Battle to save Africa's elephants is gaining some ground MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK: The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world's worst poaching has happened. It wasn't a killer who targeted her but a conservation official, immobilizing her with a... Art & Culture 13 Apr, 2018
LETTERS: Plight of wild elephants A new and unique form of elephant poaching is currently rocking different South East Asian nations with wild Asiatic elephant populations. Strangely this is not just for the elephant tusks but for highly prized elephant skin that is fetching... 20 Mar, 2018
Etsy.com stops letting Alaska Native artists sell ivory work ANCHORAGE: A policy intended to deter the illegal trade of ivory and items made with the parts of endangered or threatened animals led the online sales website Etsy to remove such artwork sold by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use... Art & Culture 07 Feb, 2018
China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poaching HONG KONG: A ban on ivory sales in China, the world’s largest importer and end user of elephant tusks, takes effect on Sunday with wildlife activists calling it a vital step to reducing the slaughter of the endangered animals. China has made a... Art & Culture 29 Dec, 2017
Hong Kong seizes largest ivory haul in 30 years HONG KONG: Authorities in Hong Kong this week made their largest haul of contraband ivory in more than 30 years, amid surging illegal wildlife seizures fuelled by lax regulations and buoyant demand from mainland China. The former British colony... Women 07 Jul, 2017
Hillary Clinton makes surprise appearance at Tribeca Fest NEW YORK: The premiere of a virtual reality short by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow was already a high-profile event at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday night. And then Hillary Clinton walked onstage. Clinton was an unannounced... Travel Abroad 23 Apr, 2017
Top African wildlife park looks to villages to stop poachers KRUGER NATIONAL PARK: On the edge of South Africa's largest wildlife reserve, the line between poacher and park ranger can be uncomfortably thin. Sometimes, Marianne de Kock watches it disappear. She oversees young South Africans during a... Art & Culture 04 Oct, 2016
US crushes ton of ivory in New York's Times Square NEW YORK: A ton of illegal ivory carved into decorative objects was destroyed in New York's Times Square on Friday as US officials denounced poaching that kills thousands of elephants a year. Under the gaudy neon lights of the most famous square... Women 21 Jun, 2015
UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale DOHA: A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a U.N. conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching. A similar proposal from Zambia to sell off...
