Ministers hope to close loopholes that see aquatic mammals vulnerable to poaching, but dealers in antique scrimshaw works of art say it will destroy their business

Eduardo Ulises Martinez was convicted of illegally transporting ivory and obstruction of justice

The appeal primarily challenges restrictions around the display of commercial ivory objects in the state

Restrictions upgraded as part of new EU Directive against environmental crime and, although targeted at raw ivory, will “suspend issuing certificates for worked specimens acquired after 1947 except for pre-1975 musical instruments"

Proposal appears to contradict European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's assertion that any new restrictions must be proportional and "evidence based"

After months of fundraising to bring legal action, judge dismisses antiques trade's objections to upcoming ban

Antiques trade fought for judicial review of proposed ban, due to come into force in the coming months, but draft judgement will not be made until 31 October

Consultation has started with a 62-page report commissioned from wildlife monitoring network

An extension to include hippopotamus, walrus and narwhal ivory will be discussed next year

The Carlton Gallery of San Diego and a nearby warehouse had hundreds of pieces

Civilians will be allowed to enter your house, break open containers and use “reasonable force”

The official spokesman of the wild-trade monitoring organisation responds to The Art Newspaper's article on the trade in elephant ivory—and we respond to him

A spokesman for Traffic, the leading researchers of trade in endangered species, says it is the Asian market that drives the poaching, not the Western market