10 YEARS OF AB 96 IN ACTION: IVORY AND RHINO HORN BAN GAVE CDFW THE MIGHT TO FIGHT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN CALIFORNIA, AROUND THE WORLD

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 2 -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following press release:

In 2016, Assembly Bill 96 banned the sale of ivory and rhino horn in California, strengthening the authority and ability of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to combat illegal wildlife trafficking that threatens global biodiversity and drives demand for the poaching of endangered species. In the decade since, big impacts are being seen in California. In the most populous state in the U.S. and a major hub of international trade, AB 96 goes beyond California's borders to put an end wildlife trafficking around the world.

"We are setting an example here in California that wildlife trafficking is not something we...