It’s ironic but while the High Court in London is deciding whether the UK’s widely applauded ban on domestic ivory trade should stand, today (17 October) is the 30 th anniversary of the international ...

South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has dismissed reports suggesting that the country intends to support reopening the international trade in ivory and rhino ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between governments. It monitors and controls international travel of items ...

LIVINGSTONE, Zambia, May 29 (Reuters) - Southern African countries hosting the largest elephant populations in the world made a fresh pitch on Wednesday to be allowed to sell their $1 billion ivory ...

Fauna & Flora answer some common questions about the illegal ivory trade and discuss the pros and cons of different approaches to this pressing problem. Is it illegal to trade ivory? International ...

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, will break ranks with its southern African neighbors and not support bids at an upcoming U.N. conference to allow sales ...

The global ivory trade and the African elephant poaching crisis have remained a key wildlife conservation issue for decades. A phenomenal degree of attention, resources, and sacrifice has been made by ...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe is seeking support from its neighbours to be allowed to engage in international trade in ivory and will not burn its 70 tonnes of ivory stocks as Kenya did last month, the ...

As China cracks down on ivory sales, legal loopholes in Japan—the world’s largest market—offer opportunities for smugglers. Masters of the shamisen—a traditional stringed instrument—use an ivory ...