The cover story of National Geographic’s September issue is entitled “Tracking Ivory.” A companion piece, “Warlords of Ivory,” aired last night on the National Geographic TV channel. Both cover the bold effort […]
The Fate of the Forest Elephant
I wrote about the forest elephant in September upon my return from the Republic of Congo. The thrill of seeing these secretive creatures notwithstanding, our visit was overshadowed in spirit by descriptions […]
Forest Elephants, A Species Apart
In December 2010, scientists from Harvard, the University of Illinois and the University of York in Britain announced their finding that the African savanna elephant and the forest elephant are distinct species, […]
