A bill that aims to combat ivory trafficking and other animal parts in the commonwealth passed the state House last week and heads to the Senate. HB 994 bans the purchase and sales of products from at ...

Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...

A new tool to detect elephant tusks disguised as legal mammoth ivory has been deployed in the battle against poaching. Stable isotope analysis developed by wildlife forensic scientists can tell ...

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era. "The German ...

Perhaps you have, or have had, an ivory-carved necklace, brooch, bracelet, pendant or locket. Chances are that it came from elephant tusks processed in Ivoryton.

A robe lined with cheetah fur, 300 pounds of raw lamb and other unusual gifts given by foreign governments to US leaders.

His notable acquisitions included three outstanding examples of the region's intricately carved elephant tusks—artifacts newly added to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.

Approximately 30kg of ivory was seized from Tamil Nadu, hinting at the revival of the ivory trade. Conservationists are concerned as the seizures indi ...

Forest officials in Krishnagiri arrested a man for possessing an elephant tusk carved into a Vinayagar idol. The arrest came after a tip-off was received by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in ...

Forest officials arrest man for possessing illegal elephant tusk-carved Vinayakar idol in Krishnagiri district, investigation ongoing.

His carvings show many postures of elephant tusks in either browsing, grazing, debarking trees, walking, destroying and/or swimming positions.

His carvings show many postures of elephant tusks in either browsing, grazing, debarking trees, walking, destroying and/or swimming positions. There are three types of elephants, namely the ...