One-time ivory sale is approved
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African nations agreed Thursday to a massive ivory sell-off and a nine-year freeze on further sales, in a move conservationists hoped would mean a reprieve for elephant herds from poachers and smuggling syndicates.
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BANGKOK Wildlife conservationists and government delegates approved proposals by Namibia and SA yesterday to kill and export as hunting trophies a small number of endangered black rhinos, protected under an international treaty.
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A post-mortem on Doral reveals a truth about selling.
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Lower listing fees have arrived at eBay.
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The latest weapon to protect dwindling elephant populations from poachers is a genetic map which can trace the origins of ivory, it emerged today.
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Lawmakers in divided Ivory Coast have approved a key reform measure, easing eligibility requirements for the presidency as part of efforts to move the stalled peace process forward.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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Following a formal approval from the EU for Byetta, Amylin can get down to business.
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A decision to be made this weekend on whether to allow the sale of 60 tons of elephant ivory is exposing rifts between nongovernment agencies dedicated to defending the diversity of plants and animals.
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A DNA trail has helped investigators trace the largest recent shipment of illegal ivory to elephants in Zambia.
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Outgrowing their parks and preserves, elephants may soon face officially sanctioned culls for the first time since 1995, according to a new government announcement.
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CALGARY -- A newborn elephant that received a special blood transfusion after it was rejected by its mother appears to be getting better, say officials at the Calgary Zoo.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - The complex science of DNA analysis is now helping protect elephants by showing police and conservationists the source of black-market ivory.
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Business & money: Festive week sees 8% jump on previous year with record takings on first  day of January sale
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Scientists have unveiled a new hi-tech weapon to help combat the illegal trade of ivory in Africa: a map. The map describes how the genetic profiles of African elephants vary across the continent, from the
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President Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast signs an agreement with rebels aimed at reuniting the country.
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FORT WORTH, Texas - The tsunami victims in Asia will be getting some help from an elephant who was born in Thailand but now resides at the Fort Worth Zoo.  An original work of art by Rasha, a 7,000-pound elephant, will be auctioned off on e-Bay beginning at noon Wednesday.