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Royal Boost for Campaign Against Illegal Wildlife Trade
09 December 2014

The campaign to curb wildlife trafficking received a royal boost in Washington DC when Prince William pressed the urgent need for action in his meeting with President Obama.

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Saving the Elephants of Babile
11 September 2014

Bloody Ivory supporters have been generously funding the implementation of an 'Emergency Action Plan for the Babile Elephant Sanctuary' by the Ethiopian government. Here's why...

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Ivory Supply Chain Uncovered
27 August 2014

A new groundbreaking report, Out of Africa: Mapping the Global Trade in Illicit Elephant Ivory was released today, focussing on the ivory supply chain and the trafficking of ivory from the bush in Africa to retail markets tens of thousands of miles away in Asia.

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Legal Ivory Trade in a Corrupt World
08 August 2014

A new peer-reviewed paper in the scientific journal 'Conservation Biology' examines the merits of a regulated legal trade in ivory. 

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World Ranger Day
31 July 2014

Today, World Ranger Day, we applaud those who stand at the frontline of the struggle to save the world's wildlife, forming a thin green line between the vast ecosystems that elephants and other wildlife call home and the ravages of illegal killing and habitat destruction.

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Elephants in Geneva - CITES meeting conclusions
15 July 2014

Elephant discussions and conclusions at the 65th CITES Standing Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (7-11 July 2014)

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Elephants in Geneva - CITES meeting agenda
30 June 2014

Next week, the 65th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee will be held in Geneva, between 7 and 11 July 2014. So what's on the agenda for elephants?

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Team Elephant Update
16 June 2014

Burkina Faso in West Africa is a critically important refuge for elephants. With a population of around 4,000, it stands as the very last remaining elephant stronghold in the entire region. 

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Illegal Ivory Trade Alive and Well
10 June 2014

In breaking news today, reports are coming in of Hong Kong Customs arresting 15 passengers travelling through its International Airport in connection with 790kg of seized raw ivory tusks and carved...

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New Report Highlights New Zealand's Role in Ivory Trade
23 May 2014

A recent report puts New Zealand above the United States  on ivory carving imports per capita between 2009 and 2012. 

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