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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 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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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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Hong Kong Launches Ivory Ban Bill
Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade today, describing it as an effort to 'eradicate' poaching of elephants.
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Kenya Seizes Nearly 2 Tonnes Of Ivory From Shipment Bound For Cambodia
Kenyan officials seized nearly two tonnes of smuggled ivory after recalling a shipment en route to Cambodia following intelligence that it contained illegal cargo, a tax official said.
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Most Illegal Ivory From Recently Killed Elephants: Study
More than 90 per cent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to a new study released Monday.
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New York Seizes $4.5 Million Worth Of Elephant Ivory Items
The New York authorities seized $4.5 million worth of illegal elephant ivory items in what they described as the biggest bust in the state's history, officials said on Thursday.
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2 Tonnes Of Elephant Tusks Seized In Vietnam
More than two tonnes of elephant tusks, illegally brought into Vietnam from Mozambique have been seized, an official said today.
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480 kg Ivory Seized From Delhi, at Least 18 Elephants Were Killed For it
After an illegal trade in ivory for 25 years, Delhi businessman Umesh Aggrawal was arrested on Sunday, sources told NDTV; 480 kgs of ivory, for which at least 18 elephants from Kerala had been killed, were seized from his house.
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US Crushes Ton of Ivory in New York's Times Square
A ton of illegal ivory carved into decorative objects was destroyed in New York's Times Square today as US officials denounced poaching that kills thousands of elephants a year.
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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 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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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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Hong Kong Launches Ivory Ban Bill
Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade today, describing it as an effort to 'eradicate' poaching of elephants.
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Kenya Seizes Nearly 2 Tonnes Of Ivory From Shipment Bound For Cambodia
Kenyan officials seized nearly two tonnes of smuggled ivory after recalling a shipment en route to Cambodia following intelligence that it contained illegal cargo, a tax official said.
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Most Illegal Ivory From Recently Killed Elephants: Study
More than 90 per cent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to a new study released Monday.
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New York Seizes $4.5 Million Worth Of Elephant Ivory Items
The New York authorities seized $4.5 million worth of illegal elephant ivory items in what they described as the biggest bust in the state's history, officials said on Thursday.
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2 Tonnes Of Elephant Tusks Seized In Vietnam
More than two tonnes of elephant tusks, illegally brought into Vietnam from Mozambique have been seized, an official said today.
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480 kg Ivory Seized From Delhi, at Least 18 Elephants Were Killed For it
After an illegal trade in ivory for 25 years, Delhi businessman Umesh Aggrawal was arrested on Sunday, sources told NDTV; 480 kgs of ivory, for which at least 18 elephants from Kerala had been killed, were seized from his house.
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US Crushes Ton of Ivory in New York's Times Square
A ton of illegal ivory carved into decorative objects was destroyed in New York's Times Square today as US officials denounced poaching that kills thousands of elephants a year.
