New tech helping to combat illegal elephant ivory trade – BBC

The transnational trade of modern ivory is banned in a bid to protect elephants, but the trade of ancient mammoth tusks is not. However, telling the difference between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth ivory has proven to be a real problem for border security. But now, lasers could be the solution.
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