Zimbabwe pleads for the lifting of ivory sales ban
epa09951144 A Zimbabwe Parks officer stands next to some of the huge elephant ivory tusks stored in a vault at the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife (Zimparks) head office in Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 May 2022. The government is calling for the lifting of a ban on the sales of elephant ivory tusks because of the huge stocks in the country. Currently Zimbabwe has ivory stock worth 600 million US dollars lying idle. EPA/AARON UFUMELI
