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Nairobi
The security to get into the United Nations compound is tight. Understandable given September’s terrorist attack. I arrived this morning to find I was not on the list. A heavy sigh by me and a raised eyebrow by the armed guard didn’t speed up the process. So I smiled sweetly and produced my passport. After […]
Posted in: Organised crime
Wildlife Crime
October 30, 2013
I recently listened to an interview on the radio by two conservation activists talking about the state of wildlife trafficking globally. It made depressing listening. High on the agenda was the issue of ivory and the butchery that’s involved in removing tusks from elephants. One of the interviewees said to the presenter, “imagine having your […]
Posted in: Organised crime
There’s no such thing as bad publicity – Virunga finally in the UK headlines
October 27, 2013
A row over the latest celebrity-endorsed campaign by the conservation giant WWF has lead to more coverage across newspaper titles than it probably could have hoped for. Nothing like controversy to get tongues wagging. Note to self NGOs! Conservation is not a sexy subject to news editors. But throw in a good-looking woman, filmed in […]
Posted in: Protect our rainforests
Great Apes Summit – Eco-tourism
October 1, 2013
Praveen Moman is the co-founder of Volcanoes Safaris. The philanthropic trust runs four eco-lodges bordering the parks of Uganda and Rwanda where the mountain gorillas live. This year he was awarded the Conde Nast Traveler: World Savers Award 2013. I spoke to him about his love of Africa, the great apes and how it feels to be […]
Posted in: Jackson Hole
Great Apes Summit – Professor Richard Wrangham
September 30, 2013
Richard Wrangham a professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University has been studying primates since the 1970s. He has conducted extensive research on primate ecology, nutrition, and social behaviour. Here he talks to me at the Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole Wyoming about the importance of ambassadors like Dr Jane Goodall; the future of […]
Posted in: Jackson Hole
Great Apes Summit – final day at Jackson Hole
September 26, 2013
The final sessions of the Great Apes Summit revisited the issues discussed over the four days. It’s up to the next generation to safeguard these primates and inspire those behind them to carry on fighting.I spoke to GRASP co-ordinator and a Girl Scout trying to make a difference.
Posted in: Jackson Hole
Great Apes Summit – Dr Jane Goodall teams up with Google
September 24, 2013
She is arguably one of the world’s most famous Primatologists. Dr Jane Goodall has committed her life to raising the profile of chimpanzees and other ape species. Her popularity across generations is something technology giant Google wanted to capture and use for the good of conservation. We talked to Dr Goodall about her life and […]
Posted in: Jackson Hole
Great Apes Summit – PETA
September 24, 2013
Today, Dan Mathews, PETA spoke to me about the use of primates in Hollywood for the Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole. Mathews addressed the chimpanzee featured in Paramount Pictures’ The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Posted in: Jackson Hole
Great Apes Summit – Illegal Trade
September 23, 2013
An estimated 3,000 great apes are lost from the wild to the global illicit live trade each year, and many wind up smuggled, shipped, and sold. Naftali Honig runs the wildlife enforcement project PALF in Congo, together with other activists they have set up a new organisation – Eagle Network which spans 6 African countries. […]
Posted in: Jackson Hole
Great Apes Summit – Palm Oil
September 23, 2013
The profitability of palm oil has fueled a global ago-industrial surge that has devastated vast areas of orangutan habitat in Asia. It now threatens great ape forests in Africa. I spoke to some of the world’s leading experts in conservation on whether there is a sustainable way to meet the popular demand of this crop.
Posted in: Jackson Hole
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