The Philippines has launched an invetigation into ivory trade, starting with the collection of Monsignor Cristobal Garcia. … [Read more...]
Is the Church Tossing Out Environmental Opportunity?
With all of the opportunity for good Blood Ivory represents for people in Africa (and the Philippines), not to mention for elephants, it is disconcerting that the archbishop of Cebu believes that my exposing the ivory trade results from anti-church "bias." The Archbishop … [Read more...]
Hope in the Philippines: Secrets That We Keep
A lesson of writing The Kingpin about wildlife trafficker Anson Wong is that no amount of outside pressure makes a difference when it comes to wildlife crime. If change is to come on wildlife exploitation it has to come from within each country. The Kingpin story brought … [Read more...]
National Geographic Launches New Elephant Blog
National Geographic has launched a new blog, Elephant Voices to expand on developments arising out of Blood Ivory and, importantly, to bring together the world's best thinkers on elephant conservation and the ivory trade. There will be much more to say on this in coming days. … [Read more...]
Monsignor Garcia Stripped of Titles, Suspended
Reports today from Manila that the Vatican has stripped ivory collector Monsignor Cristobal Garcia of his positions in the Archdiocese of Cebu and suspended him while the Vatican investigates accusations he molested altar boys 25 years ago in the United States. These allegations … [Read more...]
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