Tag: National Geographic

Live From the Congo: Elephant Ivory Project’s Journey to Stop Elephant Poaching Begins

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Today, I’m packing. After two years in the works, we’re kicking off the Elephant Ivory Project in earnest on Sunday morning, when Andy Maser and I fly to Kinshasa–the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)–with a case of Continue Reading

Video of the Day: What’s Really Happening In Our Oceans?

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Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Chads Zakouma National Park

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Zakouma National Park in southeastern Chad is home to one of the world’s largest remaining concentrations of elephants. Despite a tumultuous history of slavery, colonialism, and civil war, the Chad government and  conservationists have managed to create a wildlife refuge Continue Reading