Elephant Ivory DNA Test - Benezeth Mutayoba

Once ivory is removed from a poached elephant, it all tends to look the same. There is no way to tell if it came from a forest elephant in Gabon or a towering Kenyan tusker. But 2014 Buffett Award winner for leadership in conservation, Benezeth Mutayoba helped develop DNA tests that can help identify an elephant's area of origin. In addition, he helped initiate a national anti-poaching campaign in Tanzania and an effort to stop the sale of seized ivory stockpiles, in order to pressure wealthier countries to do the same.