A man attempting to illegally export items made from elephant and walrus ivory has received a suspended prison sentence. Peter Maw, 65, of Duke Street, Cheltenham was charged in October 2019 ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could ...

This story appears in the October 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK ...

Traders might claim elephant ivory is mammoth ivory to cover up illegal sales, according to global conservation body WWF. [3] About 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their tusks ...

Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...

Further complicating the issue is that illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth ivory often end up in the same carving workshops in China. None of the tusk hunters I meet during an expedition to ...

The density of dentin in elephant tusks is why elephant ivory is more sought after than other animal ivory. Baby elephants have baby tusks that often grow up to two inches before they lose them ...

Cameroon has increased law enforcement in the area around Lobéké and Nki National Parks recently in response to high levels of elephant poaching and ivory trade. “This is the second time this year ...

Elephant tusks fetch a fortune in the black market as a surge in demand for ivory in the East continues to fuel the illicit trade in elephant tusks, especially from Africa. Police and Kenya ...

hinting at the revival of the ivory trade. Conservationists are concerned as the seizures indicate possible stockpile theft or fresh poaching. Despite the strict vigilance, elephant tusks are ...