Friday, February 28, 2014

Chad takes action to stop poaching

On February 21 President Idriss Deby of Chad  showed the world his country's commitment to anti-poaching.

South African conservationist Pete Morkel and a ranger set up a pyre. (Photograph courtesy African Parks/AFP Photo/Marco Longari)
Check out this National Geographic blog post by Richard G. Ruggiero about this historic ivory stockpile burn in African Parks' Zakouma National Park.

South African conservationist Pete Morkel walks away after having thrown gasoline on the pyre of elephant tusks. (Photograph courtesy African Parks/AFP Photo/Marco Longari)

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