Scientists have used genetic testing of ivory shipments seized by law enforcement to uncover the international criminal networks behind ivory trafficking out of Africa. The genetic connections across ...

Analysis of DNA in elephant tusks helps uncover criminal networks involved in ivory trafficking. (Gary M. Stoltz / USFWS) Since 2004, scientists at the University of Washington have used DNA to help ...

In recent years, DNA testing has been used to crack cold cases. What if it was used to shed light on international elephant poaching and ivory trafficking? University of Washington researchers are ...

A team led by scientists at the University of Washington and special agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used genetic testing of ivory shipments seized by law enforcement to ...