Tagged: ivory crush

No, elephants are not going to become extinct in the next 10-12 years - Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings

Brendan Moyle • Jul 16, 2014 •

• elephant poaching,
• elephants,
• IUCN,
• ivory crush,
• ivory smuggling,
• ivory trade,
• MIKE,
• PIKE

It has becoming remarkably common to see the claim that elephants will become extinct because of poaching in the next 10-12 years.  Our august NZ Herald reports this with: Crush NZ’s seized ivory, petition asks: Campaigners say illegal trade could see African elephant extinct in a decade. I’ve seen the message on social media like twitter also. So, lets … Read More

The Ivory Crush: When wishful thinking meets bad economics - Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings

Brendan Moyle • Mar 04, 2014 •

• conservation,
• elephant conservation,
• elephant ivory,
• elephants,
• ivory crush

Elephant poaching exploded in the late 2000s.  This has led to a range of measures to stop this traffic. Some are quite sensible- increased international cooperation and coordination on enforcement has had successes.  Both Operation Cobra (2013) and Operation Cobra II (2014) shattered some conspiracies in Africa and Asia.  Some measure, well, seem to be applied in haste and … Read More