In the article beginning on page 6, we discuss the unrelenting slaughter of African elephants for their ivory. In the United States, import of African elephant ivory has been prohibited—via the ...

Thailand allows internal trading of ivory from domesticated Asian elephants, and smuggled African ivory finds its way into the mix. Thailand has a small, natural population of Asian elephants ...

The siege is getting worse. African elephants are being killed at a greater rate than at any time since the worldwide ban on the ivory trade was adopted in 1989. Every 15 minutes, on average, an ...

Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

The illicit trade in ivory continues to rise due to flaws in trade regulations ... Importantly, despite compelling genetic research concluding that two species of African elephants exist — forest ...

The United States implemented a near-total ban on the commercial trade of African elephant ivory in 2016. Arguing on Martinez’s behalf, Miami-based attorney Joseph Schuster said jurors were denied the ...

Some African nations are again pushing to reopen the trade in ivory. However others are seeking the highest possible protections for all of Africa's elephants. Nature's emergency in five graphics ...

African elephants exist in about 40 range states, while their Asian counterparts occupy about 13 range states. Ivory is one of the most sort-after items worldwide. In Asia, it is revered as a ...

The number of African elephants in the wild is declining ... the government can be trusted to plough sales of elephants or stockpiled ivory back into the care of animals. “That money is not ...

The African elephant is the largest land mammal ... Both males and females use their ivory tusks to dig for food whilst foraging for a diet of grasses, roots, fruit and bark, males however ...