World Elephant Day, August 12, 2017. This is the fifth World Elephant Day, a global event launched in 2012. This year numerous organizations dedicated to elephants are honoring this day in a […]
Living Dinosaurs

Could elephants really become extinct in our lifetimes? Media coverage is now referring to elephants as “living dinosaurs.” An oxymoron? Not really. More of a prediction. A grim future for elephants is […]
International March for Elephants — New York

Here are some scenes from the International March for Elephants in New York on Friday, October 4. Many elephant “champions” participated in the walk, which began on the West Side at 12th […]
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 […]
Samburu Elephants

Samburu (National Reserve in northern Kenya) is one beautiful expanse of grassy, acacia-covered desert, surrounded by mountains and divided by the palm-fringed Ewaso Ng’iro River. One of my favorite memories is reflected […]
Tuskless in Tanzania

This brown-eyed beauty was born without tusks — a shortcoming perhaps, but not a deformity. I photographed her in Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park in 2008. She was with her two children, […]