By Mara W. Elliott, San Diego Downtown News. Known for their keen intelligence, immense strength, and devotion to their young, elephants are unique and fascinating animals. Like other keystone species, they play a significant role in sustaining the ecosystems in which...
By Colby Hamilton, The New York Law Journal. An attempt to invalidate a New York State law that all but bans the sale of ivory in the state hit a major hurdle Friday, after U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield of the Southern District of New York dismissed the...
By Hillary Clinton & John Kasich, Opinions / The Washington Post Voters sent a message in November by splitting government control between Democrats and Republicans: They want people of different backgrounds to come together and solve our problems. This applies to...
By Alok Gupta. Several African countries are defying global wildlife conservation efforts and collectively asking for an easing of international ivory trade regulations, triggering fears of large-scale poaching of elephants. In a proposal submitted early this...
Daniel Namwini, The Nyasa Times Malawi Police Service in Nkhotakota has arrested Master Banda, 47 and Philemon Banda, 22, for being found in possession of elephant tusks weighing 26.5 kg without permission. According to Central Region Police spokesperson,...
By Karen Zhang, The South China Morning Post Investigations into Hong Kong’s largest ivory seizure in 30 years have failed to produce a single prosecution, meaning the syndicate behind the smuggling operation is still at large, the customs department has confirmed....
The Netherlands said on Monday it will ban all raw ivory sales from next year, as it unveiled the results of a major operation to combat trafficking in endangered animals and plants. Currently Dutch law permits the sale of raw ivory such as elephant tusks with an EU...
Alan Boyle, Geekwire One of the legacies left behind by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who passed away last October, is a drone development program aimed at providing aerial intelligence for Africa’s anti-poaching efforts.The program takes a...
By Vikram Dodd, The Guardian Row upon row of primate skulls sit in a glass case, jaws stuck forever in a grimace. Rhino horns big and small rise from a table, a depiction of Jesus on the cross in ivory lies on a table, as does a polar bear skin; in the corner a rack...
By Dave Lawrence A year after China imposed a ban on the commercial sale of elephant ivory, surveys indicate Chinese citizens are simply traveling to neighboring countries to buy ivory, and now the Chinese government is working with wildlife nonprofits to launch...