import of African elephant ivory has been prohibited—via the African Elephant Conservation Act— since 1989, the same year that countries around the world enacted similar import bans. You can, however, ...

Wildlife officials are investigating the possible involvement of ivory poachers in the recent decapitation of elephants in ...

"Elephants have had enough of the ivory trade, and so has the world," Cristian Samper, president and CEO of Wildlife Conservation Society, said in a statement after the vote at the International ...

One hundred years ago, Côte d’Ivoire—a nation that takes its name from the once-flourishing ivory trade that ran through its ports—was home to between 3,000 and 5,000 forest elephants. Today, ...

This photo shows Raw elephant tusks from the 16th century Bom Jesus shipwreck. (Credit: National Museum of Namibia) (CN) — A Portuguese trading ship named the Bon Jesus sank off the southern coast of ...

Within a week we sued the administration for letting U.S. hunters import elephant and lion trophies from Zimbabwe. After Center action, in 2021 New York upheld a state ban on ivory and rhino horn ...

KOTA KINABALU - Ivory poachers may be responsible for the recent decapitation of elephants in Sabah. State Tourism, Culture and Environ­ment Minister Chris­tina Liew said ivory poaching could be ...

LUSAKA, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's wildlife agency has arrested six people who were found in possession of 72 pieces of elephant ivory weighing more than 500 kg, state media reported on Monday.