Tag:Ivory trafficking

Conservation

WJC report highlights disruption of global pangolin scale, ivory trafficking networks

The Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) has published a new report revealing a remarkable and sustained disruption in the trafficking of pangolin scales and ivory...

Michael Simire - April 30, 2025

Conservation

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed its strong opposition to the...

Michael Simire - April 18, 2024

Conservation

UK ivory ban to be extended to five new species

The UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to extend its ban on the import and trade of elephant ivory...

Michael Simire - May 23, 2023

Conservation

CITES COP19: Stopping ivory from leaking onto illegal market

At the CITES COP19 holding in Panama from November 14 to 25, 2022, the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF) highlights its pioneering work across Africa...

Michael Simire - November 23, 2022

Conservation

Forensic tools boost Thailand’s drive against illegal ivory trade

Ivory traffickers be warned: the Thai authorities have a powerful forensic tool in the country’s drive to detect ivory of illegal origin entering its...

Michael Simire - February 24, 2015