@eobet @truhe @chrispeters @ivory
It is illegal to cross international borders carrying #ivory. I know people who have had antique musical instruments destroyed because of this
At minimum there would need to be a significant financial support and advocacy for #elephant and #rhino #conservation
Then the name might not encourage the illegal ivory trade by positive association
Otherwise you’re practically naming your app after Illegal #poaching
@eobet @ivory
I’m a longtime #Tweetbot user, But not sure if I’d buy an app named #ivory without thinking about it
The opportunity for supporting campaigns against poaching would certainly help
@ivory I agree with the many people who've said that Ivory is a poorly chosen name. Tweetbot is great and I'd enjoy a Mastodon app from the same developers, but not one called Ivory.
Here's a couple of reasons why:
"25 March 2021 (IUCN) - Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢."
https://www.iucn.org/news/species/202103/african-elephant-species-now-endangered-and-critically-endangered-iucn-red-list
"Each year, at least 20,000 African elephants are illegally killed for their tusks. A decade-long resurgence in demand for elephant ivory, particularly in parts of Asia, has fueled this rampant poaching epidemic."
https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/stopping-elephant-ivory-demand
Gland, Switzerland, 25 March 2021 (IUCN) - Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Before today’s update, African elephants were treated as a single species, listed as Vulnerable; this is the first time the two species have been assessed separately for the IUCN Red List, following the emergence of new genetic evidence.
@jimrhiz @ivory @eobet
20,000 #Elephants killed every year
By 2040 the #Elephant would be extinct because of #Ivory
It’s like naming a product #BloodDiamonds. Kind of cool maybe, but you are linking yourself to atrocity
Maybe an international campaign against your product will help create pressure for governments like mine to ban the trade:
https://janegoodall.ca/take-action/ivory-free-canada/
But it’s not an app I could buy with that name
Ivory by Tapbots 
Truhe
eobet
AccordionBruce
Jim Richardson