Ivory poaching and trading has a long and tragic history. Humans have coveted ivory for use in a range of products—such as piano keys and jewelry. Though the selling and trading of ivory is outlawed ...

Geneva — Impassioned arguments from several southern African nations at the wildlife trade summit here yesterday failed to generate enough support to allow four nations to reopen their ivory trade.

Although wooly mammoths are long gone, their recovered ivory lives on as a legal alternative to banned elephant ivory. Scientists can now use lasers to differentiate between the two materials, ...

Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory. Elephant ivory is often passed off as mammoth ivory when being imported. As the ...

Analysis of DNA in elephant tusks helps uncover criminal networks involved in ivory trafficking. (Gary M. Stoltz / USFWS) Since 2004, scientists at the University of Washington have used DNA to help ...

Explore how to integrate ecology, ethics, and biotechnology into a biology classroom by basing a collaborative lab experience on real research on African elephant conservation. Students discover how ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An undercover investigation unearthed the illegal sale of ivory from animals like elephants, hippos and whales at more than 60 locations across Pennsylvania, Humane World for Animals ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Nineteen stores in six Connecticut counties were found illegally selling over 160 items carved from elephant ivory, according to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). An ...

As China grows richer, the demand is growing for elephant ivory smuggled from Africa. Despite occasional crackdowns and even prison sentences,... Armed with tips from animal welfare activists, I ...