Ivory

Smuggled Ivory, Animal Parts Seized At Uganda Border

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Uganda Animal Parts, Video, Uganda Revenue Authority, Ivory, Bones, Animal Skin, Sarah Banage, Kampala, Kampala Uganda, Uganda, Animals, Uganda Ivory, Green News

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Officials in Uganda say they have seized nearly 360 pounds (162 kilograms) of ivory and other animal parts and products that were b...

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Record Seizure Of Smuggled Endangered Species Products In Hong Kong

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Ivory Smuggling, Video, Ivory, Rhino Horns, Endangered Rhinos, Rhino Horn Smuggling, Endangered Species, Animals, Green News

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong customs agents have confiscated a shipment of rhino horns and ivory worth about 17.4 million Hong Kong dollars ($2.2 million) &...

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Art Dealer Arrested For Smuggling Ivory

AP | By MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Government, Victor Gordon, Smuggling, Art, Ivory, Victor Gordon Ivory Smuggling, Victor Gordon Ivory, Crime, Federal Government, Africa, Arrest, Arts News

PHILADELPHIA -- An art store owner surrendered Tuesday on charges he smuggled one ton of banned African elephant ivory into the United States. Victor...

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73 Million Sharks Need Your Help

Ian Somerhalder | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Conservation, Fishing, Ivory, Oceans, Shark Fin Soup, Sharks, Green News

Shark finning is the practice of cutting off a shark's fins and dumping the remainder of the animal -- usually still alive -- to die a slow death as they sink to the bottom of the ocean.

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The Failure of Mediation Efforts in Lebanon and Ivory Coast

Doug Noll | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Special Tribunal, Lebanon, Coast, Al Faisal, Talks, Ivory, Hezbollah, Peace, Discussion, Gbagbo, Mediation, Talk, Mediator, Un, Odinga, Saud, Ouattara, Egypt Protests, World News

Mediation requires an entirely different skill set than diplomacy. Who is Saud al-Faisal and what are his qualifications to mediate between Hezbollah and al-Hariri?

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Elephant Populations in Kenya Emerge as New Victim of Poverty

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty, Ivory, Elephants, Kenya, Poaching, Land Shortage, Ivory Trade, Turf Wars, Tusk, Africa Poverty, Nairobi, World News

Murka doesn't trust humans. It's no wonder. The two-year-old baby elephant had a spear lodged in her forehead when she was found hiding in thick bush.

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East Meets West in the South - Asian Antiques up for bid!

Reyne Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Austin Auction, Auction, Julien Onderdonk, Antiques, Reyne Haines, Ivory, Collecting, Style News

June 26-27th should be an exciting weekend in Austin, Texas. Austin Auction Gallery is hosting an unbelievable auction with over 600 lots of Europe...

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Nearly 2 Tons Of Ivory Seized In Eastern Africa

AP | TOM MALITI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elephant Herds, Ivory, Kenya, Interpol, Ivory Trade, Elephants, Blackmarket, Africa, African Elephants, Poaching, Nairobi, Green News

NAIROBI, Kenya — African authorities raided shops, intercepted vehicles at checkpoints and used sniffer dogs to detect and seize over 3,800 poun...

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Kenya Ivory, Rhino Horn Seizure Tops 660 Pounds

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Animals, Animal Rights, Animal Cruelty, Endangered Animals, Rhino, Rhinoceros, Ivory, Ivory Trade, Ivory Sales, Ivory Smuggling, Poaching, Kenya, World News

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya seized more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of illegal ivory and black rhinoceros horn – some of it still bloody &n...

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15 Rare Elephants Shot In Indonesia For Ivory

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Endangered Animals, Cyanide-Laced Fruit, Ivory, Indonesia, Sumatra, Elephants, Poachers, Environment, Green, Sumatran Elephants, Conservationist, Endangered, Animals, Green News

AP: JAKARTA, Indonesia -- At least 15 endangered Sumatran elephants have been shot or poisoned to death with cyanide-laced fruit this year, marking a...

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The Dirty Word in Clean

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom's of Maine, Arm & Hammer, Spray ?N Wash, Era, Abnormal Hormonal Functions, Joy, Toronto Indoor Air Conference of 1990, Orange Glo, Eco-Savvy, Respiratory Diseases, Dawn, Commercial Cleaning Products, Scrub-Free Cleaners, Parsons' Ammonia, Church and Dwight, Tide, Mr. Clean, SNOBOL Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Murphy?S Oil Soap, $30 Billion U.S. Cleaning Products Market, Death Rate From Cancer, Oxiclean, Ajax, Ivory, Green Alternatives, Procter & Gamble, Abnormal Reproductive Functions, Indoor Environments, National Research Council, Cameo Cleaners, New York State Law, Soap and Detergent Association, Bounce, Softsoap, Swiffer, Brillo, Suavitel, Cheer, Lysol, Dermassage, Electrasol, Vanish, Calgon, Colgate-Palmolive, Kaboom, Resolve, Dreft, Finish, Reckitt-Benckiser, Downy, Cascade, Woolite, Gain, Dynamo, Green News

Do common cleaners have toxic ingredients? They might. They might not. But until we know for certain -- who here cares to continue to experiment with the health of their children?

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Interpol, Kenya Wildlife Service Bust 57 Illegal Traders With One Ton Of Ivory

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ivory Smuggling, Ivory, Africa, Elephants, Ivory Trade, Animals, Ivory Bust, Kenya, Green News

More than one tonne of ivory products has been seized in Africa's largest-ever international crackdown on wildlife crime. The operation, co-ordinated...

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Is Ivory Always Wrong?

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Alaska, Ivory, Animal Rights, Animals, Healthy Living News

Yesterday, South Africa held a controversial auction: of elephant tusks, 51 tons to be exact. This auction was sanctioned by the UN body which oversee...

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Pushed By Animal Rights Groups, eBay To Ban Ivory Sales

Silicon Alley Insider | Eric Krangel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Ivory Sales, Animal Rights, Ivory, Poachers, Animals, Ivory Sales Online, Business News

Corporate responsibility makes us feel all warm and fuzzy. Which is why we smiled when we saw this post on eBay's blog that the online auction site wi...

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