by Adam Cruise | Apr 25, 2024 | Studies
By University of Bristol, Phys.org A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. A laser-based approach developed by scientists at the Universities of Bristol...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 20, 2023 | News
By Sharon Raissi, KETK News A man was sentenced to one year in prison for his role in an attempt to sell elephant tusks, records show. According to federal court records, Dusty Caudill was sentenced to one year in prison and three years supervised release on Tuesday...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 2, 2023 | News
By Rising Sun The Johannesburg Magistrates Court sentenced Innocent Tendere (35) and Shelton Zimizi (31), for illegal possession of elephant tusks, last week. The sentencing came after they were found guilty of the said charges on October 9, 2023. The accused were...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 6, 2021 | News
By The National Law Review On November 19, the Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act was reintroduced. This groundbreaking bipartisan legislation is aimed at making it easier to catch and prosecute poachers, traffickers, and those involved in the global...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 24, 2021 | News
By Cision OTTAWA, ON, July 23, 2021 /CNW/ – Here in Canada and around the world, biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates. Since 1980, the number of elephants in Africa has fallen from 1,3 million to just over 400,000—a...