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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 7th, 2014
Just One Elephant Is Worth More than $1.6M (€1.27M) over Its Lifetime

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

Experts: To Save Elephants, All Ivory Markets Must Close

Experts: To Save Elephants, All Ivory Markets Must Close

Specialists say there is no way to both legally trade ivory and protect these animals

Ivory Traders Taken into Police Custody in Indonesia

Ivory Traders Taken into Police Custody in Indonesia

Conservationists hope the traders will be made to pay for their actions

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 9th, 2014
China to Spend $100M (€72M) on Protecting Africa's Elephants

China to Spend $100M (€72M) on Protecting Africa's Elephants

The money will serve to support anti-poaching campaigns, media reports say

11 Elephant Killers Arrested in Sumatra, Indonesia

11 Elephant Killers Arrested in Sumatra, Indonesia

The 11 people are said to be responsible for the death of a Sumatran elephant

Survey: People in NY Are in Favor of a Permanent State Ban on Ivory Sales

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

Woody Harrelson Wants the Aloha State to End Its Ivory Trade

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

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

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

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 17th, 2014
Prince William Wants to Destroy the Ivory in Buckingham Palace, Media Says

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

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

Hong Kong Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile by Incineration

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

Hong Kong Announces Plans to Destroy 28 Tons of Ivory

The ivory all comes from past seizures, media reports say

Animal Rights Supporter Ke$ha Caught Smuggling Ivory into the US

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

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

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

22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone

New UN report documents poaching rates in Africa, the results are not encouraging

 
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