As world leaders gather in London on February 13 to attend a summit—hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and attended by Prince Charles and Prince William—to confront the escalating poaching ...

A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. A laser-based approach could be used by ...

In recent years, the global trade in elephant ivory has faced significant restrictions in an effort to protect dwindling elephant populations. Many countries have stringent controls on the trade of ...

At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha statues -- including many made of ivory. International trade in elephant ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Illegal ivory, seized as part of a statewide crackdown, is now on display at the New York State Museum. The ivory was taken as part of a three-year operation launched by the ...

A recent report from the Wildlife Justice Commission analyzed trends in ivory and pangolin scales trafficking from Africa over the past decade using seizure data and found that the COVID-19 pandemic ...

The loss of nature is one of the many environmental crises facing our planet. And a key challenge in addressing this is halting the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, which is often driven by ...

HONG KONG - AUGUST 07: Ivory tusks seized by Hong Kong customs officials are displayed during a press conference on August 7, 2013 in Hong Kong. Customs officials at the Kwai Chung cargo examination ...

Rep. David Michel, left, co-chair of the Animal advocacy caucus, Annie Hornish, Whitney Teamus and Kathryn Kullberg, senior members of the Humane Society of the United States, at a press conference ...