The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control" and could push wild elephants to extinction within a generation, conservationists said Tuesday. Soaring ...
An artist carves a piece of ivory at the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory. (Photo by Yang Yao / China Daily courtesy Beijing International) BEIJING, China, March 31, 2017 (ENS) – China today permanently ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Beijing: Li Chunke began carving ivory after leaving school at 15. Today, at 68, this master craftsman is working until the early hours ...
At Tianya Antiques City, a shopping centre devoted to art and collectables in central Beijing, the price of ivory is steadily rising Shifting Chinese attitudes towards ivory will be one of the most ...
It is 4,000 years or more since the last woolly mammoths, with their spectacularly curved tusks and heavy shaggy coats, roamed the icy wastes of Siberia and Alaska. Climate change and hunting by ...
Li Chunke began carving ivory after leaving school as a 15-year-old boy. Today, at 68, this master craftsman is working until the early hours of every morning, trying to finish a 20-inch statuette of ...
Beijing (CNN)When Li Chunke started carving ivory in 1964, the number of elephants in Africa was still on the rise. Demand for ivory in China was practically non-existent and tusks could be bought for ...
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