Paleontology student’s research on mammoth ivory trade highlighted on Science.org

Andy Huynh ’25 at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference. At the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology global annual conference in November, Andy Huynh ’25 gave a presentation on the illegal elephant ivory trade and how mammoth tusks are used to substitute the decreasing elephant ivory stock.

His talk, which received a standing ovation at the conference, was highlighted on Science.org. 

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Before coming to Carthage and studying paleontology, Andy worked for the United Nations helping combat global wildlife crime.

“As an expert on the elephant ivory trade and other wildlife crime issues, I was able to bring to light the unethical issues of the growing demand for wildlife products and how fossil crime is linked to wildlife crime and other sources of criminal income,” says Andy.

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