PARIS (Reuters) - A documentary film on the slaughter of elephants in Africa produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has made an initial Oscar short-list, beating an unlikely rival entry from a ...
"Ghost Elephants" follows National Geographic explorer Dr. Steve Boyes on an obsessive philosophical escapade through Namibia ...
Indonesian authorities seized over $141,000 worth of ivory goods made from elephant tusks and arrested four people involved in an ivory smuggling ring. The bust spotlights the country's growing role ...
Ride the subway in a Chinese metropolis like Beijing or Shanghai and chances are you’ll come across an ad depicting mutilated Chinese characters. Xiang, the first character, means elephant, except ...
Demand for the ornaments, jewelry, and other luxury items carved from the ivory in elephant tusks has led poachers to decimate elephant populations. An international ban exists on the ivory trade, and ...
NEW YORK — Trinkets, statues and jewelry crafted from the tusks of at least 100 slaughtered elephants were fed Thursday into a rock crusher in Central Park to demonstrate the state's commitment to ...