A new forensic test could help identify poached elephant ivory being disguised and smuggled as legal mammoth tusks.

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Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...

Chemically, there’s no difference between a tooth and a tusk, but ivory continues to be a major business — and one that’s driving an illicit elephant poaching trade.

“This is similar to humans developing office syndrome.” He explained that long tusks not only negatively affect the elephant’s health but also put his life at risk, as they are highly sought ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A veterinary dentist came to the rescue of a Sedgwick County Zoo elephant that suffered a broken tusk in a fight with another male elephant. The zoo says Callee got into a ...

The federal government yesterday organised its first-ever ivory crush, destroying significant stockpiles of confiscated elephant tusks and ivory weighing approximately 2.5 tonnes (2,436.15 kilograms).

Nigeria on Tuesday destroyed 2.5 tonnes of seized elephant tusks valued at over 9.9 billion naira ($11.2 million) in a push to protect its dwindling elephant population from rampant wildlife ...

LAGOS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria on Tuesday destroyed 2.5 tonnes of seized elephant tusks valued at over 9.9 billion naira ($11.2 million) in a push to protect its dwindling elephant population ...

The Nigerian government has destroyed an $11m (£7m) stockpile of confiscated elephant tusks that had been smuggled from various African countries. Environment Minister Iziaq Salako told an event ...