elephants

Nearly 2 Tons of Ivory Crushed Today in New York City’s Central Park

Nearly 2 Tons of Ivory Crushed Today in New York City’s Central Park

Nearly two tons of ivory was destroyed by a rock crusher in New York City’s Central Park on Thursday, marking the state’s efforts to stop the illegal ivory trade. The statues, trinkets and jewelry represented the tusks of at least 100 slaughtered elephants and held a reported market value of more than $8 million dollars. […]

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    Victory: China to Ban Ivory Trade by End of 2017

    Victory: China to Ban Ivory Trade by End of 2017

    By Elly Pepper In what may be the biggest sign of hope for elephants since the current poaching crisis began, the Chinese government, today, announced a one-year timeline for its promised domestic ivory ban. According to the notice, China will begin phasing out registered legal ivory processors and traders by March 31, 2017 and shut […]

    Paul Allen’s ‘Great Elephant Census’ Shows Catastrophic Decline in Africa

    Paul Allen’s ‘Great Elephant Census’ Shows Catastrophic Decline in Africa

    Results of a multiyear survey effort released Wednesday reveal that Africa’s savannah elephants are far worse off than anticipated. A survey called the “Great Elephant Census” estimates that only around 352,271 elephants remain—down from previous estimates of 419,000 to 650,000 elephants in 2013. The report’s authors estimate they recorded 93 percent of all savannah elephants […]