On ivory, follow the trafficking networks and not the headlines (commentary)

In early March 2026, acting on intelligence shared by my organization, the Environmental Investigation Agency UK, Zambian authorities seized a consignment of more than 500 kg (over 1,100 pounds) of ivory and arrested a suspect with long-standing links to regional ivory trafficking operations. One of the suspects involved in the case was convicted in 2019 […]

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On ivory, follow the trafficking networks and not the headlines (commentary)

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