President Ali Bongo set a pyre of ivory aflame on June 27 in a symbolic warning to poachers in Gabon: We will fight to protect our elephants. He publicly ignited a total of 4,825 kilograms (about ...

China is the main source of global demand for ivory and in March the government announced a ban on new ivory imports. It was one of the most momentous events in the battle against poaching: 11 giant ...

Eighty percent of dead elephants killed by poachers, officials say. July 12, 2012 — -- Two defendants pleaded guilty in Manhattan Thursday to selling and offering for sale a ton of ivory items ...

Using elephant dung and skin samples, researchers said they were able to make a map of elephant DNA that could help track down ivory poachers. They are using their new method to track smuggled ivory ...