As world leaders gather in London on February 13 to attend a summit—hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and attended by Prince Charles and Prince William—to confront the escalating poaching ...

At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha statues -- including many made of ivory. International trade in elephant ...

A new resolution to ban all domestic ivory sales has been passed by a global group of conservationists and governments. The measure, adopted Saturday at a major summit in Hawaii, aims to curb the ...

The illicit trade in ivory, which has been increasing in volume since 2004, moved sharply upward in 2009, according to the latest analysis of seizure data in the Elephant Trade Information System ...

A series of undercover investigations by the NGO TRAFFIC over several years in five Central African countries has revealed a shift in the region from local markets for ivory to an ‘underground’ ...

The Massachusetts State House will hold a public hearing on Tuesday morning. An undercover investigation by animal welfare activists found that the sale of undocumented elephant ivory is still ...

International trade in elephant ivory is illegal, but Japan hosts one of the world's largest remaining legal domestic markets for the product, which can only be bought and sold within its borders. It ...

Hajime Sasaki says there is little demand for the ivory ornaments he sells, which can legally only be bought and sold witin Japan - Copyright AFP JULIA MARETTO Hajime ...