When looking at an African elephant and an Asian elephant side-by-side, you can really tell the differences in their head ...

Asian elephants are on the decline too, with an estimate of only 30,000 left in 2017. They are still being poached in some countries. While many elephants use their tusks as valuable tools and ...

Hence this is of great concern for sustaining a viable wild elephant population. Given the fact that only male Asian elephants have tusks, and the fact that the Sri Lankan species has one of the ...

Among Asian elephants, only a fraction of males bear tusks, and Sri Lanka holds the lowest percentage, with just 7% of its total elephant population being tuskers. Tuskers are culturally ...

Asian elephants are also globally endangered, with less than 50,000 individuals living in Asia. They are also in danger of poaching. They are killed for their tusks, skin, and meat. Besides tigers ...

Most of the ivory ends up as ivory seals (“hanko”in Japanese), which are in big demand in Japan. China feeds Japan’s demand for ivory. Trade in both Asian and African Elephant tusks was banned in 1990 ...

In a sumptuous showroom in Tsim Sha Tsui, flocks of mainland tourists marvel at an immaculately white elephant tusk with a steep price tag. It is a traditional sign of wealth and status in their ...