Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade Wednesday, describing it as an effort to “eradicate” the illegal poaching of elephants. The southern Chinese city is a major hub for ivory sales…
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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,…
#Conservation: 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 wildlife. For decades poachers in…
#Conservation: Zimbabwe, Namibia to push for ivory trade
Southern African countries will Monday fight for permission to sell their ivory stockpiles, as an international wildlife conference debates how best to regulate the often illegal trade and protect Africa’s elephants. Targeted for their tusks,…
#Conservation: Singapore destroys tonnes of illegal ivory
Singapore on Monday crushed and burnt almost eight tonnes of ivory confiscated over two years to try to deter smugglers as activists called for tighter enforcement. Over 2,700 elephant tusks weighing 7.9 tonnes were fed…
Our2Cents Ep. 78: Ivory is worthless unless it’s on a living elephant
The Government of Kenya will set fire to 105 tons of ivory on April 30, 2016 – the largest ever stockpile in Africa’s history – sending a clear message to the world that Kenya will…
#Conservation: Kenya to destroy largest ever ivory stockpile at celebrity burning
Kenya said Tuesday it will torch its vast stockpile of ivory at a star-studded summit to include Hollywood celebrities, presidents and business leaders against “poaching and illegal trade in ivory.” “Kenya plans to use the…
Lupita sneaks quietly back into Kenya
Lupita Nyong’o is back in Nairobi, Kenya. The Oscar-winning actress is in Kenya to host an arts mentorship at the Godown Arts Centre, and later an exclusive gala dinner at Villa Rosa Kempinski on Thursday,…
#Conservation: Elephant DNA may spur crackdown on illegal ivory trade
Scientists can now match DNA from elephant dung to DNA extracted from ivory to track down the source of large, illegal shipments of tusks and trinkets across borders, researchers say. Experts hope the methods will…
