As world leaders gather in London on February 13 to attend a summit—hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and attended by Prince Charles and Prince William—to confront the escalating poaching ...

At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha statues -- including many made of ivory. International trade in elephant ...

The European Commission has announced new restrictions on the ivory trade, bringing the European Union within spitting distance of a total ban on ivory. The move is responsive to alarm among ...

International groups fighting the poaching of ivory accuse Sudanese officials of doing too little to stop a trade that is rapidly reducing the numbers of elephants in Africa. Subscribe to read this ...

Ivory dealers and collectors in the UK lost out in May after three Court of Appeal judges dismissed efforts to appeal the country’s strict new ban on the trade of ivory. On June 12, a company called ...

Thai police arrested two men on charges of smuggling African ivory into the country to supply shops in Thailand that sell jewelry and trinkets, including to customers in the United States, authorities ...

The loss of nature is one of the many environmental crises facing our planet. And a key challenge in addressing this is halting the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, which is often driven by ...

According to TRAFFIC’s ‘Ebbing Away’ report released ahead of World Elephant Day, at least 39,000 ivory items were still in circulation within Hong Kong in 2019. Commercial ivory stocks registered ...

Hajime Sasaki says there is little demand for the ivory ornaments he sells, which can legally only be bought and sold witin Japan - Copyright AFP JULIA MARETTO Hajime ...