In Kenya Yao Ming Calls on Chinese to Stop Buying Ivory
Yao Ming, diving queen Guo Jingjing, along with other sports personalities and entertainment celebrities are increasingly appearing on Chinese TV and other media to educate Chinese on their consumption of shark’s fin, bird’s nest, and now ivory. This is a laudable trend and I would add encouraging the nouveau riche to refrain from eating wild animals (sometimes endangered species such as giant salamanders ) if only for their health since those critters carry various viruses and diseases. 
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