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June 7, 2011
Why should you scare wild elephants? In order to save them!
Congratulations to Tuy Sereivathana. The 2010 Goldman Prize winner from Cambodia has been awarded the 2011 National Geographic Emerging Explorers Award for his ground-breaking elephant conservation methods. Check out the video below to see how Sereivathana’s work has helped save his country’s elephants.
Uncle Elephant They call him “Uncle Elephant.” Determined, intelligent, and kind, Sereivathana Tuy (known as “Vathana”) is everything you’d want in an uncle. He’s an ex-park ranger, National Geographic Explorer, and, most importantly, a committed conservationist who has devoted his life to protecting elephants in Cambodia. We chatted with Vathana about winning the Goldman Prize…
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By Thai Van Nguyen I was born in a rural area in Vietnam, near Cuc Phuong—the first national park in Vietnam, in the Ninh Binh province. During my childhood, I was proud to live close to the park—a marvelous home to thousands of species—but I was horrified to witness wild animals being captured or killed…
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A Conservation Success Decreased poaching, collaborative conservation, community engagement, and rebounding wildlife populations? Against a backdrop of weighty environmental headlines typically fueling my eco-anxiety, interviewing Rudi Putra (Indonesia, 2014) was like a breath of fresh air. “I’m an optimist because I’ve seen positive change happen in the Leuser Ecosystem,” Rudi remarked as we discussed his…
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