Ivory

In just four weeks in May and June of 2017 nearly 10,000 ivory items were sold on Yahoo Auction, one of Japan's largest e-commerce platforms.

• By Shreya Dasgupta

The Chinese government has said it will rein in the smuggling and illegal sale of ivory, but those enforcement efforts do not appear to have reached the town of Shuidong.

• By Mike Gaworecki

At least knowing where the slaughter is happening means officials know where to try to stop it.

• By Francie Diep

Social media and e-commerce sites are the new battlegrounds for the illegal wildlife trade.

• By Jason Bittel

You'll need two Ph.D.s and a J.D. to buy ivory legally in the United States. So don’t even try it.

• By Brian Palmer