Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory. Elephant ivory is often passed off as mammoth ivory when being imported. As the ...

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Zoo was selected alongside two other zoos to host an event that is aimed at raising awareness and reducing the demand of illegal ivory products. The Toss the Tusk event will ...

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 ...

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline. By Alexa Robles-Gil With a demand for exotic felines on the rise, often driven ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday it would enact a near-total ban on the trade of commercial elephant ivory in the United States. The service completed its rulemaking process under ...

The European Union has backed Kenya’s opposition to partially lifting the ban on ivory trade. The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of the 23 States that make up the Africa Elephant ...

* U.N. wildlife conference reaffirms elephant trade ban * Rejects one-off ivory sales by Tanzania, Zambia By Regan Doherty DOHA, March 22 (Reuters) - A U.N. wildlife conference rejected on Monday ...

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With a demand for exotic felines on the rise, often driven by social media, endangered and protected populations are under even more threat. By Ephrat Livni The country has been known as a hub for the ...