Stopping Elephant Ivory Demand Stories

Turtles, tigers, and more species receive additional protections at global wildlife meeting

Governments from around the world recently gathered to discuss the threat of wildlife trade on species.

Leigh Henry on making conservation policy that matters
WWF Magazine: Summer 2020
As WWF’s policy lead on wildlife conservation, Leigh Henry has played a key role in the organization's efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade.
Progress in closing elephant ivory markets
August 12, 2019

Singapore takes an important step in protecting species from illegal wildlife trade.
WWF’s Ming Yao on why China’s elephant ivory trade ban matters
September 28, 2018

WWF spoke with Ming Yao, a member of WWF’s wildlife conservation team who has worked closely with elephant ivory demand reduction projects, to learn more about her point of view on China’s ivory ban and how it has influenced consumer behavior in her country.
Most Chinese consumers support an upcoming ban on elephant ivory in China—if they know about it

By the end of December, it will be illegal to sell or buy elephant ivory in China. But will the new and critical ban succeed in a country that’s home to the largest legal ivory market in the world?
Major elephant ivory trafficking network broken up in the Democratic Republic of Congo
February 11, 2016

In a significant blow to the illegal ivory trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), authorities dismantled a major elephant ivory trafficking syndicate thanks to a law enforcement supported by WWF and partners.