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The Price of an Elephant

The Price of an Elephant | Human Interest | Scoop.it
It’s a beautiful day, you are excited to be window shopping, finding gifts for your family and that perfect item for yourself. You’re perusing the aisles when suddenly you see it. Your heart lurches into...

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Garry Rogers's curator insight, August 14, 2014 7:05 PM

Here's a suggestion that will let everyone who cares help protect elephants.

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The Burning Question - Africa Geographic Magazine

The Burning Question - Africa Geographic Magazine | Human Interest | Scoop.it
AMERICA'S ONGOING DEBATE OVER THE TRADE IN IVORY


Eery tusk costs a life. That was the ominous theme of a 30-second clip shown on a public-funded billboard in Manhattan’s Times Square. It was direct, bold and all too brief. For one month in the Autumn of 2013, there was an elephant in New York City, flashing on a large screen, 24 hours a day for countless Americans and tourists to see. But like so many others fallen victim to gun, arrow and spear, this African giant was eventually taken down.


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