Bryan Christy

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Terrorism in Africa’s Parks

February 2, 2018 Bryan Christy

I was pleased to present testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on organized crime, extremist militias, and terrorism as they relate to Africa’s wildlife, protected areas, and park rangers, 5/18/17. This hearing was called by Chairman Ed Royce who has been a leader … [Read more...]

Blog Post elephants, ivory, organized crime, park rangers, parks, Terrorism, wildlife

House Foreign Affairs Committee

June 20, 2017 Bryan Christy

Testimony: Terrorism in Africa Committee on Foreign Relations, US House of Representatives May 18, 2017 Read my testimony here. Read National Geographic's take on my testimony here. … [Read more...]

Appearances congress, elephants, National Geographic, rangers, rhinos, Royce, Terrorism, wildlife

Ivory and Terrorism: The Truth

November 6, 2015 Bryan Christy

Last week the New York Times ran a shameful Op-Ed entitled, "The Ivory-Funded Terrorism Myth," which falsely claimed that ivory is not funding terrorist activity in Africa, and suggested that even if there is ivory-funded terrorism (let's just call it "regional militias," he … [Read more...]

Blog Post elephants, ivory, janjaweed, Kony, National Geographic, new york times, Terrorism

Baby Elephants Protecting Me

September 16, 2015 Bryan Christy

Here is my all-time favorite out-take from our work on Warlords of Ivory. Here orphaned baby elephants walk me into a gathering of adult, wild elephants, a potentially dangerous experience. My thanks to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for hosting me and my team. … [Read more...]

Blog Post, Ivory, Terrorism elephants, ivory, JJ Kelley, John Heminway, Kenya, National Geographic, orphan, Sheldrick Trust, Terrorism, Toby Strong, Warlords of Ivory

Talking Ivory Crime on FRESH AIR w Terry Gross

August 15, 2015 Bryan Christy

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...]

Blog Post, CITES, Ivory, Organized Crime, Terrorism elephants, Fresh Air, ivory, National Geographic, Terrorism, Terry Gross

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