The practice of giving tusks as dowry in neighbouring Indonesia may be behind the killings, conservationists say.

A donation of approximately 300 ivory art objects of exceptional cultural and commercial value, made with African savannah elephant tusks: necklaces, bracelets, pendants, handmade figurines.

Wild Encounters Witness Wildlife—Ivory Tusk - Elephant Close-Up Posted: March 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025 "Rob the Ranger captures raw wildlife encounters, featuring Africa’s most ...

Hundreds of projects supported by USAID have been thrown into doubt, as fears grow of an increase in crimes such as poaching ...

Geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks ... of illegal ivory trade and other forms of wildlife trafficking." The star of the study is Misha, a female elephant acquired ...

They were men of iron nerve, unerring aim and, gazed at through a modern lens, it seems they were also capable of unbearable cruelty.

Among Asian elephants, only a fraction of males bear tusks, and Sri Lanka holds the ... who photographed the broken ivory. Following the accident, officials from the Department of Wildlife ...

Botswana's elephant population has doubled in recent decades, creating chaos for many who live alongside them.

As a postdoctoral researcher, Yang led the research to investigate how Misha's tusk ... the illegal ivory trade." More information: Deming Yang et al, Strontium isotope mapping of elephant enamel ...

Nigeria_Seizure Ivory, Pangolin Scales Nigeria made its ... In 2021, the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted 18.7 metric tonnes of elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and claws at various ...