and what might this have to do with poaching? Let’s dive in. Tusks are continuously growing incisors. Typically, adult elephant teeth comprise 12 premolars, 12 molars, and two tusks. These twin ...

Buyers are also driving demand for other illegal wildlife parts sourced from Africa, including lion bones (which are typically sold as a proxy for tiger bones) and elephant tusks. Poachers target ...

1 buyer and his 2 assistants – red-handed on their way to Pekanbaru with two 1.5 metre-long tusks. In addition, the arresting officers confiscated a gun, which one of the poachers admitted had been ...

NILGIRIS: Devarsholai police arrested 14 people for allegedly killing a poacher and passing it off as an elephant attack. The deceased has been identified as M ...

Guwahati: Three individuals were arrested in Nagaon, Assam with a huge quantity of wild animal parts on Thursday.

The accused, Blessed Matibenga, is suspected to be a poacher. National Police spokesperson ... been arrested for illegal possession of an elephant tusk,” Nyathi said in a statement.

Daltongnaj: A female elephant was found dead near Dudhee Mati in the Chandwa forest range of Latehar district on Friday.

Conservationists are concerned as the seizures indicate possible stockpile theft or fresh poaching. Despite the strict vigilance, elephant tusks are being illegally removed and traded ...