Elephants and Ivories

En 1986, Robin des Bois publie « Eléphants et ivoire végétal ». Un an plus tard, une élégante bande d’éléphants masqués tout droit sortis d’Art Déco et de Sherwood envahit les trafiquants d’ivoire à Paris. En 1988 les éléphants masqués saluent à Lausanne la décision d’interdire le commerce international de l’ivoire. Une victoire colossale. En 1997, le cartel de l’ivoire réussit à rouvrir les vannes du commerce international. Une défaite abyssale. C’était à Harare capitale du Zimbabwe. Le journal gouvernemental titre « L’Afrique australe gagne la guerre de l’ivoire ». Robin des Bois répond par « Harare humanum est ». De cette erreur, les éléphants ne se remettent pas.

“On the Trail” n°47, the defaunation bulletin

21 Nov 2025

“On the Trail” n°47, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail”, English version
“A la Trace”, French version
Quarterly information and analysis report on endangered animals poaching and smuggling

N°47
1,157 events between July 1 and August 31, 2025
279 illustrations and 6 maps
951 sources, 196 pages, 6,1 MB

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The world as it is – “On the Trail” n°46, the defaunation bulletin

18 Aug 2025

The world as it is – “On the Trail” n°46, the defaunation bulletin

ON THE TRAIL” is not a line of short stories worthy of fueling conversations by the coffee machine. If this work number 46 (1,100 events, 184 pages, 912 sources, 6 maps, 224 photos, 6.9 Mb) refers to cotton-headed tamarins and capuchins transported in the underpants of smugglers in Colombia, to parakeet chicks in the boots of a driver at the border between Mexico and the United States, If this issue 46 reveals to its readers that in South Africa abalone by the tens of thousands were slipped into shipping containers in the middle of a cargo of pigs’ stomachs bound for China, it’s not to have a laugh before moving on to other things. It’s to show the world as it is, mutilated by the destruction of animal and plant beauty, undermined by the breakdown of natural ecosystems and threatened by the emergence of health risks for human populations.

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“On the Trail” n°45, the defaunation bulletin

25 Jun 2025

“On the Trail” n°45, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail”, English version
“A la Trace”, French version
Quarterly information and analysis report on endangered animals poaching and smuggling
No. 45
1,022 events between April 1 and May 31, 2024
261 illustrations and 4 maps
809 sources, 172 pages, 6.6 MB

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“On the Trail” n°44, the defaunation bulletin

14 Apr 2025

“On the Trail” n°44, the defaunation bulletin

“A la Trace”, French version
“On the Trail”, English version
Quarterly information and analysis report on endangered animals poaching and smuggling
No. 44
1,545 events
between January 1 and March 31, 2024
1,184 sources, 244 pages, 7.2 MB

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“On the Trail” n°43, the defaunation bulletin

20 Dec 2024

“On the Trail” n°43, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail” n°43
Quarterly information and analysis report on endangered animals poaching and smuggling

Poaching is not a movie

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“On the Trail” n°42, the defaunation bulletin

14 Nov 2024

“On the Trail” n°42, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail” n°42
Quarterly information and analysis report on endangered animals poaching and smuggling
(pdf, 177 pages – 5.4 Mo)

1,062 events with references, checked, analysed, commented and strengthened
between September 1 and October 31, 2023.
215 iconographic documents, 7 maps and historical archives.
880 sources.

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(Français) Les éléphants vont mourir pour nourrir

23 Oct 2024

(Français) Les éléphants vont mourir pour nourrir

Only in French.

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“On the Trail” n°41, the defaunation bulletin

6 Aug 2024

“On the Trail” n°41, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail” n°41
the defaunation bulletin
(pdf, 230 pages – 7.9 Mo)

1,438 events with references, checked, analysed, commented and strengthened
between June 1 and August 31, 2023.
304 iconographic documents, 11 maps and historical archives.

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“On the Trail” n°40, the defaunation bulletin

6 May 2024

“On the Trail” n°40, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail” n°40
the defaunation bulletin
(pdf, 261 pages – 8.2 Mb)

1,532 events with references, checked, analysed, commented and strengthened
between March 1 and May 31, 2023.
376 iconographic documents, 
10 maps and historical archives.

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(Français) Hommage aux Eléphants de Côte d’Ivoire

12 Feb 2024

(Français) Hommage aux Eléphants de Côte d’Ivoire

Only in French.

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