Comprehensive exploration of history and politics of ivory in Africa

Describes the illegal trafficking of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horns and the implications for these endangered animals.

African elephants are facing the biggest crisis in their five million year history, with tens of thousands killed each year to feed ravenous demand in Asia, the United States, and elsewhere.

Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking and Security in Africa examines the most common perceptions of poaching and wildlife trafficking as security threats, and examines their basis in reality.

The book also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and ivory poaching.

Offering both profiles of preservation plans that work and hope for elephants' future, this is a must-read for everyone concerned for the future of one of Earth's most captivating species.

This has resulted in their selective killing and has not only led to an alarming fall in their number but impacted the sex-ratio. This book critically examines this problem and addresses the issue of human-elephant conflict.

"Jamina spends the day playing hunters in the hot dry bush.

The Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, is now using elephant poaching as a means to sustain itself.

“[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.” —The Huffington Post Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches ...