野生動物組織稱eBay上非法象牙買賣盛行 (Wildlife Group says Illegal Ivory Trade Flourishing on eBay)

國際愛護動物基金會說，在全球頗受歡迎的互聯網拍賣網站eBay(電子海灣)上，非法象牙買賣非常盛行。這個總部設在倫敦的保護組織星期二說，他們對在澳大利亞、加拿大、中國、歐洲以及美國的等地的eBay網站上的2200件象牙物品的拍賣進行了調查。該組織說，超過90%的拍賣供貨違反了eBay公司自己制定的反對瀕危物種產品貿易的政策。

國際愛護動物基金會說，作為世界最大的互聯網拍賣網站，eBay有特殊義務禁止在其網站上從事象牙買賣。

eBay表示，他們的政策根據國際法限制象牙銷售，并要求出售者提供能夠證明物品合法的文件。

169個國家在1989年簽署了一項禁止象牙貿易的全球禁令，以保護大象免遭滅種的危險。

The International Fund for Animal Welfare says illegal ivory sales are flourishing on eBay, a popular global Internet auction web site. The London-based conservation group said Tuesday that it investigated more than 22-hundred auctions for ivory items on eBay sites in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, and the United States. It says more than 90 percent of the offerings violated eBay's own policy against the trade of products from endangered species.

The IFAW says as the world's largest Internet auction web site, eBay has a special responsibility to ban ivory from its sites.

EBay says its policies restrict the sale of ivory based on international law and require sellers to supply documentation proving items are legal.

One-hundred-69 nations have signed a 1989 global ban on the ivory trade. The ban is designed to protect the elephant from extinction.