Source: California State Assembly (asmdc.org) Sacramento – In response to the global wildlife crisis in which an average of 96 elephants are being slaughtered daily […]
Tag: ivory
Activists Call for End of Legal Ivory Sales in Hong Kong
Last Saturday, a group of about 30 activists demonstrated outside Chinese Goods Centre Ltd store in Hong Kong. The shop is one of 447 licensed […]
Mock Ivory Burn Sends Clear Signal to South Africa
by Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust Cape Town, South Africa (August 12, 2014) – All over the world today, people who care are paying homage […]
Breaking: North Carolina Ivory Destruction Event Postponed
Disappointing news: Less than 24 hours before the North Carolina Zoo was scheduled to destroy over 200 pounds (91 kg) of ivory and rhino horn, […]
North Carolina Zoo to Destroy Ivory on World Elephant Day, August 12
The North Carolina Zoo will mark World Elephant Day on August 12, 2014, by burning over 200 pounds (91 kg) of ivory and rhinos horns […]
Elephant Poachers Penetrate South African Borders Again
by Cindy Tilney A second elephant has been butchered for its tusks by poachers in Parfuri, northern Kruger National Park, 10km in from the Mozambican and […]
Roaming in a Minefield: the CITES Decision-Making Mechanism for Trade in Ivory
by Alejandro Nadal @anadaloficial When it comes to deciding the future of the ivory trade, the governing bodies of CITES are walking a tightrope – […]
Protestors Demand Hong Kong Museum Removes Rhino Horn and Elephant Ivory
Over 20 protestors gathered outside the Hong Kong Museum of Art on Sunday to picket the inclusion of rhino horn and ivory items in an […]
High-Level Report Calls South Africa Wildlife Trade Policy ‘Reckless’
by Don Pinnock, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust, South Africa. Two top international economists say those who advocate trade in rhino horn and ivory fail […]
African Parks, ICCN Respond to Elephant Slaughter in Garamba National Park, DRC
Courtesy of Cynthia Walley, African Parks African Parks and ICCN (The Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation) have intensified anti-poaching efforts in eastern DRC to counter […]