With four ferocious tusks, you might think that gomphotheres were formidable predators. While they certainly looked the part, ...

The Ivory tusks are actually massive teeth (incisors) that protrude well beyond the mouths of elephants with approximately ...

Customs officers at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport have seized an elephant tusk and a huge amount of aloeswood from a Vietnamese man who was attempting to illegally transport the goods into the home ...

From 6 June, trade in elephant teeth and tusks is illegal in the UK, punishable by fines of up to £250,000 or up to five years in prison. EBay is not the only online platform that wildlife ...

Many key differences separate African elephant from Asian elephants. Not only are they found in completely separate parts of the world, but they live in different habitats as well. The African ...

Weighing almost 2.5 tonnes, it was said to be one of the biggest hauls ever seized The Nigerian government has destroyed an $11m (£7m) stockpile of confiscated elephant tusks that had been ...

BOUDH: In a major boost for wildlife crime prosecution in the state, a Boudh court on Monday convicted eight persons for elephant poaching and possession of tusks in connection with a case ...

Police in Kitengela are holding two suspects found in possession of five elephant trophies. The two were arrested at a hotel as they prepare to hand over the consignment to the buyer. According to ...

Is Sri Lanka becoming a transit point for illegal trade in wildlife? Last week, Sri Lanka Customs uncovered a consignment of 359 African elephant tusks concealed in a container on a ship sailing from ...

BANGKOK: Veterinarians at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang are planning to trim the tusks of Plai Sak Surin, the 29-year-old elephant that was brought back to Thailand from Sri ...

The Nigerian Customs Service on Thursday arraigned a businessman, Ikenna Aniche, before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly selling and dealing in 25.35 kilograms of elephant tusks.