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MALAYSIA
THAILAND
CHINA
VIET
NAM
HONG
KONG
PHILIPPINES
Large scale ivory seizures
KENYA
SOUTH
AFRICA
TANZANIA
Origin area
Transit area
, 2013
gures re ect known large-scale ivory trade ows. The same seizure may have passed
through or been directed to several of the above countries and is captured accordingly. Thus, these
gures do not represent discrete values, but rather re ect the relative importance of these countries and
territories in the movement of ivory between Africa and Asia.
Ivory siezed per year
Tonnes
13
7
3
1
2009 2010 2011
Destination country
Transit country
Country of departure