SCIENCE & THE IVORY DENIERS
A few years ago I was stunned to hear scientists had proven dogs experienced emotion such as jealousy, happiness and sadness. I was on my...
CAN CITES SAVE THE ELEPHANT?
There is an extraordinary truth to the expression “it’s written all over your face.” It was 1994 and I was an observer at the CITES ...
A HORRIBLE ELEPHANT DÉJÀ VU
I spent a great deal of my life in the late 1980s undercover, following the sound of drills carving out ivory name seals for the Japanese...
WWF IGNORES HISTORY AT ALL ELEPHANTS PERIL
Today is World Elephant Day and just a few days ago WWF came out in opposition to a global ivory ban proposed for next month’s important...
IVORY TRADE: A NEW THAI LAUNDRY
An elephant dies about every twenty minutes in Africa yet the main culprits still don’t act as if there is any urgency. China, the...
IVORY TRADE: A LETHAL EXPERIMENT
“It’s just sitting there, worth a fortune” explained a frustrated and committed wildlife warden in South Africa. We were sharing a beer...
IVORY TRADE: THE VIOLENCE
I felt a sickening sadness as a breeze wafted the pungent decay of two rotting elephant corpses in my direction. In this beautiful Kenyan...
DOES WWF STILL BACK IVORY TRADE?
You might be surprised by this question but I can’t find any WWF ivory trade policy on their colourful websites although they have plenty...
CECIL "USE IT OR LOSE IT" POLICY DRIVES ELEPHANT SLAUGHTER
The cruel death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe is no accident. Hunting associations may be calling for prosecutions, but that’s not...
