China Ivory Trade

Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade today, describing it as an effort to 'eradicate' poaching of elephants.

China will ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, state media reported Friday, in a move hailed by activists as a "game changer" for African elephants.

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.

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.

The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control", conservationists said today, with wild elephants potentially disappearing within a generation.

Thailand's prime minister promised on Sunday to end her nation's trade in ivory, delighting conservationists who have long urged the kingdom to tackle the rampant smuggling of tusks through its territory.

Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade today, describing it as an effort to 'eradicate' poaching of elephants.

China will ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, state media reported Friday, in a move hailed by activists as a "game changer" for African elephants.

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.

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.

The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control", conservationists said today, with wild elephants potentially disappearing within a generation.

Thailand's prime minister promised on Sunday to end her nation's trade in ivory, delighting conservationists who have long urged the kingdom to tackle the rampant smuggling of tusks through its territory.