ivory moves from an elephant's jaw to a Chinese desk. "Seizing the ivory doesn't save the elephants," Wasser says. "We need to shut the market down and keep the ivory in Africa."
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