by Adam Cruise | Mar 27, 2024 | News
By Atlas News A shipping container with 651 pieces of elephant tusks en route to Dubai was intercepted at Maputo port on the 22nd of March by Mozambique’s Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) in conjunction with the nation’s Tax Authority (AT). According to local...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 10, 2023 | News
By South China Morning Post Sources say ambassador Han Tae-song may have been involved in the illegal trade of elephant tusks and rhino horns through deals in four African countries North Korea has been considering replacing some of its ambassadors, with removing the...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 17, 2023 | News
By Lydia Lam, Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The director of a trading firm was sentenced to 10 months’ jail on Wednesday (Feb 15) for importing 1,787 pieces of elephant tusks from Africa into Singapore, en route to Vietnam. The tusks of the endangered species...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 28, 2022 | News
By Cyrus Umbati, The Star Three suspects, among them two Tanzanians, were arrested by police in Kisumu after they were found in possession of elephant tusks valued at over Sh500,000. Police said 52-year-old Wilson Korio was arrested together with Tanzanians Jakaya...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 10, 2022 | Commentary
By Margaret Osborne – Smithsonian Magazine Seventeen-year-old Anika Puri created a machine-learning-driven model that analyzes the movement patterns of humans and elephants. When Anika Puri visited India with her family four years ago, she was surprised to come...