Ivory
Poaching could increase under virus lockdowns - watchdog
The Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) warned that criminal gangs were adapting to tighter border controls amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How African elephants have become endangered
A timeline looking at the dwindling numbers of the African elephant.
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Yahoo Japan to end ivory trade on its websites
The decision follows the internet company's marketplace rivals Rakuten and Mercari adopting a ban in 2017.
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Singapore to ban sale of elephant ivory from 2021
The announcement on World Elephant Day followed two years of consultations with non-government groups, ivory retailers and the public.
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Two men arrested for illegal possession of ivory tusks
Members of the SAPS Flying Squad were busy with patrols when they made the arrests on Friday.
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Vietnam seizes 9 tonnes of suspected ivory from Congo
Though it is illegal to buy and sell ivory in communist Vietnam, lax law enforcement has allowed the illicit trade to flourish on the black market.
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Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated $8 million
Ugandan authorities started monitoring the cargo from the border while it was on its way to the capital, Kampala, on 24 January.
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CT police raid nets illegal ivory worth R2.5m, abalone
A man has been arrested for the possession of illegal ivory products worth more than R2 million in Milnerton Ridge.
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Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana
The wild pachyderms were shot with heavy-calibre rifles at watering spots near a popular wildlife sanctuary in the Okavango Delta.
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Kenyan court releases man jailed for 20 years for ivory smuggling
Judge Dorah Chepkwony said the sentence imposed on Mohamed Feisal, who was also fined 20 million shillings, was harsh as the minimum punishment set out by Kenyan law was a one-year jail term and 1 million shilling fine.
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Britain to ban ivory items regardless of their age
New legislation will create the toughest ban on ivory in Europe and one of the toughest in the world, it said, with a prohibition on the sale of nearly all antiques containing ivory.
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Leading ivory trade investigator found dead in Kenya
Esmond Bradley-Martin, 75, had spent decades tracking the movement of animal products, mostly from Africa to markets in Asia.
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China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poaching
China has made a big push to eradicate ivory sales and demand has fallen since early 2014 because of a crackdown on corruption and slower economic growth.
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Zimbabwe seizes 200kg of ivory destined for Malaysia
The ivory was stashed in four boxes at Robert Mugabe International Airport.
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This seed can be made to look like ivory. So could it save the elephant?
Tagua seeds, also known as “vegetable ivory”, are an off-white colour and can be carved and turned into ornaments and jewellery much like elephant ivory.
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Ivory smugglers bust by African task team
In 2015 alone 32 tonnes of ivory were seized in south-east Asia coming from East and West African ports.
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Suspected ivory peddlers arrested in Kuils River
Three foreign nationals were arrested after they were found one rhino horn, a lion's tooth and ivory balls.
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[LISTEN] The consequences of China's ivory trade ban
China has announced that it will ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017.
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China to ban domestic ivory trade by end of 2017
Poaching is a major factor contributing to the rapid decline in the numbers of African elephants, with about 20,000 slaughtered every year.
