A recent report surveying seizures of pangolin scales and elephant ivory over the past decade has found a sharp decline ...

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Asian elephant in North America will celebrate his 60th birthday at the Houston Zoo this month, marking over four decades at the facility, caretakers said.

Punch arrived on June 3, 2025, followed by Mikki on June 4. Their transport from Kentucky to The Sanctuary was carried out with thoughtful planning and care, each accompanied by familiar keepers to ...

The Great Elephant Migration is a global traveling exhibit of towering elephant sculptures made by The Real Elephant ...

A Pa. House Bill is under consideration to stop the sale of at-risk animal parts in Pennsylvania. Under cover investigation ...

Elephants, the largest land mammals, possess remarkable intelligence and play crucial roles in their ecosystems. Distinguishable by ear shape, their versatile trunks and tusks aid in survival. They ...

Asian elephants are smaller ... and illegal hunting for ivory and skin.African elephants have two species with different conservation statuses. The African savanna elephant is listed as endangered ...

In general, poachers, who are primarily interested in ivory, don’t hunt Asian elephants with the same avarice they show African elephants. Female Asian elephants usually don’t have tusks at ...

The ivory, obtained from the endangered Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), holds significant black-market value. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which classifies the elephant as a ...

While trading/procuring elephant ivory is illegal ... Although the percentage decline in Asian elephants as a result of illegal poaching is lower, as females do not have tusks, there has been ...