Sixty percent of the forest elephants in Africa were killed from 2002 to 2011, scientists reported on Monday, putting a number to the rampant slaughter of both forest and savannah elephants for their ivory. ... Read more
BEIJING — The prime minister of Thailand pledged Sunday to end the nation’s ivory trade, responding to growing calls from international wildlife groups desperate to stop the slaughter of African ... Read more
PUZHAI, China — Chinese investors have anointed it “white gold.” Carvers and collectors prefer the term “organic gemstone.” Smugglers, however, use a gruesomely straightforward ... Read more
PUZHAI, China — Chinese investors have anointed it “white gold.” Carvers and collectors prefer the term “organic gemstone.” Smugglers, however, use a gruesomely straightforward ... Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has called on the Thai government to ban all ivory trade in the country, as part of a global campaign to tackle the illegal wildlife crimes. International ... Read more
One of the world’s most closely watched elephant populations has been heavily hit by ivory poachers, scientists in Kenya said this week. In a study published Wednesday, scientists with the group ... Read more
One of the world’s most closely watched elephant populations has been heavily hit by ivory poachers, scientists in Kenya said this week. In a study published Wednesday, scientists with the group ... Read more