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Customs officials could be able to differentiate between legal and illegal ivory with a laser-based solution developed by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Lancaster.
Just one or a few criminal organizations may be responsible for all of the unauthorized ivory trade, according to a new report. With the use of DNA from 4,320 elephant tusks from 49 distinct seizures, researchers were able to determine when tusks from close relatives were included in separate poaching shipments.
A man, who illegally sold ivory carvings out of his Carmel Valley garage, was forced to forfeit his entire collection instead of facing jail time, city officials said Thursday.