Ivory Trade

Nearly 2 Tons Of Ivory Seized In Eastern Africa

AP | TOM MALITI | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green


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

Kenya Ivory, Rhino Horn Seizure Tops 660 Pounds

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


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

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

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


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.

Kenya: 5 Elephants Killed By Poachers

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


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

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

BBC NEWS | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green


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