Traffickers are passing off elephant ivory as that of the ancient animals. Poachers kill some 30,000 African elephants a year for their tusks, which are traded illegally across borders.

African elephant poaching has declined, but study warns they are still vulnerable By Leah Asmelash and Saeed Ahmed , CNN 2 minute read ...

New regulation will ban almost all sales of African elephant ivory in the U.S. The changes will allow sale and transport of musical instruments, guns and other items made with small amounts of ivory.

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DNA evidence zeroes in on three African cartels behind illegal elephant ivory trade. by Alan Boyle on September 19, 2018 at 11:00 am September 22, 2018 at 7:43 pm. Share 56 Tweet Share Reddit Email.

One of Kenya's most adored elephants, who had giant tusks and was known as Satao, has been killed for his ivory—a "monumental" loss, experts say.. Poachers shot the bull elephant with a poisoned ...

As previously stated, the ivory trade, habitat loss, poaching and elephant-human conflict pose threats to elephant populations. Since 1979, the habitat of African elephants has been reduced by ...

China’s ivory factories are to be shut down by Friday, followed by the closing of retail outlets by the end of this year. The new report surveys the price of ivory in markets across China ...

The African Elephant Conservation Act and other laws further restrict the ivory trade, and a near-total ban on the commercial trade of African elephant ivory went into effect in the United States ...

African elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males, on average, reaching up to 3m in height and weighing up to 6 tonnes. Following population declines over several decades due to ...