Humanity's merciless wiping out of animals (we've already taken out the dodo, the passenger pigeon, the mammoth and mastodon, among others) and our seeming determination to send elephants, rhinos and many other animals into extinction is a stain on our species. We absolutely SUCK as stewards of the planet.
Artificial ivory isn't going to stop the poachers who make money by killing elephants. The only thing that will stop them is making it more expensive (in cost or personal danger) for the poachers to kill elephants. The poachers don't benefit from the artificial replacement product.
Humanity's merciless wiping out of animals (we've already taken out the dodo, the passenger pigeon, the mammoth and mastodon, among others) and our seeming determination to send elephants, rhinos and many other animals into extinction is a stain on our species. We absolutely SUCK as stewards of the planet.
Artificial ivory isn't going to stop the poachers who make money by killing elephants. The only thing that will stop them is making it more expensive (in cost or personal danger) for the poachers to kill elephants. The poachers don't benefit from the artificial replacement product.