The Price of Ivory
Coveting Horns, Ruthless Smugglers’ Rings Put Rhinos in the Cross Hairs
Driven by a belief that ground-up rhino horns can cure cancer and other ills, the horn rush has exploded into a worldwide criminal enterprise, drawing in a surreal cast of characters.
January 1, 2013worldSeriesRangers in Isolated Central Africa Uncover Grim Cost of Protecting Wildlife
Increasingly, the rangers, many in their 40s or 50s, are finding themselves wading into the bush to confront hardened soldiers working as ivory poachers.
January 1, 2013worldSeries
To Save Wildlife, and Tourism, Kenyans Take Up Arms
In Kenya, people are so eager to protect their wildlife — and the tourism dollars that safaris bring — that civilians are risking their lives to confront poaching gangs.
December 30, 2012worldSeries
In Gabon, Lure of Ivory Is Hard for Many to Resist
Gabon’s government has made efforts to combat poaching, but as the price of ivory soars its elephants are being slaughtered.
December 27, 2012worldNews
Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits
Conservation groups say poachers are wiping out tens of thousands of elephants a year, more than at any time in the previous two decades, with the ivory trade becoming increasingly militarized.
September 4, 2012worldNewsARTICLES ABOUT IVORY
Philippine Priest Facing Scrutiny Over Ivory and Abuse
Msgr. Cristóbal Garcia, accused of ivory smuggling, is also under investigation by the Vatican in connection with unrelated allegations of sexual abuse, a church spokesman said.
September 28, 2012, FridayPriest Investigated in Ivory-Smuggling Inquiry in Philippines
The investigation was prompted by an article in National Geographic that quotes Msgr. Cristóbal Garcia as telling an American reporter how to smuggle illegal figurines into the United States.
September 27, 2012, Thursday
Dying for Ivory
Demand for ivory is fueling a war in which elephants and poachers are being slaughtered in growing numbers.
September 21, 2012, FridayElephant Slaughter
China’s lust for illegal ivory has turned Africa into a poachers’ playground.
September 9, 2012, SundayOrganized Wildlife Crime
The Wildlife Conservational Society responds to a front-page article.
September 8, 2012, SaturdayIvory Poachers and Their Enablers
The two components of any successful effort to control the killing of elephants for their tusks are vigilance at the source and vigilance at the end-market.
July 17, 2012, Tuesday
Illegal Ivory Leads 2 to Plead Guilty in New York
The owners of two Manhattan stores pleaded guilty to dealing in what prosecutors said was more than $2 million in banned ivory.
July 13, 2012, Friday
Science and Truth: We’re All in It Together
Internet-based crowdsourcing has come to determine the course of scientific research.
May 05, 2012, Saturday
As Affluence Spreads, So Does the Trade in Endangered Species
Many millions of people are now able to buy coveted items like rare pets, plants and animals thought to have medicinal benefits, and food items or decorative wood.
January 02, 2012, MondayDeadliest Year on Record for Elephants
Large seizures of elephant tusks made 2011 the worst year on record for elephants since ivory sales were banned in 1989, experts said on Thursday.
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The Price of Ivory
Articles in this series explore how the surge in poaching in Africa both feeds off and fuels instability on the continent.
Conservation Militias Fight Poaching in Kenya
The Kenyan government is struggling to win the war in the fight against illegally killed elephants.
Poaching of Jungle Elephants Strikes Gabon
Once thought of as a model in protecting elephants from poachers, Gabon faces the same obstacles as other countries.
The Ivory Wars
Heavily armed platoons of rangers at Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo wage war against elephant poachers.
Illegal Ivory Trade
Most of the illegal ivory seized in large-scale shipments in the past three years originated in Kenya and Tanzania.
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