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Author: John Frederick Walker

John Frederick Walker is the author of Ivory’s Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of Elephants.
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12/02/2019

Towers of Ivory

Does Japan have an ivory problem? It’s complicated.

by John Frederick Walker

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08/03/2017

The Dark Side of Ivory Prohibition

Will it help elephants or just vandalize culture?

by John Frederick Walker

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03/29/2012

Where the Antelope Play

Hirola in Kenya

by John Frederick Walker

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