An article written by Pauline Latham OBE MP appeared in The Times this morning. In her piece, she discusses the UK ivory trade and calls for stricter legislation to be introduced by the Government in order to combat the appalling slaughter of elephants that currently occurs - with one elephant being killed approximately every fifteen minutes (a rate which could see African elephants extinct within 20 years). 

The full article can be viewed here:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ban-on-all-ivory-sales-in-britain-is-…