Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

TIL that there is a flourishing business consisting of digging up mammoth tusks from the Siberian permafrost and selling it to China, as a substitute for prohibited elephant ivory.

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TIL that there is a flourishing business consisting of digging up mammoth tusks from the Siberian permafrost and selling it to China, as a substitute for prohibited elephant ivory.

Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

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Why woolly mammoth ivory could spell trouble for elephants

Mammoth ivory is appearing from melting permafrost and joining international markets.

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