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Elephant Ivory Price Drops; Sign of Waning Chinese Demand?

Dec 09, 2015 08:58 AM EST

Recent reports indicate that demand for illegal ivory may have dwindled in the past year and a half. According to a study by group Save the Elephants, the current lower price of ivory may be a signal of its waning demand. This is a good sign in the fight against elephant poaching and illegal ivory trade.

Study Shows Exploding Illegal Ivory Market in China; Retail Outlets Quadruple

Cory Doyle |

Dec 11, 2014 05:12 PM EST

"The prices of raw and worked ivory in China, number of licensed carving factories, retail outlets both illegal and legal, items on sale, all have shot up," says the authors.

A policeman arranges seized elephant tusks to be inspected at Makupa police station in Mombasa

Africa Poachers Killed Over 100,000 Elephants in a Two-Year Span

Cory Doyle |

Aug 18, 2014 06:02 PM EDT

New information has been published Monday that describes an estimate of over 100,000 elephants being killed by poachers all across Africa from 2010 to 2012.