Five Tonnes of African Elephant Ivory Confiscated in Singapore Destroyed in Nairobi

Nearly five tonnes of African elephant ivory confiscated in Singapore is being destroyed in Nairobi on Wednesday. The tusks are being burned to ensure that they do not again enter international trade, which is illegal. Destroying the stockpile is one...

India to Declare Elephants As a National Heritage Animal

India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests is to declare the elephant as a National Heritage Animal. The Ministry will also set up National Elephant Conservation Authority to give same degree of visibility, importance and criticality as much as...

More Than 100 Elephants a Day Still Slaughtered By Poachers

Despite the ivory trade being banned 20 years ago, a shocking 104 elephants are still being killed every day for their tusks.  This alarming level of illegal hunting could drive the African elephant to extinction across much of the continent in just...

Indian Villagers Build Temple to Avoid Dead Elephant Curse

A temple in the memory of three elephants killed by a train will be built in the village of Madukarai in southern India, local television said on Friday. On January 4, in the early hours, a train hit three elephants – two males and a pregnant female...

African Nations Join Forces to Form Anti-Ivory Trade Coalition

Delegates and experts of wildlife conservation agencies in Africa from 17 countries came together and formally created a united front to save their countries most valued flagship species, the African elephant.