WWF's Secret War
How anti-poaching funds end up in the hands of vicious paramilitaries.
How anti-poaching funds end up in the hands of vicious paramilitaries.
Tom Warren, Katie J.M. Baker Buzzfeed Mar 2019 Permalink
The World Wide Fund for Nature funds vicious paramilitary forces to fight poaching.
Tom Warren, Katie J.M. Baker Buzzfeed News Mar 2019 25min Permalink
African Elephants have been killing people, raping rhinos, and exhibiting uncharacteristically aggressive behavior. An investigation reveals deep similarities between elephants’ and humans’ reaction to childhood trauma.
Charles Siebert New York Times Magazine Oct 2006 15min Permalink
A hunt for maple poachers in Western Washington.
Ben Goldfarb High Country News May 2017 20min Permalink
With prices spiralling, poachers are digging for ginseng in the North Carolina hills.
Suzy Khimm Foreign Policy Sep 2016 20min Permalink
As China’s growing upper class has pushed the price of ivory above $700/pound, a look at both the supply and demand side of the global trade in (mostly) illicitly acquired elephant tusks.
Alex Shoumatoff Vanity Fair Aug 2011 40min Permalink
The inside story of how an ABC nature shoot in Africa end up producing a snuff film.
Jeffrey Goldberg New Yorker Apr 2010 1h5min Permalink