Two tonnes of elephant tusks seized in Vietnam
More than two tonnes of elephant tusks, illegally brought into Vietnam from Mozambique have been seized, an official said Friday.
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Japan slammed for fuelling illegal ivory trade
A conservation group slammed Japan Thursday for fuelling illegal ivory trading and smuggling through poor law enforcement.
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Dec 10, 2015
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Elephants: the forgotten giants at Africa-China summit
When the Chinese president and African leaders meet this week to bolster economic ties, the elephant in the room will be the trade in ivory—and conservationists want the issue on the table.
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Dec 3, 2015
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Kenya to destroy vast ivory stockpile from thousands of elephants
Kenya's wildlife authority on Monday vowed to destroy the east African country's vast ivory stockpile from several thousand elephants, nine times more than the largest pile torched so far.
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Nov 16, 2015
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Opinion: Why banning the mammoth ivory trade would be a huge mistake
There is widely held belief that the only way we can protect globally endangered species that are being poached for the international wildlife trade is to completely ban the trade. This is a dangerous misconception and will ...
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Aug 26, 2015
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China pledges $2 million to curb poaching in Zimbabwe
China, which is accused of fuelling the trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, on Thursday pledged equipment worth $2 million to curb poaching in Zimbabwe.
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Aug 6, 2015
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Swiss seize $400,000 ivory haul in transit to China
A large haul of ivory, worth more than $400,000 on the black market, was seized at Zurich airport last month on its way from Tanzania to China, Swiss authorities said Tuesday.
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Aug 4, 2015
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Study could play major role in curbing illegal ivory sales
A new automated data mining system researched and developed at the University of Kent could lead to a dramatic increase in the detection of potentially illegal online sales of elephant ivory through eBay.
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Jul 30, 2015
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Hong Kong ivory trade 'major threat' to elephant survival: report
Hong Kong's booming ivory market is helping push elephants towards extinction, conservationists said Thursday, reporting more ivory items on sale there than in any other city.
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Jul 16, 2015
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Mozambique destroys over two tonnes of ivory, rhino horns
Authorities in Mozambique on Monday burned more than 2.6 tonnes of ivory and rhino horns confiscated during various anti-poaching busts, demonstrating a tough stance on wildlife trafficking.
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