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Illegal Ivory Trade Shows Steep Rise in 2009
The illicit trade in ivory, which has been increasing in volume since 2004, moved sharply upward in 2009, according to the latest analysis of seizure data in the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS).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...
EBay Ivory Trader Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison
A man who traded in ivory from endangered species on eBay has been sentenced to 10 months in prison at Luton Crown Court, England following an international investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Elephants’ tusks and whales’ teeth had been...
Kenyan Wildlife Authorities Impound $1m in Illegal Ivory
Local media has reported that Kenyan wildlife authorities on Tuesday night impounded one of Africa’s biggest ivory and rhino horn hauls estimated to be worth nearly $1 million smuggled by poachers from southern Africa and bound for ivory markets in...
Group of Men Arrested in Kenya While Attempting to Smuggle Ivory
Two Tanzanian nationals were arrested on Saturday morning with their Kenyan accomplice and a sports utility vehicle full of ivory at Mbirikani, Loitokitok on the Kenya-Tanzania border. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), communications manager, Paul Udoto...
Poachers Kill Five Elephants in Kenya
Five elephants have been poached in the last six weeks in the Tsavo ecosystem of Kenya, alarming authorities and conservationists alike. The elephants, whose tusks had been hacked off, were found in three separate parts of the protected area. Kenya Wildlife...Elephant Poacher Shot And Killed in Kenyan National Park
An armed poacher suspected to be behind a spate of elephant killings was shot and killed by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers during a gun battle in Tsavo East National Park. A semi-automatic rifle, 17 rounds of ammunition and poisoned arrows were...EBay’s New Year Resolution to Protect Endangered Elephants
The New Year should begin well for elephants with eBay’s worldwide ban on ivory products set to go into effect January 1, 2009. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) played a key role in the Internet company’s decision to ban ivory...
