The ancient ivory contained genetic secrets that could be used to protect elephants today Researchers have examined ancient DNA preserved in elephant tusks that were among the cargo of a 487-year ...

A woman who made thousands of pounds secretly selling elephant ivory on eBay has been been fined £1,400. Joyce Bell, 67, from Dundee, admitted selling the banned goods in what is the first ...

From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant ...

The siege is getting worse. African elephants are being killed at a greater rate than at any time since the worldwide ban on the ivory trade was adopted in 1989. Every 15 minutes, on average, an ...

Tusks are one of the most notable features of elephants, among their size and trunks. However, some elephants do not have ...

Elephant poaching levels are currently at their worst in a decade, and seizures of illegal ivory are at their highest level in years. From the air too the scattered bodies present a senseless ...

Hippo fangs, narwhal tusks and whale teeth – no, not the start of a rather bizarre Boxing Day quiz. But rather the latest ban ...

With tusks fetching as much as £24,000 a piece, Chinese middlemen are flocking to buy the artefacts to meet unquenched demand for an even more desirable wildlife commodity – elephant ivory.

Tamil Nadu police recovered a rare navapashana idol of Lord Murugan worth Rs 35 crore and a Krishna idol made of elephant ...

The US-based environmental organisation WildAid estimates that more than 30,000 elephants are killed every year in Africa for their tusks. The ivory is often carved into ornaments and jewellery ...

Welcome to the Ivory Coast's 2024 stamps! It's a small program, with two releases. The post office issues 1-3 sets every year, so it's a tiny one. This year, ...