- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 7th, 2014
Just One Elephant Is Worth More than $1.6M (€1.27M) over Its Lifetime
New report put together by conservationists says the world's elephants are worth 76 times more alive than dead
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 8th, 2014
Experts: To Save Elephants, All Ivory Markets Must Close
Specialists say there is no way to both legally trade ivory and protect these animals
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 10th, 2014
Ivory Traders Taken into Police Custody in Indonesia
Conservationists hope the traders will be made to pay for their actions
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 9th, 2014
China to Spend $100M (€72M) on Protecting Africa's Elephants
The money will serve to support anti-poaching campaigns, media reports say
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 2nd, 2014
11 Elephant Killers Arrested in Sumatra, Indonesia
The 11 people are said to be responsible for the death of a Sumatran elephant
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 8th, 2014
Survey: People in NY Are in Favor of a Permanent State Ban on Ivory Sales
About 80% of NY voters would support such a ban, the WCS maintains
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 29th, 2014
Woody Harrelson Wants the Aloha State to End Its Ivory Trade
Presently, Hawaii is the third largest ivory retailer in the United States
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2014
Belgium Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile This Coming April
The ivory is to be destroyed during a special ceremony on April 9
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2014
Vietnam Might Crush Its Ivory, Rhino Horn, and Tiger Bone Stockpile
The move would serve to send a firm message to poachers, wildlife products traffickers
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 17th, 2014
Prince William Wants to Destroy the Ivory in Buckingham Palace, Media Says
Conservationists would love it if this were to happen, art critics not so much
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 13th, 2014
The World Lost 65% of Its Forest Elephants in Just 12 Years
Forest elephants don't live in the open, are therefore more difficult to monitor
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2014
Hong Kong Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile by Incineration
Some of the ivory is to be kept, used to educate people about wildlife crime
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 25th, 2014
Hong Kong Announces Plans to Destroy 28 Tons of Ivory
The ivory all comes from past seizures, media reports say
- Celebrity News
- By Dragos Rusu
- January 13th, 2014
Animal Rights Supporter Ke$ha Caught Smuggling Ivory into the US
The singer was detained in 2012 by homeland security over the incident
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 6th, 2014
China Destroys over 6 Tons of Ivory
The ivory tusks and carvings were crushed this January 6 during a public ceremony
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 4th, 2014
China Announces Plans to Destroy Ivory Stockpile
The ivory will be destroyed this coming January 6 at a public ceremony
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 2nd, 2013
22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone
New UN report documents poaching rates in Africa, the results are not encouraging