by Adam Cruise | Oct 16, 2023 | Studies
By Caroline Cox and Luke Hauser – Taylor & Francis Online Abstract The United Kingdom, with the introduction of the Ivory Act 2018, is at the forefront of elephant protection, and it is hoped that governmental commitments, made in the 25 Year Environment...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 16, 2023 | News
By University of Portsmouth, Phys.org Conservationists fear a rise in the buying and selling of mammoth tusks, known as the “ice ivory” trade, poses a new threat to elephants. A UK-wide ban on the sale of ivory came into force in 2018, following a...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 20, 2022 | News
By Holly Chik, South China Morning Post Measuring isotopes in a one gram sample can return results within a dayHong Kong banned trade in elephant ivory at end of last year Scientists at the University of Hong Kong are developing a rapid test capable of distinguishing...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 22, 2019 | News
By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP – Palisades Hudson Financial Group Listing a long-gone species as “endangered” seems like the ultimate case of locking the paddock gate after the velociraptor has torn up the control room. But in a recent case, the action may make a...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 16, 2019 | News
By Andrew Roth, The Guardian Activists and officials in northern Russia have warned of a “gold rush” for mammoth ivory as prospectors dig up tusks and other woolly mammoth remains that can net a small fortune on the rapacious Chinese market. Melting permafrost from...