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SPRING / SUMMER 2012 - ExOfficio
SPRING / SUMMER 2012 - ExOfficio
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EXOFFICIO PHILANTHROPY<br />
2011 was the deadliest year for elephants since ivory<br />
was banned in 1989. More than 100 elephants are killed<br />
every day. National Geographic explorers Andy Maser and<br />
Trip Jennings teamed up with the Center for Conservation<br />
Biology at the University of Washington to identify<br />
poaching hotspots. It is crucial to determine which<br />
populations are targets before these herds are pushed<br />
to the brink of extinction.<br />
The EIP team trekked into the jungle of the Democratic<br />
Republic of Congo, a major source of illegal ivory, to<br />
collect DNA samples. They will be analyzed and matched<br />
to illegal ivory seizures to identify where the elephants<br />
lived. Andy is creating media to raise awareness of the<br />
elephantsÕ plight before it is too late. Interacting with<br />
the world in such a way as to improve it and ourselves is<br />
a guiding principle at ExOfficio, and we hope to inspire<br />
others to do the same. Together with the Elephant Ivory<br />
Project, we hope to inspire you to take action to save<br />
our wild elephants. Connect with us online and share an<br />
experience that inspired you to give back.<br />
Learn more at www.elephantivoryproject.com<br />
Wearing a BugsAway Halo and Ziwa pants (page 5), Andy Maser collects DNA<br />
samples from endangered elephant herds in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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