Ivory Trade

• Canada is restricting the trade of elephant ivory, rhino horns

  The latest measures will mean a near-total prohibition on the import and export of raw elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn in and out of Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2023
  
• New ‘Jane Goodall Act’ seeks to ban ivory imports, hunting trophies

  The new bill proposes to better protect captive animals and ban the import of ivory, hunting trophies

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2020
  
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• 619 kilograms of smuggled ivory seized in Vietnam

  Vietnamese authorities have seized 619 kilograms (1,362 pounds) of ivory illegally shipped in from Africa after finding 4 tons at the same port over the past two months.

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2016
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s elephant close encounter: ‘Take a photo, not a shot’

  Movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger says "take a photo, not a shot" when it comes to African elephants.

  Entertainment

  May 31, 2016
• IN PHOTOS: Kenya government burns 105 tons of ivory to protest poaching

  In a statement against illegal poaching, Kenya's president set fire to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn on Saturday.

  Environment

  Apr 30, 2016
• Prince William meets elephant on final day of China tour

  Prince William fed carrots to an elephant in China's southwest and brought up the plight of its African counterparts being killed for their tusks in a speech Wednesday that called on China to do more to deter poaching.

  World

  Mar 4, 2015
• Over 20,000 elephants poached in Africa in 2013: wildlife regulator

  An international wildlife regulator says more than 20,000 elephants were poached last year in Africa, where large seizures of smuggled ivory eclipsed those in Asia for the first time.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2014
• African states commit to urgent measures to tackle illegal ivory trade

  Key states where the illegal ivory trade flourishes have pledged to take urgent measures to try to halt the illicit trade and secure elephant populations across Africa, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, said Wednesday.

  World

  Dec 4, 2013