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Scientists Finally Explain Why Elephant-Poop Coffee Tastes So Smooth
The study also found that these elephants had a more diverse mix of gut microbes, including bacteria linked to pectin digestion.
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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Singapore Crushes Massive Ivory Haul On Eve Of World Elephant Day
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
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Tanzanian Man Arrested With Tusks From More Than 100 Elephants
A Tanzanian man has been arrested after authorities found a stash of ivory buried under his house, estimated to come from around 117 elephants, authorities said Thursday.
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Singapore To Ban Sale Of Elephant Ivory From 2021
Singapore said Monday it will impose a blanket ban on the domestic sale of elephant ivory and products from 2021 as the government tightens its campaign against illegal wildlife trade.
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Elephant Tusk, Tiger Teeth Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Kolkata
Officials in Kolkata seized elephant tusks weighing about 12 kilograms and tiger teeth, worth over Rs 1 crore, on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested.
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Singapore Seizes Ivory From Nearly 300 Elephants In Record Haul
Singapore said on Tuesday it had seized 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory, a record haul by authorities in the city-state, which conservation groups say is a transit point for the illegal wildlife trade.
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Chinese "Ivory Queen" Smuggler Sentenced To 15 Years Jail In Tanzania
A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants, weighing nearly 2 tonnes, to Asia.
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Elephant Tusks Worth Rs 1.69 Crore Seized In West Bengal
In a major success against wildlife parts smuggling, Revenue Intelligence investigators have recovered over 16 kg of ivory worth Rs 1.69 crore from a place near Siliguri in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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Scientists Finally Explain Why Elephant-Poop Coffee Tastes So Smooth
The study also found that these elephants had a more diverse mix of gut microbes, including bacteria linked to pectin digestion.
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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Singapore Crushes Massive Ivory Haul On Eve Of World Elephant Day
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
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Tanzanian Man Arrested With Tusks From More Than 100 Elephants
A Tanzanian man has been arrested after authorities found a stash of ivory buried under his house, estimated to come from around 117 elephants, authorities said Thursday.
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Singapore To Ban Sale Of Elephant Ivory From 2021
Singapore said Monday it will impose a blanket ban on the domestic sale of elephant ivory and products from 2021 as the government tightens its campaign against illegal wildlife trade.
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Elephant Tusk, Tiger Teeth Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Kolkata
Officials in Kolkata seized elephant tusks weighing about 12 kilograms and tiger teeth, worth over Rs 1 crore, on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested.
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Singapore Seizes Ivory From Nearly 300 Elephants In Record Haul
Singapore said on Tuesday it had seized 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory, a record haul by authorities in the city-state, which conservation groups say is a transit point for the illegal wildlife trade.
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Chinese "Ivory Queen" Smuggler Sentenced To 15 Years Jail In Tanzania
A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants, weighing nearly 2 tonnes, to Asia.
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Elephant Tusks Worth Rs 1.69 Crore Seized In West Bengal
In a major success against wildlife parts smuggling, Revenue Intelligence investigators have recovered over 16 kg of ivory worth Rs 1.69 crore from a place near Siliguri in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
