Tag: elephants

Day one of Kavanaugh proceedings, 87 elephants found dead due to poaching, environmentalists don't vote in elections, and more.

"We have the world's largest elephant population, and it's open season for poachers."

The Fish and Wildlife Service recently reversed the ban on elephant trophy imports following a decision made by Washington, D.C. Circuit Court, which "found fault" with the initial ban.

Trump’s very public reversal – or potential one – left animal rights advocates, conservationists, big game hunters and safari businesses renewing heated attacks on, and vehement defenses of, trophy hunting.

We should be helping advance the significant global momentum to ban domestic ivory markets, not getting in the way by allowing more trophy imports that feed ivory demand.

More than 20,000 African elephants die every year to feed the ivory trade.

China had already committed to banning ivory trade, but committing to a timetable of action has really surprised many.

More than 20,000 elephants were killed for their ivory last year, leaving only about 415,000 remaining.

"Forest elephant populations are already known to be decreasing at alarming rates and now the Great Elephant Census has revealed that savannah elephants are in the same boat."

The conviction and sentencing of ivory kingpin sends a message to poachers and traffickers harming animals, humans and the environment.