Thursday, November 4, Netflix will premier on its service the award-winning documentary, The Ivory Game (link to full press kit). The Ivory Game (link to website) poses the dark world of ivory […]
The Ivory Game
Giants’ Steps
Did you know that the largest land mammal — the multi-ton elephant — can walk by you in such silence that you may not even know they are present unless you see […]
Cecil’s Legacy
The outrage over the murder of Zimbabwe’s most famous lion, Cecil, by an American dentist is sparking renewed pledges to “do something” about illegal wildlife trafficking. As it should. And not a […]
Ivory’s Curse
“An abundant endowment of high-value wildlife can be a resource curse that ultimately leaves human societies worse off. The damage being done to African elephants from poaching is very real, but so […]
Join the Elephant Lobby
On February 11, 2014, President Obama announced he would take administrative action to ban the commercial trade of elephant ivory in the United States. In addition, he outlined a national strategy to […]
Elephant Numerology
On New Year’s Eve, in his address to the nation, President Kikwete of Tanzania renewed his pledge to fight poaching, citing shocking new survey numbers: the elephant population in the huge Selous Game […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
