All three species of elephant and four out of five species of rhino are at risk of extinction. Tens of thousands of elephants and rhinos die each year because of poaching and trafficking which is driven, in part, by demand for ivory and rhino horn.

It's been six years since all state, territory, and the federal government made a commitment to ban Australian domestic trade in ivory and rhino horn, but nothing has been done.

With every passing day that it is still legal to buy and sell ivory in Australia, more elephants are illegally poached to feed demand. This has to stop.

It’s time Australia joined other countries and followed through on its commitment to close its domestic ivory market. Can you help put the pressure on?

An elephant never forgets, and we won’t let the government forget its promise.

We need your help to ask state, territory, and federal Environment Ministers to take the Elephant Pledge today.

The Elephant Pledge is asking state and territory governments to:

1. Give the Australian Government the power to enact national legislation that ensures a consistent and comprehensive ban on domestic trade in ivory and rhino horn across the country.

2. Develop legislation in our jurisdiction to support this ban, where necessary.

3. Work to deliver a comprehensive national domestic trade ban in ivory and rhino horn by next year’s World Elephant Day – 12 August 2025.

Help us call on your state or territory government to take the Elephant Pledge and do our part to protect the world’s elephant and rhino populations for the future!