Earlier this year, I made a post about Asian elephants and issues concerning the quality of life they have in captivity. Now, The New York Times Magazine has published a great article, […]
The Price of Celebrity
World Elephant Day
It’s World Elephant Day! Go to: http://worldelephantday.org/ and participate. Here is a brief of this event, but do go to the website and watch the movie posted there: Return to the […]
White Gold on the Black Market
ABC News “Nightline” aired a special report on the global illegal ivory trade this week and you can watch it by clicking here. The following transcript summarizes the three-part segment, which concludes […]
Close to Home
July has been a busy month for elephant news, abroad and in the United States, beginning with President Obama’s July 1st Executive Order calling for monetary and technical assistance in the fight […]
Mara Elephant Project
The Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya is perhaps the most famous game reserve in all of Africa. A rich ecosystem of grassy plains, riverine forests and high escarpments provides for […]
Socially Acceptable. . .Or Not
Elephant “society” has its do’s and don’ts, and relies on these standards for survival. At the David Sheldrick Orphanage in Nairobi, where these two young ones were photographed, teaching orphans proper behavior […]
Gratitude
These two elephants are happy to see each other. They are not strangers; nor have they been separated for long. Part of the same breeding herd, they are just having fun at […]
Crooked Tusks
Tusks are teeth. Elephants and their ancestors developed these elongated incisors for a variety of reasons, from digging dirt for salt and water and pealing bark for food to establishing themselves as […]
The Elephant in the Room
This elephant has been in my room — my studio — since 2008 just after I photographed him in Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park. While I have many elephants in my room, […]
Tusker’s Last Stand
Twas a rainy afternoon in the Ngorongoro Crater’s Lerai Forest, an ancient-looking place. This old tusker seemed to relish the serenity brought about by an unexpected shower, continuing his perpetual quest for […]
