In a recent interview, Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation, discusses the increasing militarization of conservation and anti-poaching efforts in Africa. In 2014, Born Free USA and C4ADS released two groundbreaking reports about the ivory trade: Ivory’s Curse: The Militarization and Professionalization of Poaching in Africa and Out of Africa: Mapping the Global Trade in Illicit Elephant Ivory. Listen to Roberts’ interview below (starting at 10:15 and ending at 26:47).
Link: It’s Hot In Here