Thailand allows internal trading of ivory from domesticated Asian elephants, and smuggled African ivory finds its way into the mix. Thailand has a small, natural population of Asian elephants ...

In the article beginning on page 6, we discuss the unrelenting slaughter of African elephants for their ivory. In the United States, import of African elephant ivory has been prohibited—via the ...

Two-part documentary seris in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores what can be done to stop the killing of African elephants for their ivory.

The siege is getting worse. African elephants are being killed at a greater rate than at any time since the worldwide ban on the ivory trade was adopted in 1989. Every 15 minutes, on average, an ...

The illicit trade in ivory continues to rise due to flaws in trade regulations and lack of enforcement ... Importantly, despite compelling genetic research concluding that two species of African ...

Customs officers in Hong Kong have reported the seizure of 794 pieces of ivory tusks weighing 1.9 tonnes, concealed inside a shipping container that arrived from Malaysia Monday. The consignment was ...

African elephants exist in about 40 range states, while their Asian counterparts occupy about 13 range states. Ivory is one of the most sort-after items worldwide. In Asia, it is revered as a ...

Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will open with hosts Morocco facing Comoros in the first match, while reigning champions Ivory ...

Elephants are widely loved, but nobody can deny that they are in serious trouble. The US-based environmental organisation WildAid estimates that more than 30,000 elephants are killed every year in ...