The ancient ivory contained genetic secrets that could be used to protect elephants today Researchers have examined ancient DNA preserved in elephant tusks that were among the cargo of a 487-year ...

But the big profit is made in Asia. Thai Customs recently evaluated smuggled ivory as being worth $1,800 per kilogram—$18,000 per elephant—wholesale. The “street value” retail price of 10 kilograms of ...

This story appears in the October 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK ...

Hippo fangs, narwhal tusks and whale teeth – no, not the start of a rather bizarre Boxing Day quiz. But rather the latest ban ...

In the article beginning on page 6, we discuss the unrelenting slaughter of African elephants for their ivory. In the United States, import of African elephant ivory has been prohibited—via the ...

Ivory from both elephants and mammoths are identical to ... this month found several items on online auction sites, including carved napkin rings, which appeared to have been fashioned from ...

The import, export and dealing of elephant ivory was banned ... The creatures are hunted and killed for their ivory which is often used in decorative carvings. The government plans to extend ...