Elephants Under Fire

Celebrated zoologist and conservationist Delia Owens speaks with Upon Reflection host Marcia Alvar in this 1992 interview from the University of Washington. Owens, whose early studies with her husband began in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana, talks about her experience protecting the endangered African elephant from poachers in spite of little help from a corrupt government. From Botswana to Zambia and back to the U.S., she later began the Owens Foundation for Wildlife Conservation.

[@swfcindy]

The Owens' books are permanently in my library. Enlightening, educational, entertaining. What an extraordinary pair!

[@wernerstruebing116]

impressive couple of researchers. As a nature lover and being familiar with southern Africa, I can absolutely relate to their experience and can only applaud them for what they have contributed to Africa.
Their approach in teaching and educating the people in the villages was magnificant. What they achieved in a couple of years, politicians would not achieve in half of their life time.

[@nualamartyn4918]

What an extraordinary interview to listen to now in 2022, I don’t think the Owens have ever gotten the recognition they so deserve, they made such a huge difference while on this planet, I am in awe of them

[@ktomsen8528]

100,000 elephants shot.

[@SatyanaJupira]

Horrible horrible
Horrible

[@kevlar1482]

Fake life, fake publicity, fake stories, crappy writing, etc.

[@kianadavenport474]

And what have YOU done for the planet lately?