Cambodia seizes huge haul of ivory and animal parts
Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was destined for China, a wildlife charity and an official said today....
Burning ivory, waging war: world battles poaching in 2016
It was one of the most momentous events in the battle against poaching: 11 giant pyres of elephant tusks going up in flames in Kenya as the world looked on. The largest-ever destruction of ivory,...
Craze for hornbill ‘ivory’ pushes Borneo icon to the brink
A striking bird with monochrome plumage and a formidable “beak”, the helmeted hornbill is being hunted to extinction, one of the latest victims of a thriving global trade in exotic...
New York seizes $4.5 mn worth of elephant ivory items
The New York authorities seized $4.5 million worth of illegal elephant ivory items in what they described as the biggest bust in the state’s history, officials said Thursday. Ivory items put...
