Monday, October 13, 2014

Negotiating With Rebels for Elephants - Mike Fay

Many anti-government rebel armies struggle for international recognition and money, in comparison to the government forces they oppose. In Africa, some groups see the wildlife as walking dollar signs, and poach elephants and rhinos to fence their ivory and horns abroad. But National Geographic Explorer in Residence Mike Fay, has made a career of protecting those animals, particularly in Gabon and Central African Republic, even when it calls him to fly into rebel held forests to negotiate with the army leaders.

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