I received this letter and asked its writer Paul Lavender whether I might print it along with his name and photographs. It is not often one gets this window on elephant poaching from a hunter's perspective, and it is heartbreaking. Keep in mind that Tanzania, which led the … [Read more...]
Pope Petition Proffered
"Ari P." from Canada in response to Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship has launched this online petition to Pope Benedict XVI calling upon Vatican City to sign the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and end the use of ivory in religious carvings. Now would … [Read more...]
Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship on PBS NewsHour
My interview tonight on PBS NewsHour with Hari Sreenivasan: … [Read more...]
“How pious Catholics finance African wars”
Here's some news from CatholicOnline, "How pious Catholics finance African wars." An excerpt: ....Without realizing it, many Christians, particularly Catholics in Africa and Asia, are praying for peace, praying for the environment, praying for so many good things-all while … [Read more...]
‘Persona Non Grata’ Can Be Gratifying
After two weeks of my being savaged by the Archdiocese of Cebu for Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship, culminating (so far) in a suggestion by the country's Cardinal Ricardo Vidal that I be deemed "persona non grata" and permanently expelled from the Philippines (a designation normally … [Read more...]
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