Africanelephantshavebeenslaughteredatalarmingrateoverthepastdecade,largelybecausetheyaretheprimarysourceoftheworld'sivory．Theirpopulationhasbeendwindledfrom1．3millionin1979tojust625,000today,andtherateofkillinghasbeenacceleratinginrecentyearsbecausemanyoftheolder,biggertuskedanimalshavealreadybeendestroyed．"Thepoachersnowmustkilltimesasmanyelephantstogetthesamequantityofivory,"explainedCurtisBohlen,SeniorvicepresidentoftheWorldWildlifeFund． Thoughitsrecordontheenvironmenthasbeenspottysofar,thegovernmentlastweektooktheleadinamajorconservationissuebyimposingabanonivoryimportsintotheUS．Themovecamejustfourdaysafteraconsortiumofconservationgroups,includingtheWorldWildlifeFundandWildlifeConservationInternational,calledforthatkindofaction,anditmadetheUSthefirstnationtoforbidimportsofbothrawandfinishedivory．Theban,saysBohlen,sendsaveryclearmessagetotheivorypoachersthatthegameisover． InthepastAfricannationshaveresistedanivoryban,butincreasinglytheyrealizedthatthedecimationoftheelephantherdsposesaseriousthreattotheirtouristbusiness．LastmonthTanzaniaandseveralotherAfricancountriescalledforanamendmenttothe102nationConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesthatwouldmaketheivorytradeillegalworldwide．TheamendmentisexpectedtobeapprovedatanOctobermeetinginGenevaandtogointoeffectnextJanuary．Butbetweennowandthen,conservationistscontend,poachersmaygoonarampage,killingelephantswholesale,sonationsshouldunilaterallyforbidimportsrightaway．TheUSgovernmentbroughtthatargument,andbyweek'sendthetwelvenationEuropeanCommunityhadfollowedwithitsownban． Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.African Elephants and the Ivory Trade B.A Bid to Save the Elephant C.The Poachers D.Elephants in Danger正确答案B
