Takahiro Kubo

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Senior Researcher in National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) & Visiting Researcher in ICCS, University of Oxford

Seized ivory tusks are destroyed by the Malaysian government as part of its fight against the illegal ivory trade. MIFAS/Shutterstock

February 3, 2025

Takahiro Kubo, University of Oxford; Diogo Veríssimo, University of Oxford, and Taro Mieno, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Wildlife trade bans can encourage buyers and sellers to trade in similar species that haven’t been banned but may still be endangered.

Ivory poaching is threatening regional elephant populations. MPH Photos/Shutterstock

November 18, 2022

Laura Thomas-Walters, University of Stirling; Bob Smith, University of Kent; Diogo Veríssimo, University of Oxford, and Takahiro Kubo, University of Oxford

Japan was one of the world’s largest ivory markets – research explains why the country is no longer a key destination for the product.