NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by ...

In some countries, the idea of cherishing anything made of ivory has become repugnant, especially given that an elephant had to die — usually at the hands of poachers — before any elaborate carving of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a British-born zoologist and conservationist who dedicated much of his life to protecting elephants, has died, his Save the Elephants group said Tuesday.

Increased demand for ivory has led to upsurge of elephant poaching, Wildlife Assistant Minister Josphat Nanok has said. The price of ivory increased from Sh1,500 a kilo in 2007 to Sh10,000 currently, ...

A Clarkstown resident has been ordered to use his social media to raise awareness of the illegal ivory trade and discourage the use of poached ivory products as part of his sentence for participating ...