Covers the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn and its ramifications from a law perspective

Provides a unique overview of other factors playing a role in animal preservation attempts

Complemented with rich animal photography

80% of author income generated from sales of this book will be donated to elephant and rhino conservation efforts

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?