African bush elephant, CITES ivory ban, 1989

African bush elephant sits in the field note for 1989 under “CITES ivory ban”, and the figure beside it is 2021. At the end of the children’s table, check that the label and the notebook match, and correct the notebook if they do not. Do not merge a zoo birthday with the field survey. This week, keep only the field side. South Africa halted routine culling as contraception and ethics arguments rose. At the children’s corner, open African bush elephant so the notebook shows 1989 first, 2021 next, and “CITES ivory ban” beside them.

This week, before you open the animal book in the children’s corner, write only the name, the year, and the figure on the notebook, then read those three lines once and close the book. At home, leave the notebook on the shoe shelf and, the next morning, read the three lines aloud once, then shut it. The order is African bush elephant, 1989, 2021, then “CITES ivory ban”. When the picture book is done, look again only at 1989 for African bush elephant and leave 2021 on the notebook.

Do not line the species up by size, danger, or popularity. If someone asks which animal is greater, read the field entry for that year again. Check the picture-book label against the notebook, and leave any ranking space blank. Do not merge a zoo birthday with the field survey. This week, keep only the field side. Match CITES ivory ban with 2021 at the children’s corner before you close 1989 for African bush elephant. African bush elephant sits in the field note for 1989 under “CITES ivory ban”, and the figure beside it is 2021.