The beautiful narwhal is expected to become on the endangered list in less than five years if their needless killing continues. The international ivory ban that came into effect in 1989 is limited to the tusks of elephants, and does not include the single tusk that extends from the narwhal’s jaw. Last week, stunned conservationists discovered that several narwhal tusks were being auctioned in London and were expected to fetch in the area of ВЈ10,000 each.

Environmentalists managed to get the tusks off of the auction block after speaking to the people in charge. They are however concerned at the high amounts of money that people will pay to have the ivory from the beautiful narwhal. The high prices are enticing people to go out and hunt these creatures, and their numbers are starting to dwindle. The narwhals are being monitored, but how long will it take to stop the needless killing of these peaceful creatures?

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