Royal Malaysian Customs have made its largest ever seizure of ivory in transit through the country, finding 1,500 pieces of tusks hidden in wooden crates purpose-built to look like stacks of sawn ...

Mombasa, Kenya: Officials from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) were Wednesday at pains to explain why ivory smugglers are increasingly using the port of Mombasa.

Thai customs officers carry confiscated elephant tusks during a press conference at the Customs Bureau in Bangkok on April 27, 2015 Thai customs officers carry confiscated elephant tusks during a ...

A recent report surveying seizures of pangolin scales and elephant ivory over the past decade has found a sharp decline following the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from media reports, public documents ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A series of raids conducted across Asia, Africa and Europe resulted in more than 300 arrests and over 600 seizures of assorted wildlife contraband — from several tons of ivory and rhino ...

(AP) When Hong Kong intercepted yet another huge shipment of illegal African ivory in early October, it added to a growing headache for authorities: What exactly do you do with one of the world’s ...

Singapore has made its largest ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tonnes of contraband tusks from an estimated 300 elephants, authorities said Tuesday. The illegal cargo, ...

1,783 pieces of raw ivory tusks were seized by the AVA. [Photo: AVA/Singapore Customs] Singapore authorities seized the biggest illegal shipment of ivory and other exotic animal parts in more than a ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Between 2015 and 2024, global authorities seized 370 metric tons of ...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 29 (Reuters) - A record number of large scale ivory seizures will be recorded globally in 2011, pointing to a surge in elephant poaching in Africa to meet Asian demand for tusks for ...