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- US and China agree to a historic ban on the commercial ivory trade Thu, 1 Oct 15, 8:00pmA landmark decision was made last week by the US and China to ban the commercial trade of ivory within the countries’ boundaries. Poaching practices in Africa are out of control and endangering the lives of African elephants...
- Prince William Urges Buckingham Palace to Destroy All 1,200 Pieces of Ivory in the Royal Collection Tue, 18 Feb 14, 5:00pmPhoto from Shutterstock Prince William recently threw his support behind a campaign against elephant poaching, and in a conversation with world renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, he commented that he'd like to see the entire...
- Ivory Coast Relocates Endangered African Forest Elephants in an Effort to Save the Species Sat, 25 Jan 14, 6:00amTo save their imperiled population of African forest elephants, the Ivory Coast is capturing and then relocating the animals to a preserve on the southern coast...
- Wildlife Conservation Society Releases Chilling Audio of Elephant Falling at the Hands of Poachers Fri, 22 Nov 13, 4:39amThe Wildlife Conservation Society has just released a tragic video which captures the audio of an elephant being shot and killed by ivory poachers in Central Africa...
- Poachers Kill Over 300 Elephants by Dumping Cyanide in Zimbabwe Watering Holes Tue, 22 Oct 13, 8:11amA few weeks ago Inhabitat reported that three men were arrested in Zimbabwe for pouring cyanide into a watering hole and killing 81 elephants. Now, the death toll has risen to include over 300 elephants, in addition to a...
- Over 300 Elephants Killed After Poachers Dump Cyanide in Zimbabwe Watering Holes Tue, 22 Oct 13, 4:00amA few weeks ago Inhabitat wrote about three men who had been arrested in Zimbabwe for killing 81 elephants by pouring cyanide into the elephant's drinking water...