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Game changer: How Sam Wasser became the ivory detective

Game changer: How Sam Wasser became the ivory detective

by Adam Cruise | Apr 29, 2022 | Commentary

By Dean Paton – The Christian Science Monitor When Sam Wasser was a young biologist studying baboons in Tanzania, he never imagined he would one day lead an international force cracking down on the smuggling of illegal goods, from elephant ivory to pangolins and...
Sam Wasser pours his intense passion for protecting wildlife into research and catching poachers

Sam Wasser pours his intense passion for protecting wildlife into research and catching poachers

by Adam Cruise | May 22, 2019 | News

By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times Sam Wasser doesn’t sleep well. How can he, when 40,000 elephants are still slaughtered for their tusks every year? When — despite his best efforts — transnational trafficking rings continue to smuggle ivory and other wildlife...
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