Worldfocus » elephants http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:18:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Africa turns to science for help combatting ivory trade http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/02/africa-turns-to-science-for-help-combatting-ivory-trade/6109/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/02/africa-turns-to-science-for-help-combatting-ivory-trade/6109/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:58:15 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=6109 Despite a long ban, poachers in Africa continue to kill thousands of elephants each year for the money they can make from the tusks. But now, scientists are using a sophisticated dating method to fight back — a technique based in part on the nuclear bomb tests of the 1950s.

Michael Novacek, provost of science at the American Museum of Natural History, joins Martin Savidge to discuss scientific methods used to fight the ivory trade and animals that are at risk.

(View full post to see video) Despite a long ban, poachers in Africa continue to kill thousands of elephants each year for the money they can make from the tusks. But now, says Michael Novacek of the American Museum of Natural History, scientists are using a sophisticated dating method to fight back. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/07/th_africa_novacek.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/07/th_africa_novacek.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/02/africa-turns-to-science-for-help-combatting-ivory-trade/6109/feed/