poachers supplying the lucrative ivory trade use these same trails to track
trade use these same trails to track
trade use these same trails to track down their quarry
and when they do the outcome can be
and when they do the outcome can be horrific
but not every human use of the elephant
but not every human use of the elephant trails is destructive indigenous peoples
trails is destructive indigenous peoples
trails is destructive indigenous peoples have traveled these ball ways for at
have traveled these ball ways for at
have traveled these ball ways for at least 9,000 years and in 1999 wildlife
least 9,000 years and in 1999 wildlife
least 9,000 years and in 1999 wildlife conservation society researcher Mike Fay
conservation society researcher Mike Fay
conservation society researcher Mike Fay embarked on a 2,000 mile trek across
embarked on a 2,000 mile trek across
embarked on a 2,000 mile trek across Central Africa his chief purpose to draw
Central Africa his chief purpose to draw
Central Africa his chief purpose to draw attention to the threats facing the
attention to the threats facing the
attention to the threats facing the region’s wildlife his primary means of
region’s wildlife his primary means of
region’s wildlife his primary means of travel the elephant trails
halfway through Mike stumbled onto a
halfway through Mike stumbled onto a poaching camp and found himself staring
poaching camp and found himself staring
poaching camp and found himself staring at a gruesome scene this wasn’t
at a gruesome scene this wasn’t
at a gruesome scene this wasn’t subsistence hunting the meat was headed
subsistence hunting the meat was headed
subsistence hunting the meat was headed for local logging and mining camps what
for local logging and mining camps what
for local logging and mining camps what Mike saw on the mega transect would turn
Mike saw on the mega transect would turn
Mike saw on the mega transect would turn out to have far-reaching and unexpected
out to have far-reaching and unexpected
out to have far-reaching and unexpected consequences together with WCS ecologist
consequences together with WCS ecologist
consequences together with WCS ecologist Lee white Mike presented President Omar
Lee white Mike presented President Omar
Lee white Mike presented President Omar Bongo ondimba with a plan to create 13
Bongo ondimba with a plan to create 13
Bongo ondimba with a plan to create 13 national parks the president said yes
national parks the president said yes
national parks the president said yes for me when Bongo said he was going to
for me when Bongo said he was going to
for me when Bongo said he was going to do it it wasn’t even like a dream come
do it it wasn’t even like a dream come
do it it wasn’t even like a dream come true it was like winning the 256 million
true it was like winning the 256 million
true it was like winning the 256 million dollar lottery setting up the parks was
dollar lottery setting up the parks was
dollar lottery setting up the parks was a promising start but only a start
a promising start but only a start
a promising start but only a start Gabonese conservationists joined forces
Gabonese conservationists joined forces
Gabonese conservationists joined forces with the Wildlife Conservation Society
with the Wildlife Conservation Society
with the Wildlife Conservation Society or WCS and created Park management teams
or WCS and created Park management teams
or WCS and created Park management teams like operation Luang go one of the first
like operation Luang go one of the first
like operation Luang go one of the first problems they faced was pervasive animal
problems they faced was pervasive animal
problems they faced was pervasive animal poaching it remains a serious problem
poaching it remains a serious problem
poaching it remains a serious problem today
today
today all across Central Africa elephants are
all across Central Africa elephants are
all across Central Africa elephants are hunted and killed for their ivory
hunted and killed for their ivory
hunted and killed for their ivory while local poachers profit very little
while local poachers profit very little
while local poachers profit very little from what they kill the tusks of a
from what they kill the tusks of a
from what they kill the tusks of a single large bull can bring thousands of
single large bull can bring thousands of
single large bull can bring thousands of dollars on the Asian open market
so anti-poaching forces face an uphill
so anti-poaching forces face an uphill struggle
after discovering an elephant massacre
after discovering an elephant massacre nears Akuma National Park and southern
nears Akuma National Park and southern
nears Akuma National Park and southern Chad Mike Fay is determined to learn
Chad Mike Fay is determined to learn
Chad Mike Fay is determined to learn more
more
more he knows that especially in war-torn
he knows that especially in war-torn
he knows that especially in war-torn nations like Chad national parks alone
nations like Chad national parks alone
nations like Chad national parks alone can’t stem the tide of widespread
can’t stem the tide of widespread
can’t stem the tide of widespread poaching
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