Ivory Trade

Malaysia Seizes Hundreds Of Elephant Tusks, Steps Up Ivory Inspections

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian authorities have seized hundreds of African elephant tusks worth 4 million ringgit ($1.3 million) that were being ...

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Leonardo DiCaprio Targets Elephant Poachers

Posted 12.04.2011

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While he is perhaps most famous for his acting, Leonardo DiCaprio has also made a name for himself as an activist. This week, DiCaprio announced t...

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Words That Don't Fail the Elephant

Will Travers | Posted 09.10.2011

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Will Travers

Some years ago I took my nine year old son Wij and my daughter Lily on safari to East Africa. In northern Tanzania we came across a poached elephant.

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Smuggled African Ivory Seized: Major Victory For Wildlife Officials

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thai authorities on Friday displayed a ton of illicitly smuggled African elephant ivory and rhino horns seized at Bangkok's airport, a...

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Elephant Populations in Kenya Emerge as New Victim of Poverty

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig and Marc Kielburger

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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UN Ban on Ivory Threatened: Take Action to Protect Endangered Elephants

Anna Brones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anna Brones

If the UN ban on one-off ivory sales is lifted, endangered African elephants could be wiped out. Global public opinion could tip the scales, and it's imperative that we support of this species.

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Nearly 2 Tons Of Ivory Seized In Eastern Africa

AP | TOM MALITI | Posted 05.25.2011

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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

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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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Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of the Elephants is a meticulous examination of the allure of ivory that reads like a novel and is impossible to put down.

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Kenya: 5 Elephants Killed By Poachers

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Poachers seeking ivory have killed five elephants in southeastern Kenya in the past six weeks, a government wildlife official s...

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

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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