ivory

Hong Kong ban on ivory sales comes into force

HONG KONG, China (AFP) - A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect Friday, the…

Singapore crushes massive ivory haul on eve of World Elephant Day

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent…

Ivorian ex-minister convicted over attack that killed 18

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) - A former Ivorian minister was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for complicity in…

Cambodia seizes shipment of ivory hidden in hollow logs

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia has seized nearly a tonne of ivory hidden in hollowed-out logs and discovered inside…

Hope for elephants as ivory prices fall: conservationists

by Tristan MCCONNELL Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- The price of ivory has fallen by nearly two-thirds in the…

Gabon’s forest elephants slain for ivory at alarming rate

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Poachers are killing elephants for their ivory at an alarming rate in the central African nation…

Burning ivory, waging war: world battles poaching in 2016

As 2016 draws to an end, Africa's elephants and rhinos are counting the cost of a poaching crisis that has…

Singapore destroys tonnes of illegal ivory

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore on Monday crushed and burnt almost eight tonnes of ivory confiscated over two years to…

Crush and burn: Malaysia destroys huge ivory trove

https://youtu.be/L4xrAEhFgko   Port Dickson, Malaysia - 14 April 2016 - AFP -- Malaysia on Thursday destroyed 9.5 tonnes of elephant ivory…

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