Buried in more than 270,000 beads, grave reveals women’s power 5,000 years ago
Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could ...
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The Multifaceted Role of Elephant Tusks: Tools, Weapons, and Cultural Symbols
Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...
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Ivory Worship
This story appears in the October 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK ...
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Of Mammoths and Men
Further complicating the issue is that illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth ivory often end up in the same carving workshops in China. None of the tusk hunters I meet during an expedition to ...
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How Heavy Poaching Has Led to Tuskless Elephants
The density of dentin in elephant tusks is why elephant ivory is more sought after than other animal ivory. Baby elephants have baby tusks that often grow up to two inches before they lose them ...
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'Ivory cost': Tamil Nadu foresters probe sources of elephant tusks – Veerappan’s stash, dead tuskers, or private collectors?
hinting at the revival of the ivory trade. Conservationists are concerned as the seizures indicate possible stockpile theft or fresh poaching. Despite the strict vigilance, elephant tusks are ...
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Suspects escape as cops recover 15 elephant tusks in Kwale
Elephant tusks fetch a fortune in the black market as a surge in demand for ivory in the East continues to fuel the illicit trade in elephant tusks, especially from Africa. Police and Kenya ...
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UK ivory ban extension comes into force
Born Free celebrates as the UK Ivory Act extension enforces a near total ban on the import, export and selling of hippo, ...
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Zimbabwe: Raw Ivory Lands Suspected Poacher in Trouble
A suspected poacher was nabbed in Bulawayo while in possession of raw ivory, which he wanted to sell. A 29-year-old man identified as Blessed Matibenga has since been arrested for illegal possession ...