China gets ivory imports go-ahead

China demand for ivory tops talks
A proposal to allow China to import elephant ivory legally is among the issues to be discussed at a UN meeting in Geneva.

Toxic waste verdict disappoints
Ivorians express disappointment following a trial over the dumping of hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste in 2006.

'Leggy blonde' pregnant with calf
An Asian elephant becomes the first in the UK to become pregnant by artificial insemination.

Southern seals sample salty seas
Elephant seals are helping scientists study the temperature and salinity changes in the Southern Ocean.

Stolen fossils back in Argentina
Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after being seized in the US.