Brent Stirton
South Africa
Brent is a Senior Correspondent for Getty Images. He does most of his work for National Geographic Magazine, focusing on the intersection of humans and the environment.
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Ivory wars: from the frontline
Elephant poaching is one of the most lucrative black markets in the world.
Each year up to 154 tonnes of ivory are trafficked out of east Africa, and around 25,000 to 35,000 elephants killed. Illegal ivory presents an opportune source of funding for armed criminal groups who come into regular conflict with conservation officials in the central and east African regions. Brent set out to focus international attention on the people who are profiting most and those at the sharp end of the ivory war, the rangers who risk their lives to stop the killing.
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