In some countries, the idea of cherishing anything made of ivory has become repugnant, especially given that an elephant had to die — usually at the hands of poachers — before any elaborate carving of ...
LIBREVILLE, June 27 (Reuters) - Gabon on Wednesday burned its stockpile of ivory seized from poachers, a highly symbolic move against a surge in killings of elephants and rhinos across Africa to meet ...
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years in jail and fined him 20 million shillings ($200,000) for ivory smuggling. Police accused Feisal Mohamed Ali, from the ...
HONG KONG: A ban on ivory sales in China, the world’s largest importer and end user of elephant tusks, takes effect on Sunday with wildlife activists calling it a vital step to reducing the slaughter ...
Ivory, historically prized for carvings and jewelry, is now central to ethical debates due to poaching and endangered species. Derived from animal tusks and teeth, it's denser and smoother than bone, ...
One of the last great “tuskers”, the beast estimated to be around 50 years old was heralded as Kenya’s biggest, oldest, and arguably most iconic elephant. Tourists from around the world would flock to ...
The smoke from the 12 burning ivory towers made of elephant tusks and rhino horn in the Nairobi National Park should stir the world to end poaching.Wildlife Conservation Society president Cristián ...
A recent survey showed Mozambique lost around 10,000 elephants, or half its elephant population, over the past five years to poachers who have been feeding demand for ivory from fast-growing Asian ...
Source: Foreign poaching syndicates operate with local help in Mat North: ZimParks – CITEZW The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) confirms that foreign poaching syndicates ...