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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Singapore Crushes Massive Ivory Haul On Eve Of World Elephant Day
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
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US Announces Near-Total Ban On African Elephant Ivory Trade
US authorities on Thursday announced a near-total ban on the trade of African elephant ivory, finalizing a years-long push to fight the poaching of the threatened animals.
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Thailand Seizes 87 African Ivory Tusks Worth $800,000
Officials in Thailand say they seized 315 kilograms (695 pounds) of African elephant tusks worth an estimated $800,000 at Bangkok's international airport.
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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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US Crushes Ton of Ivory in New York's Times Square
A ton of illegal ivory carved into decorative objects was destroyed in New York's Times Square today as US officials denounced poaching that kills thousands of elephants a year.
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African Elephants Could be Extinct in Our Lifetime, Warn Experts
African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned today at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching.
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Online trade of ivory in Japan threatening African elephants: Activists
Activists blame online selling and weak controls on domestic ivory sales in Japan for a steep rise in poaching.
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Ivory Coast pilots novel elephant rescue
After being tranquilized and loaded onto trucks with cranes, elephants that have been squeezed out of their traditional habitat in Ivory Coast are being relocated by conservationists in what is reportedly the first such operation attempted in Africa's forests.
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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Singapore Crushes Massive Ivory Haul On Eve Of World Elephant Day
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
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US Announces Near-Total Ban On African Elephant Ivory Trade
US authorities on Thursday announced a near-total ban on the trade of African elephant ivory, finalizing a years-long push to fight the poaching of the threatened animals.
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Thailand Seizes 87 African Ivory Tusks Worth $800,000
Officials in Thailand say they seized 315 kilograms (695 pounds) of African elephant tusks worth an estimated $800,000 at Bangkok's international airport.
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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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US Crushes Ton of Ivory in New York's Times Square
A ton of illegal ivory carved into decorative objects was destroyed in New York's Times Square today as US officials denounced poaching that kills thousands of elephants a year.
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African Elephants Could be Extinct in Our Lifetime, Warn Experts
African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned today at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching.
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Online trade of ivory in Japan threatening African elephants: Activists
Activists blame online selling and weak controls on domestic ivory sales in Japan for a steep rise in poaching.
-
Ivory Coast pilots novel elephant rescue
After being tranquilized and loaded onto trucks with cranes, elephants that have been squeezed out of their traditional habitat in Ivory Coast are being relocated by conservationists in what is reportedly the first such operation attempted in Africa's forests.
