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A Japanese ivory arts and crafts group says it's concerned a possible ban on ivory would damage the livelihoods of industry stakeholders.

Countries that are part of an international agreement on trade in endangered species agreed Tuesday to limit the sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, delighting conservationists but dismaying some of the African...

Countries that are part of an international agreement on trade in endangered species agreed Tuesday to limit the sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, delighting conservationists but dismaying some of the African...

African ministers and experts meet from Monday in Botswana to chart ways to stamp out a spike in elephant killings fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia CLEAN : Conservationist urges action at Botswana e on December 01, 2013 in...

CLEAN: Exterior grab Bear Grylls, adventurer talks about tragedy that we might be part of a generation that sees the Rhino and Elephant go extinct and stopping the ivory trade. on October 19, 2015 in London, England.

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Separated from their mothers jabbed with metal hooks and sometimes deprived of food many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as sanctuaries to cruelty conscious...

Santa Claus swapped his reindeer for elephants Monday as he arrived at the Thai city of Ayutthaya to spread holiday cheer to school children.

ELEPHANTS SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER AT THAI SCHOOL

CLEAN: Exterior shots of elephants grazing on the banks of the Zambezi River on 30 November 2019 in Livingstone, Zambia

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LIFE GOES ON AS USUAL IN MADRID ZOO AMID LOCKDOWN

PRAGUE ZOO WELCOMES NEW BABY ELEPHANT

Prague Zoo may be in a coronavirus lockdown, but keepers still have something to smile about - the birth of a baby Indian elephant.

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At the Oakland Zoo the gibbons howl, the tigers prowl and the baboons groom and chase each other. But even the animals know something's missing: human visitors.

US VIRUS ZOOS

With Mexico extending social distancing measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's many themed parks are struggling to find the funds to keep running.  

MEXICO BIOPARK STRUGGLES TO FEED ITS ANIMALS

BIRTH OF SECOND FEMALE ELEPHANT IN PRAGUE ZOO

Prague Zoo officials in the Czech Republic are celebrating their second female elephant born in captivity this year.

Apr.23 -- Global Optimism Founding Parter Christiana Figueres speaks to Bloomberg's Alix Steel and Guy Johnson about President Biden's virtual climate summit a on "Bloomberg Markets".