![television-show---Discovery-Channel-620 Biggest & Baddest star Niall McCann at the river with his domestic elephant in Nepal. A supreme athlete and biologist, Niall is James Bond/Tarzan and Indiana Jones rolled into one. He will ride this elephant into the jungle to discover huge rare prehistoric-looking Asian elephants.](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/television-show-Discovery-Channel-6202.jpg)
China Decision Hailed by Activists
China will ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, a move hailed by activists as “game changer” for African elephants. African ivory is highly sought after in China where it is seen as a status symbol and prices can reach as high as $1,100 per kilo. “China will gradually stop the…