Ive seen pictures in documentaries of elephants slaughtered solely for their ivory, the animal is left to rot in the sun while the poachers use a chainsaw to cut the face from the animal in order to procure the ivory. This is the worst kind of waste, if they had eaten the animal as well as taken the ivory, I could understand the want and need of hungry people. These are not hungry people, these are criminals. There is plenty of mammoth ivory floating around these days as well as recycled ivory from other uses, If I wanted ivory I would use these two kinds. I am not an environmentalist, I am a conservationist, I believe in good management of resources so that they can be used/enjoyed by all future generations.