DNA Tests Identify Ivory Smuggling Cartels

Researchers are using genetic analysis to connect the dots in the illegal ivory trade, linking multiple seizures of the valuable tusks to a common set of traffickers. Targeting these ivory-smuggling cartels could have a major impact on the elephant poaching that is driving the animals to extinction, according to the authors of a new study. The findings mean some suspects already facing charges from single arrests could face additional charges and stiffer penalties if...

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