Bonding With Giants with Tim Gorski

Every year thousands of international, and at least one native, tourists lives are at risk by climbing on the backs of traumatized wild caught elephants in Thailand. Tim Gorski spent years investigating this industry that launders elephants between businesses and countries, desperately trying to educate the public regarding an industry steeped in crime and suffering. We discuss the recent tragic death of a Scottish tourist, and how his death could have been avoided. Also deeply entrenched in creative solutions of demand for ivory in China, we discuss the growing demand for brand ethics and responsibility in China and the increasing number of young Chinese who won’t tolerate animal abuse for entertainment. His new project is a creative approach to the insatiable demand for ivory in China that engages Chinese millennials through social media, broadcast, and online TV entertainment, encouraging them to be active stewards for our wild world.
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