Scientists identify elephant ivory disguised as legal mammoth ivory

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• Scientists have developed a method to distinguish between elephant and mammoth ivory.
• Elephant tusks are often disguised as mammoth ivory to bypass trade bans. 14s
• The new technique uses isotope analysis to identify the species of origin. 1m 5s
• The method is quick, affordable, and intended for use in law enforcement labs. 1m 44s
• Elephant populations have dropped from 12 million to about 400,000 over the past century. 2m 11s