Ivory talks 'fail to deliver'
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) ends in Bangkok today but there is disappointment, from some pressure groups, that an opportunity to halt the well-documented rise in poaching has been missed.
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No end to ivory poaching in sight as CITES ends
Charities say ivory talks 'missed a big opportunity'
An international conference to halt the rise in ivory and rhino horn poaching ended in Bangkok, with campaigners feeling 'disappointed'.
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Wildlife campaigners believe an opportunity to halt the rise in ivory and rhino horn poaching has been missed at the CITES conference.
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Thailand's Prime Minister vows to ban its ivory trade
Thailand is playing host to an international summit on the protection of endangered species and its prime minister has vowed to work towards banning her country's trade in ivory.
Last year, as many as 32,000 elephants were slaughtered worldwide for their tusks and 668 rhinos were poached for their horns in South Africa.
The biggest market for smuggled ivory is China, which is also facing increased calls for government-run market in ivory to end.
ITV News' Angus Walker reports.
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Chinese official refuses to talk about ivory trade
At the start of a major conference in Bangkok on endangered species, the Thai Prime Minister vowed to ban the legal trade of ivory in her country.
More than half of the world's smuggled ivory is believed to end up in China and there are increased calls for its government-run legal trade to also end.
Angus Walker attempted to speak to the senior Chinese delegate about demands for a complete ban.
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The worst elephant poaching incident in Kenya's history
In January, ITV News' Africa Correspondent Rohit Kachroo was the first UK broadcaster on the scene of Kenya's worst recorded ivory poaching in its history.
A family of 12 elephants at Tsavo National Park, one of the largest elephant sanctuaries in the world, were slaughtered and their tusks hacked off.
This report contains images of dead elephants:
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Perfect poacher's storm threatening endangered species
There appears to be a perfect storm and animals which have been on the planet for millions of years may be wiped out.
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Illegal ivory industry: UK central to the criminal trade
As Thailand bows to international pressure by vowing to bring an end to its legal internal ivory trade, here in the UK the criminal trade appears to be taking place right under the nose of the authorities.
Heathrow Airport is emerging as one of the fastest-growing transit points for ivory from Africa to the Far East. Our Special Correspondent Rageh Omaar has been investigating. You may find some of the images disturbing.
Prince William calls for end to 'shocking' ivory trade
The Duke of Cambridge has told an international conference that more needs to be done to stop the "shocking rise" in the levels of elephant and rhino poaching.
The increasing popularity of rhino horn medicines and ivory furniture in Asia is believed to be fuelling the increase.
ITV News China correspondent Angus Walker sent this report from Thailand.
Thailand PM: 'No one cares more about elephants'
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra opened the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species saying: "No one cares more about elephants than the Thai people".
She added: "I believe Thailand will be a strong ally to fight illicit global trafficking in ivory"
Summit focuses on how to save endangered species
An international summit in Thailand is discussing how to save some of the world's most magnificent and endangered animals.
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