When there are no ivory revenues, in many countries the budget for elephant conservation is sharply cut. It costs a minimum of US $ 200 per square kilometer to properly maintain the environment and protect the animals; today actual expenditure is less than 5 % of this amount.
少了象牙收入，許多國家保護大象的預算首當其衝，遭大量削減，每平方公里二百美金以維持保護區生態完整、動物安危的最低要求，都只剩百分之五不到。