Ivory trade

The elephant had been carrying 200 pounds of ivory in its tusks, and was the largest to be hunted in the country since 1996.

Researchers report elephants are rapidly evolving to not have tusks, and they believe they know why.

The program aims to protect elephants and black rhinos in East Africa.

A legal complaint accuses Facebook of failing to implement internal controls to stop criminal activity from overseas traders.

"Esmond was one of conservation's great unsung heroes," Save The Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton said.

He reportedly has run his illegal business for more than a decade.

The tusks were left unclaimed at the airport for more than two weeks.

If the amount is confirmed, the 16,000-pound haul will be the biggest ivory shipment seized on record.

Poison is becoming the weapon of choice for poachers in Zimbabwe, where the elephant population has fallen by 10,000 in the past decade.

Boniface Matthew Malyango is accused of killing thousands of elephants.

Demand for "white gold" has taken the elephant to the brink of extinction.

Those trying to stop the ivory trade can learn from people tackling drugs trafficking.

The African country says it needs to sell its ivory stockpile to raise money for conservation.

A zoological expert predicts that wild rhino could be lost within 10 years.

The Hong Kong government is to impose heavy penalties on smuggling and illegal trading of endangered species.

The event is designed to raise awareness about the poaching epidemic of African elephants.

In poacher-plagued Zimbabwe, shooting is said to be a force for good. Our squeamish writer reluctantly joins the hunt.

More than 20,000 African elephants were killed for ivory in 2013, and Thailand imports a lot of that.

Malawi is the latest African nation to announce the public burning of its valuable ivory stockpile.

The best way to deter poachers is to change ownership rules and involve local communities.

The black market wildlife trade is growing—as is the stock at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.

China should do far more to end the slaughter of elephants and rhino for their ivory and horns.

Damning report highlights visits from Chinese president and naval delegation as 'surges in business' for local traders in illegal ivory

A report from the Born Free Foundation says that the ivory trade is conducted through as few as 200 shipping containers