The World Wildlife Conference has voted to keep the ban on ivory trade. Around 20,000 elephants are illegally killed for their tusks every year. | HuffPost UK

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