China announces ivory trade ban; will it save elephants? - report and analysis, New York Times

Report on last week's announcement:

China Bans Its Ivory Trade, Moving Against Elephant Poaching - DEC. 30, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/world/asia/china-ivory-ban-elephants.html

Analysis:

Closing China’s Ivory Market: Will It Save Elephants? - DEC. 31, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/world/africa/africa-ivory-china.html

Chinese law enforcement officials handling confiscated ivory at a Beijing wildlife center in 2015. Credit Wu Hong/European Press