Illegal Ivory Market Flourishes in Cairo
A shop in the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo selling illegal ivory. (Photo: Lucy Vigne)
A Middle Eastern bazaar is the focus of our Geo Quiz today.
The bazaar or souk we are looking for is in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.
This marketplace in the city’s Islamic district has been continuously open since the Middle Ages and remains very popular and crowded even today.
Shoppers can wander around the narrow alleys or pop into tiny cafes serving strong coffee and haggle over prices with vendors who sell everything from chandeliers and spices to hookahs and shisha.
But there is something else that unfortunately shows up sale: illegal ivory.
Khan el-Khalili is the answer to the Geo Quiz.
Anchor Marco Werman talks to wild life expert Esmond Martin who investigated the Egyptian ivory trade for the conservation group Traffic.
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