Day: October 16, 2022

Behind their homes is an oil pipeline, and above them are high-voltage cables suspended between pylons. A little further off is a flare tower, burning off excess gas 24 hours a day. Yet these potent symbols of Republic of Congo’s oil and gas bonanza mean little to the villagers who live in their shadow. When […]

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) are all highly threatened species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has identified poaching, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflict as threats common to the species. Addressing threats to elephants requires public and political will to take […]