Import and sale of antique ivory (over 100 years old) represents another exception to the ban. The rules for importation of Asian elephant ivory are different still. (Confused yet?) Last September, ...

NHK has uncovered the extent of illegal transactions of ivory, which is still traded around the world despite an international agreement regulating the cross-border trade in elephant tusks.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Around 250 live Asian Elephants have been smuggled from Myanmar in the past decade, mostly destined for “elephant trekking” tourism activities in neighbouring Thailand, a new ...

In early 2023 and 2024, relevant agencies discovered four consecutive cases with more than eight tonnes of ivory seized.

African elephants exist in about 40 range states, while their Asian counterparts occupy about 13 range states. Ivory is one of the most sort-after items worldwide. In Asia, it is revered as a ...

Elephants are widely loved ... along with similar moves by the mainland aimed at shutting down its ivory market, will encourage other Asian countries to follow suit. There is, however, a moral ...