The first risk concerns the fact that a number of southern African countries have proposed moving the African elephant from appendix I to appendix II, which means that the controlled hunt will be allowed. Together, these countries would like to harvest more than 50 tonnes of ivory.
Den første er, at en række sydafrikanske lande har foreslået at flytte den afrikanske elefant fra bilag I til bilag II, hvilket betyder, at kontrolleret jagt tillades.