Togo police seize 700 kilos of ivory
Police in Togo have seized 700 kilogrammes (1,540 pounds) of ivory in the capital city of Lome, the government told AFP on Thursday.
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Aug 9, 2013
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HK nabs $5.3M in ivory, rhino horns, leopard skins (Update)
Hong Kong customs officials have seized a shipment of illegal ivory, rhino horns and leopard skins worth $5.3 million in the territory's second big bust of endangered species products in a month.
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Aug 7, 2013
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Philippines to destroy five tonnes of ivory tusks
The Philippines said Tuesday it would destroy five tonnes of confiscated elephant tusks as part of a global campaign to raise awareness against the illegal trade of so-called "blood ivories".
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Jun 11, 2013
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Hong Kong seizes 113 smuggled ivory tusks
Hong Kong customs officers have seized 113 ivory tusks worth nearly $400,000 on the Chinese ivory market, officials said on Wednesday.
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May 1, 2013
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C.Africa elephant population down 62% in 10 years
Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds, a group of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said on Friday.
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Apr 26, 2013
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Wildlife groups urge sanctions for ivory offenders
Conservationists on Thursday called for sanctions against the world's top offender nations in the illegal ivory trade to tackle a surge in poaching of African elephants.
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Feb 21, 2013
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Hong Kong customs seize four tonnes of smuggled ivory
Hong Kong customs officers seized almost four tonnes of ivory worth about $3.4 million, hidden in shipments from Kenya and Tanzania, officials said Saturday.
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Oct 20, 2012
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Gabon burns five tonnes of ivory
Gabonese President Ali Bongo on Wednesday set fire to five tonnes of ivory worth millions of euros to mark his government's commitment to battling poachers and saving elephants.
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Jun 27, 2012
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Record ivory seizures in 2011: watchdog
The past 12 months has seen a record number of large ivory seizures across the world, confirming a sharp increase in the illegal trade in recent years, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday.
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Dec 29, 2011
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Malaysia seizes nearly 700 elephant tusks
Malaysian authorities have seized nearly 700 elephant tusks bound for China, an official said, the latest in a series of hauls indicating Malaysia had become a key ivory transit hub.
Ecology
Sep 6, 2011
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