37K views · 155 shares | Watch: China says it will ban all commercial trade of elephant ivory by the end of this year. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

Fantastic news that the British public support a ban on ivory sales - the government is pressing ahead. It's vitally important that we reverse the tragic decline in elephant populations and end wildlife crime. | Boris Johnson

BREAKING: UK ivory ban becoming law is the best Christmas gift for the world’s threatened elephants! Today, we and our campaign partners are delighted to see the UK Government’s Ivory Bill receive Royal Assent to become law. In future, most ivory sales in, to and from the UK will be treated as criminal offences. Mary Rice, our Executive Director, said: “Following on the heels of China’s closure of its own domestic ivory market at the start of the year, this is the best Christmas present the UK c