Largest ivory market to end processing and trade of ivory in a game-changing move to protect the world’s elephants China’s state media reported on Friday, December 29, 2016, referencing a government statement that “China will gradually stop the processing and sales of ivories for commercial purposes by the end of 2017.” China has the largest […]
Background: Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), an operational partner of Elephant Action League, is an independent organization that works to expose and disrupt criminal networks responsible for transnational, organized wildlife crime. Their team of wildlife crime specialist work to ensure that wildlife criminals are prosecuted by national authorities. WJC creates a “Map of Facts” at the […]
The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP17) took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 24 September to 5 October 2016. Elephant Action League attended the Conference as an official observer, including co-founder Andrea Crosta. CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an […]
EAL & WILDLEAKS’ POWERFUL “BLENDING IVORY” INVESTIGATION FEATURED IN THE LEONARDO DICAPRIO PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY ‘THE IVORY GAME’ Undercover documentary exposing the dark world of ivory trafficking and elephant poaching premiered at Toronto International Film Festival September 15, 2016, Los Angeles: Elephant Action League (EAL) and WildLeaks are officially announcing the premier of The Ivory Game, […]
2014: Green Mile Safari banned from Tanzania after videos of horrific wildlife crime emerge. 2016: Green Mile Safari may be returning, despite new videos leaked to WildLeaks. What Changed? With the WildLeaks campaign on Green Mile we were the first to speak-up and denounce those crimes. Green Mile Safari, based in Abu Dhabi, was […]
Press Release Wildlife Justice Commission & Elephant Action League announce partnership for wildlife crime investigations via WildLeaks The Hague, 28 April 2016: The Wildlife Justice Commission and Elephant Action League announce a new partnership, to use WildLeaks to share information, inform investigations and enhance existing efforts in combatting global wildlife crime. Providing evidence of wildlife […]
Elephant Action League, together with the Italian Ministry of Environment and the Italian Forest Police, is proud to have delivered Italy’s first Ivory Crush on 31st March in Rome. With this public demonstration Italy joins the fight against elephant poaching, ivory trafficking and transnational criminal organizations profiting from wildlife crime. Italy’s […]
Comunicato Stampa Prima distruzione pubblica di avorio in Italia Roma come New York, Parigi e Nairobi: il 31 marzo, al Circo Massimo, Roma Roma, 3 Marzo 2016. In occasione del World Wildlife Day, la Elephant Action League, insieme al Ministero dell’Ambiente e al Corpo Forestale dello Stato, annunciano la propria attiva partecipazione alla lotta contro […]
PRESS RELEASE Italy joins the fight against elephant poaching, ivory trafficking and transnational criminal organizations profiting from wildlife crime. Rome, 3 March, 2016. To celebrate World Wildlife Day the American nonprofit Elephant Action League, together with the Italian Ministry of Environment and the Italian Forest Police, is proud to announce the first Italian Ivory Crush to […]
PRESS RELEASE February 8, 2016. Washington DC. Elephant Action League (EAL) is pleased to announce that we are a newly appointed Associate Member of the US Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (USWTA). The USWTA is a voluntary coalition of non-profit organizations, companies, foundations and media interests that will be working closely with the U.S. government in a […]
