Since publication of my story, Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship Catholic Church leaders in Cebu have called me a liar and have suggested I be declared persona non grata for exposing Msgr. Cristobal Garcia's past and his encouragement of smuggling by those who want ivory … [Read more...]
Vatican Finally Responds to Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship, or Does it?
For some months National Geographic has attempted to engage Vatican officials regarding the use of ivory by Catholics as described in my October 2012 cover story, Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship. This week Father Lombardi finally responded, but his letter suggests it is not the … [Read more...]
Some Thoughts on Wildlife Trafficking
Last week I attended Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's roundtable on wildlife trafficking and posted some thoughts about it on National Geographic's Blog. … [Read more...]
More on Vatican City Ivory Raids
More on the recent raids on Italy's Ivory shops, from Italian newspaper, La Repubblica: Per Google translate: THE CASE Blood and ivory near the Vatican is the business of the tusks of elephants Between the walls that divide the holy city of Rome there is a … [Read more...]
Raid on Vatican, Abruzzo Ivory Shops, Religious Statues Seized
Forestry Department officials in Italy have just raided ivory shops in Vatican City and Abruzzo, seizing ivory religious sculptures. Here is a google translate of the press release: These are artifacts representing religious subjects made of elephant ivory. The cost of … [Read more...]
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