Anger over elephant killings
A family of 12 elephants have been slaughtered and their tusks hacked off in the worst recorded ivory poaching incident in Kenya's history, prompting calls for action to tackle the illegal trade.
Activists call for ivory trade crackdown
A report by ITV News into the slaughter of a family of elephants is fuelling calls for a complete ban on the international ivory trade.
Activists are calling for Interpol and the World Customs Association to work together to crackdown on the trade.
Here's ITV News Correspondent Paul Davies' report, which includes footage from campaign group the Environmental Investigation Agency:
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The dirty business of the lucrative ivory trade
Illegal poaching in Africa is being fuelled by a growing demand for ivory from wealthy consumers in China, and across Asia.
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Kenya asks for help to curb elephant poaching menace
The poachers who slaughtered 12 elephants at the weekend were likely big-time gangsters fuelled by consumer demand in the Far East.
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Kenya's elephants slaughtered in new poaching frenzy
A family of 12 elephants has been killed and their tusks hacked off in the worst recorded incident of ivory poaching in Kenya's history.