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Bookmark or Share- Elephants have evolved to be tuskless because of ivory ... - NPRNow researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.
- What drives elephant poaching? It’s not greedFewer elephants were poached where humans were healthier and wealthier, according to researchers from Oxford University, the UN, the University of Cape Town, and other institutions who analyzed...
- Where humans suffer, so do elephants - National GeographicNew data show that boosting law enforcement alone won’t be enough to save them. Reducing poverty is also essential to protecting Earth’s largest land mammal. Elephant poaching is an Africa-wide...
- Is elephant poaching really declining? - National GeographicEven though the international trade in ivory has been banned since 1990, some 30,000 African elephants are still killed by poachers each year, out of a continent-wide population of about 400,000.
- Elephant poaching: Why it’s a big problem | IFAWElephants, known for their intelligence, size, and distinct appearance, face a major threat from poaching—an illegal practice driven by the demand for ivory and other elephant products. They are one of the most heavily poached mammals in the world, with a staggering 90% of African elephants being killed by poachers within the last 100 years.
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