Kenya burns huge pile of ivory tusks to protest poaching
By TOM ODULA Kenya’s president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed,…
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Ivory prices soar in China on new demand: report
By JASON STRAZIUSO Street prices for illegal ivory are soaring in China, where newly wealthy middle and upper class citizens are buying carved ivory and whole tusks as a status…
Interview with Andre McClain ringmaster for Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Andre McClain stepped into the role of Ringmaster for Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus in 2013- present. He has been part of the Greatest Show on Earth in a…
IVORY COAST PILOTS NOVEL ELEPHANT RESCUE
By ROBBIE COREY-BOULET In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 and distributed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a tranquilized elephant is loaded onto a truck near the…
POACHERS KILL RHINO IN NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
By JASON STRAZIUSO EDITORS NOTE GRAPHIC IMAGE – In this photo of Sunday Aug. 10, 2013 provided by Kenya Wildlife Services a dead rhino killed by poaches in Nairobi National…
TOGO ARRESTS LARGE-SCALE IVORY TRAFFICKER
By ERICK KAGLAN In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, ivory carvings and elephant tusks seized from the shop of alleged ivory trafficker Emile N’Bouke are displayed at the…