Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory TradeInter Press ServiceAccording to Martin, lax enforcement and the influx of heavyweight buyers is reversing gains made against Egypt's illegal ivory trade in the early 2000s and fuelling the poaching of Africa's elephants. Tourism was down at least a third in 2011 due to ...

The GuardianZoos tighten security as threat of animal poaching growsThe GuardianSo when the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) warned all zoos and safari parks that poachers could be targeting the animals for their horn, she was understandably appalled. "Just the thought of coming in one morning and finding that was more than we ...

The ZimbabweanConservancies in battle against poachers, settlersThe Zimbabwean“The depletion of wildlife and vegetation has been greatly affected by poachers who have been killing elephants and rhino for their ivory and horns,” said Dr Willie Nduku, director of Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe, an organization that assists the ...

Independent Online'Sale of ivory mocks ban'Independent OnlineKenya, whose elephant population plunged from 65 000 animals in 1979 to about 17 000 a decade later, burned 12 tons of ivory in a spectacular bonfire in 1989 in an attempt to discourage poaching and to end ivory sales. SA, on the other hand, ...and more »

Landing Davonte' Neal is a tough task for Arizona, but what would it mean?Arizona Desert Swarmby K_Zim on Jan 30, 2012 2:27 PM PST in Recruiting Elephants are poached for their ivory tusks. Whales are poached for cultural reasons that go beyond their meat and bones. Recruits can be poached as well, and more times than not, poaching in the ...and more »

IBTimes.co.ukBritish Zoos on Alert as Rhino Poaching Hits the UKIBTimes.co.ukBy Sharon Green: Subscribe to Sharon's RSS feed Zoos in Britain have been warned their rhinos may be targeted by poachers because of the increasing value of ivory in the Asian medicine market. It is understood that rhino horn has been used in ...and more »

Thai elephants now being poached for human consumptionFox NewsPoaching elephants is banned, and trafficking or possessing poached animal parts also is illegal. Elephant tusks are sought in the illegal ivory trade, and baby wild elephants are sometimes poached to be trained for talent shows.and more »

The GuardianHow China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivoryThe GuardianBut the fact that nobody is ever arrested — and there are no prison sentences — just sends them right back into the bush to accumulate more ivory faster because they want to make up for what they just lost. e360: Where is most of the poaching ...and more »

Bangkok PostMurder of our national beastBangkok PostTwo wild elephants were killed for their ivory by poachers who allegedly included some park officials in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi late last month. This is not an unusual incident, wild elephants have been murdered there before.and more »

Mongabay.comElephant poachers kill unarmed wildlife ranger in KenyaMongabay.comIn recent years elephant and rhino poaching has escalated across Africa. Ivory is a status symbol in China, and demand for tusks has surged with economic growth as the newly rich seek to buy ivory chopsticks, hairpins, traditional name seals, ...