Scientists deploy DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating in latest salvo against ivory trafficking

Mongabay
Feb 5, 2018, 2:16 pm231 pts
The United States, a major ivory market The sale of ivory across international boundaries has been banned since 1990, when the African elephant was listed among species prohibited for commercial trade, but the precious commodity still manages to find its way to buyers in Asia, Europe, and North America. The…

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