Ivory Queen sentenced to 15 years for illegal ivory smuggling
The Ivory Queen of China was just hit with a 15-year prison term for smuggling illegal ivory in Asia. A court in...
The World Wildlife Fund created a fake store to call out Singapore’s ivory laws
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) revealed on Tuesday that it is behind Ivory Lane, a fake store that the organization...
Illegal ivory trade continues to thrive in Europe
International rights group Avaaz says the illegal ivory trade is still alive and well in Europe after the group...
United Kingdom moves to ban most of its ivory trade
United Kingdom Secretary of the Environment Michael Gove has introduced a bill to Parliament that would ban the...
Hippos could be threatened with extinction due to demand for their teeth
To satisfy black market demand for ivory, poachers have turned to hippos. Hippopotamus teeth offer an unfortunate...
China promises to end ivory trade by the end of this year
In what could be a game changer for elephants, China just announced plans to end its ivory trade by the end of...
Elephants may be doomed to extinction with EU opposition to global ivory ban
Once the existing global embargo on ivory sales expires in 2017, elephants may be doomed to extinction, according...
Kenya will destroy $100M of elephant ivory this weekend in history’s largest burn
The Kenyan government plans to burn 105 tons of confiscated elephant ivory and around 1 ton of rhino horn on April...
Why is Yahoo Japan selling ivory?
Google, Amazon, eBay, and most other tech giants refuse to allow their users to sell ivory on their platforms....
Stealth GPS in fake elephant tusks maps illegal smuggling routes
Using GPS tracking devices, a journalist has mapped the smuggling route of elephant tusks out of Congo's Garamba...
China announces one-year ban on ivory imports
In response to growing criticism of Chinese demand for ivory, China's State Forestry Administration has announced...
China’s ivory trade may soon make African elephants extinct
China's demand for ivory is growing and so are the number of elephants being poached to meet that demand. According...
Poachers in Mozambique are Killing Thousands of Elephants on an Industrial Scale
The elephant poaching crisis in Africa, fueled in part by demand for ivory in the far east, is getting worse. Environmentalists...
Prince William Urges Buckingham Palace to Destroy All 1,200 Pieces of Ivory in the Royal Collection
Photo from Shutterstock Prince William recently threw his support behind a campaign against elephant poaching,...
U.S. Introduces ‘Near Complete Ban’ on Elephant Ivory Trade
Photo via Shutterstock This week the White House announced a new "National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking"...
France Crushes Over 3 Tons of Illegal Ivory in Stand Against Elephant Poaching
Image via Shutterstock France made history on Thursday when it became the first European country to publicly...
Illegal Poaching Threatens to Wipe Out One Fifth of African Elephant Population
Elephants at watering hole photo via Shutterstock Africa is poised to lose 20 percent of its elephant population...
Poachers Responsible for Killing 81 Elephants With Cyanide Get 15 Years and an $800,000 Fine
Three men were arrested earlier this month in Zimbabwe for killing 81 elephants by dumping cyanide into their watering...
Nairobi Terrorist Attack Made Possible by the African Ivory Trade
A report by the Elephant Action League has revealed a link between the terrorist group responsible for the recent...