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...]
CITES’ Ivory Trade Policy is on Drugs
By far the most dangerous threat now facing the African elephant is not poachers or Chinese ivory carvers, it is CITES' rulemaking. CITES is indispensible to the protection of wildife around the world, but for elephants the high dollar values, insignicant enforcement, and … [Read more...]
Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship on PBS NewsHour
My interview tonight on PBS NewsHour with Hari Sreenivasan: … [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...]
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...]