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Articles by Laurel Neme (chronological order)

• National Geographic: Hundreds of elephants mysteriously died. We may finally know why
• National Geographic: Story10 ReconAfrica pauses controversial oil drilling in Namibian wilderness
• National Geographic: FINAL ReconAfrica ripped through the Okavango watershed to find oil. Instead, they found trouble
• Snares: Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over
• National Geographic: Canadian Oil Company Illegally Bulldozes Protected Land in Africa
• National Geographic: Oil Company Accused of Drilling in African Wildlife Reserve, Offering Jobs for Silence
• Mongabay.com: Two threatened whale groups had a mini baby boom, but not because of lockdown
• National Geographic: Members of Congress urge investigation into Okavango oil exploration
• National Geographic: Oil exploration company in Okavango wilderness misled investors, complaint to SEC says
• National Geographic: Oil company exploring in sensitive elephant habitat accused of ignoring community concerns
• Mongabay.com: Life and new limbs: Creative thinking, 3D printers save injured wildlife
• The New York Times for Kids Magazine: Vibe Check: How Animals Show They’re Happy
• National Geographic: Test drilling for oil in Namibia’s Okavango region poses toxic risk
• National Geographic: Test drilling for oil and gas begins in Namibia’s Okavango region
• National Geographic: Oil Drilling, Possible Fracking Planned for Okavango Region—Elephants’ Last Stronghold
• National Geographic: This ‘Rhino Court’ Had 100 Percent Poacher Convictions. Why Was it Closed?
• New Yorker: Bill McKibben column: Annals of a Warming Planet: Our Best Chance to Slow Global Warming Comes in the Next Nine Years
• The New York Times for Kids Magazine: Cold? No Problem. How 6 Animals Winterize Themselves
• Muse Magazine: Advocates for Elephants – Kids on Different Continents are Working to Protect Pachyderms
• Bats Magazine: Backyard “BATIVISTS”
• Bats Magazine: Boosting Bats by Restoring Mexico’s Agaves
• Mongabay.com: Taylor and Tate: Canine-human teams rescue Australia’s fire-ravaged koalas
• Mongabay.com: What does it take to discover a new great ape species?
• Mongabay.com: New Species of orangutan threatened from moment of its discovery
• National Geographic: New Alarm System May Stop Poachers In Their Tracks
• National Geographic: Why Has This Rhino Poaching Trial Been Delayed 17 Times?
• The Revelator: Living on the Edge with Lions – Shivani Bhalla
• National Geographic: Poachers Target Rescued Circus Lions in Worrying New Trend
• Mongabay.com: Sudden Death of Juvenile Zoo Elephant Raises Anew Issues of Life in Captivity
• National Geographic: Despite Ban, Rhino Horn Flooding Black Markets Across China
• National Geographic: Triumphant Rhino Transfer Ends in Tragic Conservator Death
• The Revelator: Elephant Ambassador in Chad: A Conversation with Stephanie Vergniault
• National Geographic: A Mysterious Rhino Horn Heist in Vermont
• National Geographic: Exclusive Look Into How Rare Elephants’ Forests Are Disappearing
• Mongabay.com: Innovative technology creates safe haven for rhinos
• National Geographic: Justice for Rhinos–When Will it Come?
• National Geographic: What to Expect at CITES: A Sneak Peak at Upcoming Endangered Species Meeting
• Huffington Post: Schoolkids Write Book About Orphaned Orangutan
• National Geographic: Schoolkids Write Adorable Book About Orphaned Orangutan
• National Geographic: How GPS Can Help Save the World’s Most Endangered Sea Turtles
• Mongabay.com: Unknown, ignored and disappearing: Asia’s Almost Famous Animals
• National Geographic: Hong Kong Starts Countdown to Ivory Trade Ban
• National Geographic: Palm Oil’s Human Cost Alleged in New Report
• National Geographic: Rescued Circus Lions Airlifted to Safety in Africa
• Huffington Post: The Secret Trade That Threatens Rare Birds
• Huffington Post: Orangutan Rescue in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
• National Geographic: Abused Circus Tiger Gets Fairy-Tale Ending
• National Geographic: Remembering the Woman Who Helped Bears in Distress
• Huffington Post: By Legal Means: Protecting Key Orangutan Habitat Through the Courts
• National Geographic: Inside the Secret Trade That Threatens Rare Birds
• Mongabay.com: Tripa’s Trials: protecting key orangutan habitat through the courts
• Mongabay.com: Leuser’s Legacy: how rescued orangutans help assure species survival
• Huffington Post: For Pangolins, A Long Hard Road to Freedom
• National Geographic: Happy Ending for Smuggled Pangolins
• Huffington Post: This Elusive Bird Isn’t Safe From Traffickers
• National Geographic: Even This Incredibly Elusive Bird Isn’t Safe from Traffickers
• National Geographic: Petition Seeks Ban on Trade in Fake Rhino Horn
• National Geographic: One Country Will Destroy Its Ivory—and Pray for Elephants
• National Geographic: Myanmar Feeds China’s Pangolin Appetite
• National Geographic: Elephants Win as Hong Kong’s Leader Says It Will Ban Ivory Trade
• National Geographic: Why Shutting Down China’s Ivory Trade Won’t Be Easy
• National Geographic: New Protections For World’s Largest Population of Giant Manta Rays
• National Geographic: How the International Trade in Geckos Is a Scam
• Huffington Post: Chinese Researchers Explore Options for Ivory Ban
• National Geographic: Chinese Researchers Explore How to Implement Ivory Ban
• Huffington Post: In Latin America, Illegal Wildlife Trade Explodes
• Huffington Post: Hong Kong Open to Closing Ivory Trade Markets (3)
• Huffington Post: Unraveling Latin America’s Illegal Wildlife Trade
• National Geographic: Take it to the People: Model for an Ivory Sales Ban
• Huffington Post: Take it to the People: Model for an Ivory Sales Ban
• Mongabay.com: Journey to oblivion: unraveling Latin America’s illegal wildlife trade
• Mongabay.com: Latin American illegal wildlife trade exploding in scope and scale
• National Geographic: Hong Kong ‘Open-Minded’ to Banning its Ivory Trade
• National Geographic: Three-Year Timeline of Ivory Milestones in Hong Kong and Mainland China
• Huffington Post: How Legal Markets Fuel Ivory Smuggling in Hong Kong
• National Geographic: How World’s Largest Legal Ivory Market Fuels Demand for Illegal Ivory
• Huffington Post: Saving Elephants One Kid at a Time
• National Geographic: Ripple Effect: Saving Elephants One Kid at a Time
• National Geographic: Undercover Video Confirms Hong Kong’s Retail Market Is “Front” for Smuggled Ivory
• Moomah Magazine: Doing Unto Animals: Taegen Yardley – Saving Elephants One Kid at a Time
• National Geographic: East African Smugglers Push Ivory Out of the Continent
• National Geographic: Elephant Killings in Chad’s Signature Park Cause Alarm
• Mongabay.com: Wildlife forensics unmask poachers and traffickers
• National Geographic: Two Nations Show Good News, Bad News for Africa’s Elephants
• Trafficking Jam: In Wildlife CSI, Scientists Become Nature’s Detectives (Weather.com)
• National Geographic: Speaking up for Elephants: Reflections on Vermont’s Ivory Sales Ban Hearing
• National Geographic: Citizens Spur States to Ban Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn
• National Geographic: Ethiopia Burns Entire 6.1-Ton Ivory Stockpile
• National Geographic: Will Mobilization of Military Forces Stop Elephant Poaching in Cameroon
• National Geographic: Circus Lions Rescued in Peru, Headed for New Home in Colorado
• National Geographic: U.S. Indictment Accuses South African Brothers of Trafficking Rhino Horns
• National Geographic: Endangered Orangutans Gain from Eco-Friendly Shifts in Palm Oil Market
• Mongabay.com: World Ranger Day: honoring our wildlife protectors
• Celebrate World Ranger Day
• National Geographic: For Rangers on the Front Lines of Anti-Poaching Wars, Daily Trauma
• National Geographic: Hong Kong Set to Incinerate 29.6-Ton Ivory Stockpile in Largest Destruction to Date
• National Geographic: Brazilian Investigators Cracking the Case of Missing One-of-a-Kind Snake
• National Geographic: In Hong Kong, Kids Take Action to Stop the Illegal Ivory Trade
• National Geographic: Good News for Animals in Nepal: A Full Year Without Poaching
• National Geographic: London Summit Intensifies Battle Against Wildlife Crime
• National Geographic: New WildLeaks Website Invites Whistle-Blowers on Wildlife Crime
• National Geographic: Elephant Foster Mom: A Conversation with Daphne Sheldrick
• National Geographic: Ivory Mandala: A Fitting Memorial from the U.S. Ivory Crush
• Los Angeles Times: Terrorism and the Ivory Trade (OpEd)
• National Geographic: Al Shabaab and the Human Toll of the Illegal Ivory Trade
• National Geographic: A Powerful Weapon Against Ivory Smugglers: DNA Testing
• National Geographic: Chaos and Confusion Following Elephant Poaching in a Central African World Heritage Site
• National Geographic: Did Polar Bears Really Lose at CITES?
• National Geographic: New Promises Follow Elephant Slaughter in Chad and Cameroon
• Mongabay.com: CITES 40th Anniversary: Reflections of CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon
• Mongabay.com: Elephant and Rhino issues to be debated at CITES 16th Conference of Parties
• Mongabay.com: Overview of the CITES 16th Conference of Parties: Interview with CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon
• National Geographic: A Young Voice for Elephants: Celia Ho
• National Geographic: Poachers Capitalize on Chaos in Central Africa
• A Tree Calls for Help
• National Geographic: Elephants in Cameroon and Chad face Imminent Threat
• National Geographic: Elephant Poachers Caught in Chad, Protection Efforts Stepped Up
• Animal Planet: Rescued Elephant Orphan Adopted by New Herd
• Sumatran rhinos survive in northern Sumatra
• Mongabay.com: Elephant slaughter continues in Chad, another baby rescued
• Mongabay.com: President of Chad sends troops after elephant poachers
• Mongabay.com: Dozens of Elephants Massacred in Chad
• The Wildlife Professional: Protecting Mexico’s Feathered Treasures
• Mongabay.com: The dark side of new species discovery
• Mongabay.com: Herpetology curator: behind-the-scenes of ‘new species’ discoveries
• Mongabay.com: Seahorses Under Stress
• Mongabay.com: Covert Creatures: The Clandestine Lives of Seahorses
• Shop so Orangutans don’t Drop
• Dung Beetles: Nature’s Cleanup Crew
• Bird vs. Machine: How Wildlife Forensic Science Prevents Crashes
• Mongabay.com: Dung Beetles: A Sewage SWAT Team
• The WildLife: Dung Beetles, Doug Emlen
• The Forgotten Bear
• Mongabay.com: Cambodia’s Wildlife Pioneer: Saving Species and Places in Southeast Asia’s Last Forest
• Coral Reef Opera
• Operation Jaguar: Poaching and Human-Wildlife Conflict
• Mongabay.com: Pet trade, palm oil, and poaching: the challenges of saving the ‘forgotten bear’
• The WildLife: Protecting Wildlife in Cambodia, Suwanna Gauntlett
• The Wildlife Professional: Wildlife’s Most Wanted
• Mongabay.com: Teaching orangutans to be wild – orangutan rehabilitation
• Mongabay.com: The secrets of animal TV: many nature shows rely on unethical tactics
• Mongabay.com: Undercover for Animals: On the Frontline of Wildlife Crime in the US
• Animal Planet: Busted: Is Brazil’s ‘Jaguar Tony’ a Traitor and Poacher?
• Mongabay.com: Operation Jaguar: Busting a Poaching Ring
• Mongabay.com: Determining which birds cause airplanes to crash: an interview with a feather expert
• Mongabay.com: Frogs and friends at risk from booming global wildlife trade
• Mongabay.com: The role of wildlife conservation in human health
• Mongabay.com: The biology and conservation of declining coral reefs, an interview with Kristian Teleki
• Mongabay.com: Dangerous and exploitative: a look at pet wild cats
• Mongabay.com: Top officials busted in Amazon logging raids, but political patronage may set them free
• Mongabay.com: The Changing Nature of Illegal Logging – and Illegal Logging Investigations – in Brazil’s Amazon
• Mongabay.com: Tiger Farming and Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Forensic Science, Medicine & Pathology Journal: Interpol’s Wildlife Crime Working Group Meeting
• Mongabay.com: An Interview with Rhett Butler
• Mongabay.com: Mexico has big role in the illegal parrot trade
• The WildLife: Mongabay.com, Rhett Butler