The Human Cost of the Ivory Trade - a podcast by On the Map, Off the Radar

One elephant is killed for its tusks every 15 minutes. Oxford MSc student Jamee Bender talks with us about the human cost of the ivory trade.

National Geographic and the ivory trade focus on China/Manila: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/10/ivory/christy-text

Understanding the "ivory war" in Africa: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/africas-elephants-are-being-slaughtered-in-poaching-frenzy.html?pagewanted=all

The recent legislation where China announced a year-long moratorium on the import of ivory: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/china-bans-ivory-carving-imports-for-a-year

Some of the photos in the video are from photographer Brent Stirton's website:
http://www.brentstirton.com/#s=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&p=10&a=3&at=0

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