although the government has proposed banning the sale of all ivory items. The BBC said it sought to raise awareness of the "horrors" of poaching. Former Born Free actress Ms McKenna said in an ...
Researchers from environmental group Avaaz bought 100 ivory items and had them radiocarbon dated at Oxford University. Three quarters were modern ivory, being sold illegally as fake antiques.
published in the latest issue of the TRAFFIC Bulletin states “Egypt remains one of Africa’s largest markets for illegal ivory items,” adding “No ivory items—old or new—can be sold legally in Egypt ...
A sub-inspector of police of Tiruchi District Armed Reserve was arrested by the Villupuram Forest Range officials on Monday for alleged links with persons involved in illegal sale of gift items made o ...
"Toss the Tusk" events are where people can bring their unwanted ivory items to be properly disposed of. The illegal international ivory trade uses Miami-Dade County as a transit hub. Common ...
The IFAW study found evidence of a hardcore of traders continuing to offer ivory items to UK customers via antique auction sites, albeit in considerably lower numbers than before the ban.
In the 2008 report about eBay, IFAW said that the total ivory items tracked was 3,667; the dollar value of recorded ivory transactions was $369,885; estimated annual ivory commerce was $3.2 ...
Hong Kong is a key part of this trade as a major transit and retail hub, with a study last year revealing that there were more ivory items for sale in Hong Kong than in any other city in the world.