The report urges CITES Parties to take action to close ivory markets in these countries. “Central African countries, through their joint forest commission COMIFAC, have agreed in principle to an ...

The practice of giving tusks as dowry in neighbouring Indonesia may be behind the killings, conservationists say.

I am shocked, but not surprised, to find ourselves in the middle of another poaching crisis, one that is having massive impact throughout the African continent. A small trinket or a large extravagant ...

When he analyzes a piece of ivory, he can find its specific mutation ... Over the past several years, as elephant poaching has reached crisis proportions, Wasser has found himself ever more ...

Elephant poaching levels are currently at their worst in a decade, and seizures of illegal ivory are at their highest level in years. From the air too the scattered bodies present a senseless ...

Nearly every African country with elephant populations has been hit. INTERPOL has acknowledged the involvement of organized crime syndicates in the ivory trade. US officials have cited “credible ...

human-elephant conflict, and poaching threaten Bornean elephants. Despite global anti-poaching efforts, the illegal ivory ...

“There has been a gradual escalation in elephant and rhino poaching since 2005 due to market ... of wildlife products and particularly ivory. We are concerned with the use of our country ...

Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...

Years ago, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen backed a project called the Great Elephant Census that highlighted a crisis for Africa’s elephant population, brought about primarily by illegal poaching.

Supporting teams of rangers and local communities who put their lives on the line to protect elephants and other wildlife from poachers. The global ivory trade is fueling the elephant poaching crisis, ...