A report by Traffic International (a group that monitors wildlife trade) states that large-scale seizures across the world in recent years have netted 52 metric tons, of which only 18.8 tons was destined for Asia.
國際野生物貿易調查委員會的報告指出，近來在世界各國多次大規模搜捕行動裡，「共檢獲五十二公噸、來自二十六國的象牙，其中十八．八公噸是以亞洲為目的地。」