Poachers kill elephants for their ivory tusks. Hippo teeth are made of the same material but are easier to obtain and are also legal. Sadly, hippos’ teeth are replacing elephant tusks in the ...

Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. Adam Peyman, wildlife programs ...

With only as few as 115,000 adult hippos remaining in the wild in Africa today and increasing and unabating threats from habitat loss and degradation, poaching and trade in hippo parts — teeth, skulls ...