Elephant poaching
Stopping Elephant Ivory Demand | Initiatives | WWF
demand for elephant ivory, particularly in parts of Asia, has fueled this rampant poaching epidemic. The elephant ivory trade not only threatens the very ...
Elephant poaching: Why it's a big problem | IFAW
They are one of the most heavily poached mammals in the world, with a staggering 90% of African elephants being killed by poachers within the ...
Threats to African elephants | WWF - Panda.org
But there has been an upsurge in poaching and illegal ivory ... The poacher was found in possession of nine elephant tusks weighing about 8kg, elephant meat.
Facts About Poaching - The Elephant Foundation
The only other "use" of ivory is to create ornaments or artwork. No other part of the elephant is used or harvested by the poachers, who usually leave the ...
African elephant conservation - Traffic.org
African Elephants are one of the most heavily poached mammals in the world. Historic and ongoing demand for ivory is the leading reason behind their slaughter.
What drives elephant poaching? It's not greed - National Geographic
What drives elephant poaching? It's not greed ... Fewer elephants were poached in areas where communities were healthier and wealthier, a study on ...
African elephant poaching rates correlate with local poverty, national ...
Ivory price and impacts of seizures on supply and demand may influence poaching rates over a variety of time-scales. While poachers in Africa ...
Trafficking Poached Ivory - National Geographic Education
In Tanzania alone, poachers kill 30 elephants a day. Many reasons exist for the continued poaching in Africa, including lack of sufficient ...
Saving elephants from the ivory trade - EIA
African elephants are at risk of extinction, primarily due to the poaching that feeds the ivory trade.
What is ivory and why does it belong on elephants? | Stories | WWF
Why is taking ivory tusks from elephants illegal? Behind every piece of ivory—whether it be a full tusk or carved trinket—is a dead elephant. Poachers kill ...
Is There an Increased Surge in Elephant Poaching? - Tusk Trust
Whilst the full picture of elephant poaching from 2023 is still emerging, it is concerning to see an increase in poached elephants across any ...
Fighting to end the Elephant Ivory Trade - WWF-UK
One of the key threats to the majestic African elephant is poaching. Fuelled by the ivory trade, around 15,000 animals are killed each year ...
20 years since ivory trade ban, elephants still threatened by ...
“20 years on from a ban on international ivory trade, elephants in Africa are still threatened by commercial poaching. The ivory trade must be ...
Hotspots of Elephant Poaching ... Most savanna elephants have been poached in Tanzania and just across the border in Mozambique. Most poached forest elephants are ...
The global ivory trade and elephant poaching have remained key wildlife conservation issues for decades. Our insights on domestic markets, ...
Toss the Tusk | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Toss the Tusk is a series of events taking place at zoos across the United States to raise awareness about the elephant poaching crisis and illegal ivory trade.
Human well-being is associated with reduced elephant poaching
... ivory over time. Reduced elephant poaching associated with human well-being, low corruption, strong law enforcement, and lower ivory prices.
Ivory poaching and the rapid evolution of tusklessness in African ...
We examined the impacts of ivory poaching during the Mozambican Civil War (1977 to 1992) on the evolution of African savanna elephants ( ...
Questions on poaching: Why can't poachers just anesthetize the animal and saw off the exposed ivory and sell it instead of killing the elephant? Because 20% ...
Poaching behind worst African elephant losses in 25 years - IUCN.org
The surge in poaching for ivory that began approximately a decade ago – the worst that Africa has experienced since the 1970s and 1980s – has ...