Tag: Ivory
Thai Police Seize over 9.9 Tons of Ivory in Past Six Years
BANGKOK, Aug 29 (TNA) – Thai police’s special task force has announced its success in suppressing illegal ivory trade, seizing over 9.9 tons of ivory [more…]
22kg of ivory seized from passenger on bus from Laos
NAKHON PHANOM: Officials have seized 930 items of ivory from a Vietnamese woman attempting to bring them into the country from Laos. Provincial customs chief [more…]
15 million baht worth of ivory tusks seized at Suvarnabhumi airport
Customs officials have seized 31 pieces of ivory tusk worth about 15 million baht which originated from Nigeria and laid unclaimed at the cargo terminal [more…]
Over 11 million baht worth of pangolin scales and ivory tusks seized at airport
Customs officials seized 116 kilogrammes of ivory tusks and 15 kilogrammes of pangolin scales in cardboard boxes imported from Congo at the cargo warehouse in [more…]
334kg of ivory seized in first half of this year
During the first half of this year Thai authorities have seized two elephant tusks and 422 pieces of ivory, weighing 334.5 kilogrammes, in a persistent [more…]
Ivory Trade in China to Be Fully Prohibited in Coming Year
China will introduce a nation-wide ban on the sale of ivory items and will prohibit ivory processing by the end of next year, the country’s [more…]
100 tons of ivory burned in Africa, worth $250,000 on the black market
Yesterday, over one hundred tons of ivory was burned in Kenya, Africa. The elephant ivory is estimated to have cost about 170.000 dollars and the [more…]
Thailand shows clear stance on ivory trade elimination
BANGKOK, 26 August 2015 (NNT) – Thailand has demonstrated its strong resolve to eliminate the illegal ivory trade of African elephants to CITES member states, [more…]