After more than a century in European collections, 119 objects from the Benin Kingdom have returned to Nigeria — the largest ...

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 ...

Some of the items that the investigators found in online auctions and stores across 27 counties, included carved tusks, bracelets and figurines made from elephant tusks and other endangered wildlife.

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 ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

Stable isotope analysis could offer a new tool in the fight against wildlife poaching by helping differentiate legal mammoth ...

The seat has a leopard -print cover. On a large wood sideboard behind the chair is a carved elephant tusk. There are two wooden African sculptures on a shelf behind the Barnetts. The floor is covered ...

Elephants are remarkable creatures known for their intelligence, complex social structures, and distinctive physical features—most notably their tusks. These magnificent ivory extensions aren't merely ...