CLEAN : Global effort needed to stem elephant slaughter: CITES

The video discusses the decline in elephant populations, particularly in central Africa, due to poaching. It highlights the illegal ivory trade and the measures countries like China and Hong Kong are taking to combat it, including confiscation and destruction of illegal ivory. The video emphasizes the need for severe penalties for poaching to deter future offenses, contrasting current substantial fines and imprisonment with previous lenient punishments.

What are the potential consequences for those involved in poaching according to the text?

What has been the historical response to poaching as described in the text?