Poaching evolution: elephants are evolving to lose their tusks
It would be an amazing example of evolution -- if it weren't so tragic.
Tag: tusk
Ivory trade made Greenland great, then barren again
Turns out a one-trick economy never lasts long.
Journalist Uses GPS Trackers and Fake Elephant Tusks to Reveal Smuggling Route
Every year, over 30,000 elephants are murdered, slaughtered for their tusks. Ivory is an extremely valuable commodity, and many people ...
100,000 elephants killed in Africa between 2010 and 2012, study finds
Elephant numbers are dwindling, with over 100.000 elephants being killed in Africa between 2010 and 2012. Image via AP. Most ...
Tusk DNA tracking to handle illegal trade
International treaties to protect the elephants are not working - that's the sad truth. There is no real, practical way ...