The Climate Crisis Has Sparked a Siberian Mammoth Tusk Gold Rush
The Arctic permafrost is thawing, revealing millions of buried mammoth skeletons. But the rush for mammoth ivory could put elephants in danger all over again
The Arctic permafrost is thawing, revealing millions of buried mammoth skeletons. But the rush for mammoth ivory could put elephants in danger all over again
Sabrina Weiss Wired UK Nov 2019 15min Permalink
As China’s growing upper class has pushed the price of ivory above $700/pound, a look at both the supply and demand side of the global trade in (mostly) illicitly acquired elephant tusks.
Alex Shoumatoff Vanity Fair Aug 2011 40min Permalink