National Geographic Woolly mammoth ivory looks almost identical to elephant ivory, but there is one main difference between the two: trading mammoth ivory is legal. See how elephants are suffering because of it.

National Geographic Channel New regulations, which take effect on July 6, amount to a near-total ban on the commercial trade of African elephant ivory. Current law allows for the sale of ivory and ivory products in limited cases where the seller can prove the ivory is old and w Read more ... as lawfully imported.

NPR For a long time it's been illegal to import elephant ivory. This new rule extends the ban to cover ivory that's already here.

National Geographic Hong Kong is the world's largest retail market for elephant ivory, with businesses in popular tourist areas displaying more than 30,000 ivory items for sale—more than any other city in the world. How does it get ahold of such large quantities of th Read more ... e illegal material?

The WorldPost A major victory for those trying to combat the ivory trade and save the African elephant.

The Huffington Post An elephant is slaughtered every 15 minutes by ivory poachers.

TIME “Today’s ivory crush will send a message to the world.”

CNN The message was crushingly loud and clear: Stop the illicit ivory trade. And to highlight it, the U.S. destroyed more than a ton of elephant ivory. http://cnn.it/1BC983Z

WSJ Live A public ivory burning in Times Square aims to end elephant poaching http://live.wsj.com/video/ivory-crush-aims-to-end-elephant-poaching/8FE1C3B0-C2A5-4570-942D-EE51EC7285A9.html

National Geographic "Our commitment to save our great species, especially the elephant and the rhino, remains as strong as ever," President Uhuru Kenyatta said on World Wildlife Day of the burning of 15 tons of ivory in Kenya.