Leonardo DiCaprio Calls for Ivory Trade Ban in Thailand

in Animal News on February 19, 2013

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has called on the Thai government to ban all ivory trade in the country, as part of a global campaign to tackle the illegal wildlife crimes. International conservation group World Wildlife Fund said in a statement Tuesday that DiCaprio sent a personal e-mail to his friends and supporters to encourage them to sign a petition addressing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the wildlife trade.

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