ARTICLES ABOUT IVORY
Bid to Relax International Ban on the Sale of Ivory Is Rejected
In a victory claimed by conservationists seeking to protect Africa’s elephants, the main international agency protecting endangered species resolved to uphold the 21-year-old ban.
March 23, 2010Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory
Negotiations on protecting endangered species will open in Qatar with tensions over efforts to ban trade in bluefin tuna and to reopen exports of elephant ivory.
March 12, 2010
Frozen Treasures
Ancient ivory artifacts from the Bering Strait region are the focus of an exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum.
October 11, 2009U.S. Accuses 6 of Smuggling Disguised Elephant Ivory
The suspects were accused of taking part in a trans-Atlantic ring that routinely sneaked ivory out of Uganda, Ivory Coast and Cameroon and slipped it past customs.
December 4, 2008WORLD BRIEFING | AFRICA; Zimbabwe: Stockpiled Ivory Sold
Zimbabwe sells nearly four tons of ivory, raising $450,000 to help country protect its elephants; sale was one in series of ivory auctions being held for first time in decade since Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ruled that Zimbabwe was among few countries that could sell stockpiled ivory to approved buyers
November 4, 2008Yielding to Conservationists, eBay Will Ban Ivory Sales
According to International Fund for Animal Welfare reports, online auction sites have become a magnet for trading in items derived from endangered species.
October 21, 2008
Ivory for the Taking, From Beasts Well Beyond Caring
The Russian tradition of carving mammoth ivory has been given a lift by global warming, which has melted away the tundra and exposed more frozen remains.
March 26, 2008Ivories That Tickle the Neck
Unisex necklaces made from vintage ivory piano keys, designed by Derrick Cruz, described; photo (Pulse column)
November 4, 2007Quest for Lost Bird Is Worth It, Officials Say
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to spend more than $27 million on recovery efforts for the ivory-billed woodpecker, despite conflict views on whether it exists.
August 26, 2007Bragging With Brocade in Baroque-Era Tapestries
On the way to the Met: over-the-top tapestries.
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Paradox of Plenty
Africa has long been a target for plunder. Ian Fisher recounts how fortunes were built off African material riches as it remained the world’s poorest continent.
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