In this episode we look at news from: Ethiopia, Holland, Russia, Peru, Turkey, Morocco, Syria, India & Rwanda. We also talk veganism.

In our main segment we use the recent death of 87 elephants in Botswana at the hands of poachers as a starting point for our investigation into the wider problem of the illegal animal trade in Africa.

SHOW NOTES

Damien Mander TED Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCsyK4aRXQ

Akashinga https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/17/poaching-wildlife-africa-conservation-women-barbee-zimbabwe-elephant-rhino

www.politicsovercoffee.com