Ivory
Al-Qaeda gunmen drank in bar before unleashing Ivory Coast attack
Gunmen who carried out a murderous attack in the Ivory Coast had calmly downed drinks alongside hotel guests in a beachside bar before opening fire.
Malaysia customs seizes 159kg in smuggled ivory
Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday they had confiscated 159kg (350lb) of ivory smuggled by air passengers, the latest seizures in a country used as...
Smugglers thwarted as three tonnes of ivory is recovered in separate hauls
Nearly three tonnes of ivory have been seized in Vietnam and Thailand, highlighting the still thriving black market trade for illegal animal parts in southeast...
2 million tonnes of ivory destroyed as Thailand steps up fight against illegal trade
Wildlife officials in Thailand destroyed more than two tonnes of confiscated ivory worth about $3 million on Wednesday in what one rights group called...
Online retail sites hosting ‘thousands’ of illegal animal product trades in China
A survey of 15 Chinese retail websites over a two-year period has revealed a booming trade in illegal wildlife products including ivory, rhino horn and...
China bans all ivory imports for one year to protect elephants
China has imposed a one-year ban on ivory imports that took immediate effect Thursday amid criticism that its citizens’ huge appetite for ivory has...
China bans all ivory imports for 1 year to protect elephants
China has imposed a one-year ban on ivory imports that took immediate effect Thursday amid criticism that its citizens’ huge appetite for ivory has...
Uganda suspends wildlife officials after tonne of ivory stolen from vault
Uganda’s Wildlife Authority (UWA) has suspended five top officials after a tonne of seized ivory worth over a million dollars vanished from government...
Chinese diplomats bought illegal ivory during official visits to Tanzania: agency
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Tanzania in 2013, members of his government and business delegation bought so much ivory that local prices doubled...
Ivory poaching could wipe out elephants and rhinos ‘by 2034’
Elephants and rhinos could be extinct within two decades, campaigners are warning ahead of marches across the world to call for greater protection for...
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