However, while Taiwan is indeed a consumer of ivory, the fact that its authorities have uncovered the highest amount of smuggling does not necessarily mean it is the largest market or final destination. This is the view of Marcus Phipps, a Canadian who is director of the Taipei office of Traffic Taipei.
台灣雖是象牙消費市場，但加拿大籍的台北野生物貿易調查委員會主任斐馬克認為，走私數量最高，並不代表台灣是最大市場、最後目的地。