<story><title>GPS Trackers in Fake Elephant Tusks Reveal Ivory Smuggling Route</title><url>http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/08/12/431908397/gps-trackers-in-fake-elephant-tusks-reveal-ivory-smuggling-route</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>adamnemecek</author><text>If you live in Washington state and would like to do something about preventing further poaching, please vote Yes on Initiative-1401 which will be on the state ballot in this fall [0].&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, anyone can donate for example to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[1][2] which fights these poachers. The founder, Damien Mander[3], is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his military experience to train the park rangers since they, unlike the poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as understaffed.&lt;p&gt;There is also the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[4][5] which takes care of elephant and rhino orphans (most of them are orphans due to poaching). For $50 a year, you can become a sponsor of a particular orphan and they&amp;#x27;ll send you photos and updates about how your sponsored orphan is doing. I&amp;#x27;ve been giving these out as gifts with good successes. You can for example sponsor this little fella [6].&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;saveanimalsfacingextinction.org&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;saveanimalsfacingextinction.org&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.iapf.org&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.iapf.org&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;International_Anti-Poaching_Foundation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;International_Anti-Poaching_Fo...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[3] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Damien_Mander&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Damien_Mander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[4] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[5] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[6] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org&amp;#x2F;asp&amp;#x2F;orphan_profile.asp?N=337&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org&amp;#x2F;asp&amp;#x2F;orphan_profile.as...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>GPS Trackers in Fake Elephant Tusks Reveal Ivory Smuggling Route</title><url>http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/08/12/431908397/gps-trackers-in-fake-elephant-tusks-reveal-ivory-smuggling-route</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>flashman</author><text>Check out the National Geographic article with much more detail: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;tracking-ivory&amp;#x2F;article.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;tracking-ivory&amp;#x2F;article.htm...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#x27;s an interactive map too: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;tracking-ivory&amp;#x2F;map.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;tracking-ivory&amp;#x2F;map.html&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>