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IVORY

DRC stockpiles fuel illegal wildlife trade
The Green Guardian
/ 3 September 2023

DRC stockpiles fuel illegal wildlife trade

Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Jonas Kiriko
To carry the ivory spectre or not? Queen Camilla’s predicament
Opinion
/ 4 May 2023

To carry the ivory spectre or not? Queen Camilla’s predicament

Animal rights activists and conservationists disagree over the significance of including the historical symbol during King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday

By Emmanuel Koro
Which SADC president is ready to unlock wildlife’s trade value?
Opinion
/ 14 April 2023

Which SADC president is ready to unlock wildlife’s trade value?

Instituting new, legal means of trading ivory would create opportunities to put poachers and illegal trade syndicates out of business

By Emmanuel Koro
Following the wildlife traffickers’ money
The Green Guardian
/ 3 December 2021

Following the wildlife traffickers’ money

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises worldwide, but only recently has the focus shifted to investigating its financial flows

By Sheree Bega
Poaching is wiping out Africa’s elephants
The Green Guardian
/ 30 March 2021

Poaching is wiping out Africa’s elephants

Forest elephants are on the brink of extinction and savanna elephants are now classified as endangered

By Sheree Bega
Poachers in prisons tell their stories
The Green Guardian
/ 16 January 2021

Poachers in prisons tell their stories

Interviews with offenders provide insight into the structure of illegal wildlife trade networks

By Sheree Bega
Rangers find unlikely sponsor
Africa
/ 10 August 2018

Rangers find unlikely sponsor

China is the biggest market for ivory yet Chinese business people are funding the war on poaching

By Claire Van, Den Heever and Claire Van Den Heever
World Wildlife Fund uses fake Singapore ivory store in awareness campaign
Article
/ 8 August 2018

World Wildlife Fund uses fake Singapore ivory store in awareness campaign

The outlet called Ivory Lane purportedly offered items including earrings and necklaces for sale and had a well-produced website

By Agency
Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban
Africa
/ 26 March 2018

Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban

The EU and UK are fuelling the illegal trade through their continuing sale of legal ivory items

By Staff Reporter
Corrupt officials to blame for ​illegal ivory trade, says Cites
Article
/ 11 July 2016

Corrupt officials to blame for ​illegal ivory trade, says Cites

Research shows that legal sale of ivory increased smuggling by 71%.

By Sipho Kings
Legal ivory trade led to sharp rise in poaching
Article
/ 17 June 2016

Legal ivory trade led to sharp rise in poaching

The thinking behind the move was widely accepted at the time, and ‘has only been proved wrong in hindsight’ – researchers

By Sipho Kings
Outrage at Japan’s ivory sales
Article
/ 28 January 2016

Outrage at Japan’s ivory sales

Yahoo sold sold an estimated 12 tonnes of elephant tusks and fashioned pieces of ivory on its Japanese auction site

By Oliver Milman, and Julia Carrie Wong
Chinese officials went on illegal ivory ‘buying sprees’
Africa
/ 6 November 2014

Chinese officials went on illegal ivory ‘buying sprees’

Officials who visited Tanzania with President Xi Jinping took advantage of the lack of security checks to buy large amounts of ivory, say activists.

By Staff Reporter
E-firm profits from slaughter of rare species
Article
/ 19 March 2014

E-firm profits from slaughter of rare species

Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce company that owns Play.com and Kobo, is the world’s biggest online retailer of elephant ivory and whale meat.

By Justin Mccurry
China aids Kenya in ivory poacher crackdown
Article
/ 11 February 2014

China aids Kenya in ivory poacher crackdown

A Nairobi ivory bust – China’s first wildlife crime arrest – was part of a month-long, international anti-trafficking operation.

By Guardian Reporter
Woman caught with ivory at OR Tambo
Article
/ 13 December 2013

Woman caught with ivory at OR Tambo

A 58-year-old woman has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng for possession of 40kg of ivory.

By Sapa
No image available
Article
/ 13 December 2011

Hundreds of tusks intercepted en route to Cambodia

Malaysian authorities say they have seized hundreds of African elephant tusks worth about $1.3-million that were being shipped from Kenya to Cambodia.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 April 2009

Two plead guilty to illegally possessing 700kg of ivory

Two men pleaded guilty in a Kenyan court on Monday to illegally possessing 700kg of elephant tusks.

By Tom Maliti
No image available
Article
/ 17 November 2008

Africa in crackdown on wildlife crime

A tonne of ivory items and 57 suspects were netted in a four-month operation against wildlife crime, the Kenya Wildlife Service said Monday.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 14 November 2008

Vietnam embassy in rhino row

Investigators say conservation officials lack the capacity to check if the right rhino has been shot.

By Yolandi Groenewald
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Article
/ 6 November 2008

Over $6m raised in SA ivory auction

Approximately 47 tonnes of stockpiled ivory on auction fetched about ,7-million for South Africa’s conservation efforts, says SA National Parks.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 October 2008

Ivory stockpile confusion

It is thought that smugglers are able to use gaps in data on countries’ official ivory stockpiles to sell their own illegal ivory off.

By Yolandi Groenewald
No image available
Article
/ 15 October 2008

SA to sell 50 tons of stockpiled ivory

SA will sell 51 tons of stockpiled ivory on November 6 in a one-off sale to China and Japan, the government said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 August 2008

All rhinoceros horns in South Africa are to be microchipped in an attempt to curb the ”dramatic” increase in the illegal trade of rhino horns.

By Thembelihle Tshabalala
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Article
/ 22 August 2008

Ivory poachers decimate DRC elephant population

Poachers in the DRC have killed a fifth of the elephants in Africa’s oldest national park this year, the park’s director said on Friday.

By Joe Bavier
No image available
Article
/ 20 August 2008

Namibia bans ivory trade

Namibia will impose a ban on all trade in ”worked ivory” from next month in a bid to abide by international regulations on endangered species.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 16 July 2008

Activists furious over ivory sale decision

South African animal rights activists reacted furiously on Wednesday after a decision to allow China to import ivory from the region.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 16 July 2008

UN lets China import ivory despite opposition

A United Nations panel granted China permission on Tuesday to import ivory from African government stockpiles despite opposition from some countries.

By Staff Reporter

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