Jump in Illegal Ivory Imports Linked to Chinese Smugglers – AP
As Chinese smuggling rings move into Africa, illegal imports of ivory are expanding rapidly, according to a new report from Traffic International. From AP: Worldwide, there are an average of 92 ivory...
View ArticleElephants Are Slaughtered For Chopsticks
Rob Crilly reports in Nairobi, from The Times: Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo believe that rising demand for ivory in China is to blame for an unprecedented wave of elephant poaching in...
View ArticleChinese Workers in Kenya Could Be Driving Trade in Elephant Poaching for Ivory
The Telegraph’s Mike Pflanz reports: Chinese workers rebuilding roads in northern Kenya are feared to be driving a sharp rise in elephant poaching which has seen dozens of animals slaughtered this...
View ArticleShark Fin Victory May Offer Hope for Elephants
On the China in Africa Podcast, Eric Olander, Cobus van Staden and Huang Hongxiang gloomily discuss prospects for decisive action from Beijing to stop the Chinese-fueled slaughter of elephants for...
View ArticleChina’s Six-Ton Ivory Crush Debated
The Washington Post’s Simon Denyer reports on the destruction of more than six tons of confiscated elephant tusks and carved ivory on Monday, “an event that signaled [China] would do more to join...
View ArticleKenya Extradites Alleged Ivory Kingpin to China
The AP reports on the apprehension and extradition of an alleged Chinese ivory smuggler in Kenya on Monday: A suspected Chinese ivory smuggler has been apprehended in Kenya and extradited in the first...
View ArticleTanzanian Ivory Smuggled During Xi Visit, Says NGO
An environmental watchdog organization has accused Chinese officials and businessmen of smuggling ivory during a state visit to Tanzania led by President Xi Jinping. The accusation has cast doubt over...
View ArticleChina’s Demand for Ivory “Out of Control”
At TIME, Maya Rhodan looks at a new report from nonprofit Save the Elephants on China’s escalating demand for illegal ivory despite efforts to enforce ivory trade laws: Researchers from Save the...
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