And in 2017, a New York-based antiques dealer received a felony conviction for selling elephant ivory mislabeled as “carved mammoth tusks.” Some experts believe mammoth ivory should be banned ...

Two elaborately carved elephant tusks stand inside a display case at the Canton Bazaar in San Francisco's Chinatown, elegant reminders of a tragic, escalating world crisis. Booming global sales of ...

China's pledge to shut down its ivory trade comes as welcome news to those fighting to save the elephants – including Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

Elaborate ivory carvings were on display for an ivory forum at the U.S. Senate. Artist Sylvester Ayek was on of the speakers. Photo by Liz Ruskin.

The actress says 35,000 elephants are killed annually for ivory trade. Yet some in Congress try to thwart Obama’s push to crack down on trafficking ...

Hoping to discourage elephant poachers and consumers alike, U.S. officials pulverized more than a ton of confiscated "blood ivory" Friday in the middle of Times Square. Much of the ivory ...

Despite an international ban on trade in ivory, elephants are still illegally hunted for their tusks. Up to 35,000 were killed for ivory in 2011 alone, in many cases to create religious artefacts.

In this photo taken Saturday, March 1, 2014 and provided by Esmond Martin, a carver creates souvenirs made of ivory and wood to be sold at the Benfica market on the outskirts of Luanda, Angola.

Elephant ivory is still being sold on eBay despite a 12-year bad. A picture taken on October 14, 2013 shows an elephant in Mikumi National Park, which borders the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.

PAYUHA KHIRI, Thailand — Scrutinizing the logo of the Liverpool soccer team, Amnuay Chansonthima sees a hefty profit. Amnuay, 52, is one of Thailand’s most skilled ivory carvers. His ivory ...