Carvings and tusks destroyed as a message to smugglers and elephant poachers. China destroyed nearly 1,500 pounds of illegally obtained ivory this morning to show its commitment to curbing the ...

Royal has been critical of Beijing over its ivory use, while animal rights groups say country's growing appetite for contraband material has fueled surge in poaching in Africa Accessibility links ...

China slapped a one-year ban on African ivory hunting trophy imports, the state forestry authority said on Thursday ahead of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Britain, where members of the royal ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William urged an end to the ivory trade on Wednesday, visiting a Chinese elephant sanctuary in the south-western province of Yunnan at the close of a three-day ...