Tag: illegal ivory
U.S. unveils a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking as World Leaders Gather
Ernie Cooper February 12, 2014
Yesterday, almost in prelude, the White House unveiled its first-ever National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. This strategy was developed by the Presidential Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking. Both WWF and TRAFFIC sit on this council.
Elephant poaching and ivory trade on the rise
Kathryn Dorrell January 30, 2012
An estimated 4,000 to 12,000 are killed each year for their tusks. In Egypt, failure in law enforcement and new buyers fuel that country's illegal ivory market.