But the big profit is made in Asia. Thai Customs recently evaluated smuggled ivory as being worth $1,800 per kilogram—$18,000 per elephant—wholesale. The “street value” retail price of 10 kilograms of ...

In an article discussing the paper, the authors set out three key recommendations to reverse the downward trends, one of ...

Carved from elephant ivory, this extraordinary piece dates back to the reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 B.C.), making it over 3,400 years old. Now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

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