Written with passion for anyone interested in seeing an end to the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, this book shows how, by working together, people all over the world who care about these animals are gradually bringing about change for the better. It takes an overview of how the current situation came to pass by exploring poaching and its devastating consequences and the pivotal role of organized crime. The discussion of how matters are starting to improve covers the investigation and monitoring of ivory markets, sustainable uses and the key role of local communities.Enforcement of the law is vital in this story. Enter the enforcers, the technology they use to defeat the poachers and the evidence they require to prosecute offenders. Cases, some deeply shocking, are included, as well as a number of fascinating case studies, while the exploits of organized crime gangs make lively, as well as disturbing reading. Throughout the message is clear. We can and must save these animals from extinction.

1. Introduction

2. The Animals: Elephants, Rhinos and People
3. CITES and the CBD
4. Sustainable Use: Golden Thread or Fool's Gold?
5. Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn
6. The Products, Their Retail Outlets, Their Sellers and Their Buyers
7. Poaching and Its Consequences
8. The Survivors
9. Smugglers and Smuggling Routes
10. The One-Off Sales of Elephant Ivory and Their Aftermath
11. The Confusing Nature of Ivory Markets
12. Researchers and Their Methodology
13. Markets in Africa
14. Markets in Southeast Asia
15. Markets in the United States of America
16. Markets in the UK
17. The History of Rhinoceros Listing on CITES
18. The Illegal Trade in Rhino Horn
19. In Which We Meet Our First Organized Crime Gang and The Law is Changed
20. Organized Crime
21.- Rebel Militia and 'Blood Ivory'
22. The Internet
23. Religious Ivory
24. Bribery and Corruption
25. The Enforcers
26. Seizures and Arrests
27. Evidence
28. Prosecutions
29. Technology to the Rescue
30. The London Conference and What Followed
31. CoP16
32. Updates on Some Countries
33. Rhino Trophy Hunting in South Africa
34. Research
35. Education
36. The CBD Re-visited
37. Sustainable Use: Contentious Issues
38. People
39. Countries
40. Zoos, Ecosystems and Translocations
41. Last Chance to Save
42. Living Together: Resolutions to Human-elephant Conflict and Other Problems
43. Working Together Creates People Power
44. Survival or Extinction?