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Shot, face hacked off, tusks stolen... horror of the elephants butchered for their ivory
Mary Rice
26th September, 2011
More than 3000 elephants may have been slaughtered in 2011 so far - and that's just those we know about. In Kenya, Mary Rice from the Environmental Investigation Agency witnesses the bloody reality of the global ivory trade more...
Q&A: Jean-Christophe Vié of the IUCN
Henry Gass
30th August, 2011
Conservation isn’t just for NGOs and governments says IUCN Deputy Director of Global Species, Jean-Christophe Vié: it’s something we all need to work on. Henry Gass met him to find out more more...
Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities
Rosie Spinks
17th August, 2011
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal more...
Walking Thunder: In the Footsteps of the African Elephant
Ruth Styles
28th July, 2011
Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson’s stunning images highlight the luminous beauty of Africa’s elephants, says Ruth Styles, and show why ending the ivory trade is more important than ever more...
Among necessary giants: why we can’t afford to lose the elephant
Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
27th July, 2011
Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson, authors of Walking Thunder, explain why the survival of the elephant is critical for our own future more...
Wildlife corridors are the Asian elephant's last chance for survival
Mark Shand
22nd June, 2010
Why wildlife corridors are the new reserves - and why colourful elephants are cropping up on London streets more...
Who needs Africa's land more: us or wildlife?
Thembi Mutch
29th December, 2009
An explosive mix of animals, people and economics means that land in Africa is becoming more valuable - and more contested - than ever more...
Q & A: Pollyanna Pickering, artist and wildlife conservationist
Laura Sevier
13th August, 2009
Pollyanna Pickering on being one of the few westerners to see a giant panda in the wild, saving the Abyssinian Wolf and how art has led her to a greater appreciation of the natural world... more...
The Elephant Whisperer
Robert King
12th November, 2005
Lek lives in Thialand. She saves Thai elephants. Now, thanks to a clumsy campaign launched by animal rights activists in American all her work is at risk more...
Meeting Delilah
Lyall Watson
1st September, 2004
She entwined my whole arm in her trunk, held it there as she breathed deeply several times, and then put the tip of her trunk in her mouth and sighed. I came a little closer and let her explore my face and neck freely until I could hear a soft growl of pure delight: the elephant equivalent of purring. more...
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