As many of you know, during the week of August 10, I was fundraising and advocating for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, National Geographic’s Cause An Uproar and Save The Elephants. On social media (facebook and twitter), I announced I’d be donating 100% of my earnings (Aug. 13) to elephant conservation, to celebrate World Elephant Day and my…
Tag: ivory
Bri Bella’s “slip” controversy
On Monday’s episode of RAW (7/22), during the “MizTV” segment featuring the cast of Total Divas, Bri Bella had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. Twitter lit up and photos surfaced instantly. PWMania.com reported that WWE officials were furious over the incident and forced Bri to issue an apology. After RAW, Bri released the following statement: Forced or unforced, the…
#SaveElephants
Dawn breaks across the savanna of Tsavo-East National Park in Kenya, Africa. A family of twelve elephants stirs in the morning sun. The humidity begins to climb and a mother nudges her calf. The little one flaps his ears and trumpets, awake. At dusk and dawn, the iron-rich soils of this untamed land are illuminated…
African Elephants: Taken for “Blood Ivory”
In the October 2012 issue of National Geographic, there is a special investigative report by Bryan Christy. The report identifies many Asian countries (primarily China) as the largest consumers of [black market] ivory and explores the “loopholes” surrounding the illegal ivory trade (hint: most of the “loopholes” are religious). In 1989 the Convention on International…
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