The kiss of the elephant was firm but gentle. It was delivered on my cheek, after which she dropped her trunk and took my hand. I looked up into her eyes and … was that a twinkle of amusement? Our ...

The elephant stands in the shed, majestic and ready for ‘ezhunellippu’. About 6-foot tall, he ‘watches’ people pass by, others who stop to admire him. He has been standing there in the ...

Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as ...

The elephant's name is no doubt not the only reason why people crave ivory - there is no denying it looks and feels beautiful and it is true, too, that such rare and expensive items will always be ...

In documents filed Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office charged Mason with six counts of violating the Endangered Species Act by exporting carved ivory products overseas between June 2012 and ...

In the United States, import of African elephant ivory has been prohibited—via the ... You can, however, import raw ivory into the United States from sport-hunted trophies. You can also import worked ...

It's possible that thousands of ivory objects — from kitschy trinkets to carved tusks — worth more than $15 million are being traded each year on Craigslist in the United States, according to ...

It’s the elephant in the room. Two people have been indicted for selling thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal elephant ivory through online auctions. Between April 2020 and May 2023, Grace ...