Samples of elephant and mammoth ivory utilized in the study – although complete tusks of the two materials may differ in appearance, such is not the case with small or carved pieces Ben Booth 2 / 2 ...

Q I inherited a small collection of ivory figurines that were purchased in China in 1947 or ’48. My understanding is that these items cannot be sold, but do you know where, in the San Francisco ...

There’s a simple way to figure out how many elephants have been poached in a year. All you need to know is how much ivory was seized, and then do a little math. The average weight of a pair of ...

Faking the stuff of elephant tusks could benefit wildlife conservation and engineering—yet many technical hurdles remain Sasha Mushegian May 10, 2017 ...

Religious Ivory Demand Killing Elephants by Thousands, Report Says. Despite global ivory ban, tusks carved into Jesuses, ... a Madonna-like figure who doubles as a fertility goddess.

More than 100,000 African elephants were killed for ... but accepts an often-cited figure of 400,000 ... from the illegal ivory trade.” Elephant poaching is on the rise again ...