Two New England towns dominated the world's ivory market from 1840 to 1940 — transforming imported tusks from African elephants into piano keys... Elephant Slaughter, African Slavery And America's ...

Africa is in the middle of what Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times calls an epic elephant slaughter. He says poachers are killing more... Elephant Poaching In Africa Is On The Rise STEVE INSKEEP, ...

Markets in the Central African Republic offer all the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant. Hunters kill the elephants and cut off the ...

NAIROBI — The slaughter of Africa’s elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are “out of control” and could push wild elephants extinction within a generation, conservationists said Tuesday.

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Africa's biggest animals were poached in near record numbers in 2012, with surging demand for horn and ivory from Asia driving the slaughter of rhinos and elephants.

HWANGE - Nine suspected poachers have been arrested in connection with the biggest, most brutal poaching episode on record. The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western ...

The flight over Niassa to find the elephants isn't yielding results, the GPS icons of the animals checked off one by one. Tracking to the left, McLellan points out the enormous granite of Mecula ...