No clearance sale

Overshadowed

CITES proceeds cautiously, in the wake of the Convention on Biological Diversity

African tourism surging, but challenges remain

Security concerns, poaching are undermining efforts to promote tourism in the continent

Intensive poaching led to more tuskless female elephants in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park

The evolutionary shift can have a far-ranging effect on the local ecosystem

IVORY TRADE

Shelved!

Sale of African ivory stocks

SOUTH AFRICA

Survival at stake

Africa suspends ivory trade for nine years

Cash-strapped cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast struggle with poor harvest

Erratic weather blamed for low quality of beans

In short

Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

Elephants found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar with tusks removed; activists allege poaching

Odisha forest department comes under fire by locals, activists; locals allege neglect

Freight workers unaware of wildlife smuggling tactics

Traffickers disguise illegal commodities as common cargo

DNA trail nails ivory cache

Trafigura reaches US $197 million settlement with Ivory Coast

Yellow fever outbreak feared in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast removes illegally dumped toxic waste

Ivory trade

SNIPPETS

In Short

Dutch cargo vessel Probo Koala free to sail

How forest elephants move depends on water, humans and also their personality

A new study offers some answers for forest elephant management, but also highlights complicating challenges

EU's new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision

EU officials argue that while the ban on ivory trade is right for some countries, it shouldn't be all-encompassing. It has called on African …

CITES CoP 2019: Proposals to resume sales of ivory stockpiles rejected

The last time sales of ivory stockpiles had been allowed in 2008, ivory smuggling had skyrocketed across Africa