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Every day across Africa, wild elephants are being slaughtered to meet the insatiable demand for ivory. Entire herds are being poached out of existence to supply the illegal trade of ivory carvings and trinkets in Asia.
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Campaign Updates
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StoryPoachers Storm 'Village of Elephants'Taking advantage of the ongoing political instability in Central African Republic, poachers may be preparing to perpetrate one of the biggest elephant massacres in recent history. WWF sources said heavily armed poachers were in Dzanga Bai, locally known as the “village of elephants,” inside Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. Between 50 and 200 elephants congregate every day in the large clearing to drink mineral salts present in the sands.
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StoryOrphan rhino struggles to survive after poachers kill motherAn Indian rhino calf that lost its mother to poachers earlier this week is clinging to life with the help of conservationists, according to WWF staff assisting with its care. The 2-week-old calf is in critical condition after poachers gunned down its mother and chopped off her horn on April 2.
April 5, 2013 -
StoryGlobal Action to Fight Wildlife CrimeThis month in Bangkok, where 178 nations convened to discuss global wildlife trade, many of the country delegates publicly expressed the urgency and seriousness of the crisis. As poaching rates for African elephants and rhinos soar to catastrophic heights, member nations of CITES took action.
March 14, 2013 -
StoryProtection for Asian Elephants and Help for RangersWe understood long ago that we need the support of local communities if we want to successfully conserve the wildlife with which they coexist. Equally, we must prioritize the men and women we task with wildlife protection. They are the front line. They are the heroes.
March 14, 2013 -
StoryBuddhist Teachers Deliver Powerful Message Against Illegal Ivory TradeFour of Thailand’s most revered Buddhist teachers came together to deliver a powerful message: The ivory that causes the deaths of hundreds of thousands of elephants every year is profane, tainted with pain and suffering, and a mockery of compassion—a central tenet of the Buddhist faith.
March 14, 2013 -
StoryAlarming Illegal Trade of Tigers and their PartsThe skin, bones, teeth, claws and skulls of more than 1,400 tigers were confiscated between 2000 and 2012, according to a new report. Among other findings, the report notes that an average of two tigers per week were killed for illegal trade.
March 8, 2013 -
StoryThai Prime Minister Announced End to Ivory TradeThe statement comes after a petition calling on Thailand to ban its ivory trade was signed by nearly 1.5 million WWF and Avaaz supporters. Prime Minister Shinawatra said that Thailand would take steps to end ivory trade – the first time the Thai government has said this publicly.
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- Share the posters on your favorite social networks or with an e-card:
I AM NOT A RUG 
I AM NOT A TRINKET 
I AM NOT MEDICINE Show Your Support
- Wear a "Hands Off My Parts" T-shirt Make a difference with a monthly donation and as a special thank you, receive our exlusive "Hands Off My Parts" t-shirts, featuring an elephant, a rhino or a tiger.
Key Facts
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There are as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild and they are hunted relentlessly by poachers.
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Close to 1,800 pounds of illicit rhino horn reaches Asian markets each year, where the street price rivals that of pure gold.
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Tens of thousands of elephants are poached each year, primarily due to ivory poaching.
Stay Informed
Key Reports
- Fighting Illicit Wildlife Trafficking: A Consultation With Governments PDF, 1.94M This report summarizes the views of a number of governments and international organizations on illicit wildlife trafficking. These views were collected through a series of structured interviews, and this report is the first to provide a snapshot of current governmental and intergovernmental opinions on this topic.
- Wildlife Crime Scorecard: Assessing Compliance with and Enforcement of CITES Commitments for Tigers, Rhinos and Elephants PDF, 3.09MThis report examines how 23 Asian and African countries considered as range, transit, or consumer countries for these species are progressing in implementing their commitments to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- The South Africa—Viet Nam Rhino Horn Trade Nexus: A deadly combination of institutional lapses, corrupt wildlife industry professionals and Asian crime syndicates PDF, 2.77MA comprehensive TRAFFIC report into the rhino poaching crisis in South Africa documents how poor compliance over rhino horn stockpile management, loopholes in sport hunting policy, and surging demand for horn in Vietnam created ideal conditions for the involvement of sophisticated criminal networks, leading to a dramatic escalation in poaching in southern Africa.
- Infographic: Increase of Rhino Poaching in South Africa This chart shows how rhino poaching has increased from 2007 to 2012.
- Infographic: Rhinos: Hanging by a Thread An explanation of how rhino numbers have been affected by poaching and how we can fight it.
- Infographic: Wildlife Crime Scorecard Grades of countries' commitments to fighting illegal trade of elephant ivory, rhino horn, and tiger parts.
