The slaughter of African elephants is a wildlife story. But it's also a crime story. --Terry Gross I've gotten huge response to my NPR interview with Terry Gross this week. Terry got straight to the heart of the matter, bringing an important, fresh perspective to this issue. … [Read more...]
IVORY: A Crime Story
My latest piece for National Geographic, Tracking Ivory, is the cover of the magazine's September issue and the subject of WARLORDS OF IVORY, the premiere episode of National Geographic's Explorer series, airing August 30, 2015 on the National Geographic Channel. Here's a … [Read more...]
US Ivory Crush: Call to the World
Earlier this week the United States government destroyed its national ivory stockpile, nearly six tons of elephant ivory, representing the majority of ivory seized from American tourists and traffickers since the late 1980s. My take, pre- and post-event for National … [Read more...]
Philippines Ivory Crush: Call to the United States
Friday, June 21, the Philippines became the first country outside of Africa to destroy ivory seized by its law enforcement. I wrote about it for National Geographic here: In Global First, Philippines to Destroy its Ivory Stock and here: Pulling Teeth. The United States … [Read more...]
Amanpour on Ivory
Last week I went on CNN's Amanpour with the heroic Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ivory trade, the documentary Battle for the Elephants directed by John Heminway, and Ivory Worship. Here's the interview: … [Read more...]
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