*Translated from the French by an automated online translation service, so please excuse the roughness. See link for original.* Media: The VOA awarded for a report on the elephants of Gabon Stevie Mounombou, Gabon Review May 4, 2021 See link <https://www.gabonreview.com/medias-la-voa-primee-pour-un-reportage-sur-les-elephants-du-gabon/> for photo. Great recognition for the work of the reporters of Voice of America (VOA), the US government's international radio and television broadcasting service. Carla Babb, Betty Ayoub, Ricci Shryock, Tatiana Mossot, Laurence Gomez and Elizabeth Arrott, have just won the 2021 award from the Military Reporters and Editors Association (MRE) for the documentary “VOA Special Report: Saving Gabon's Forest Elephants”. Through its journalism competition, the MRE, the preeminent organization of American media professionals specializing in national security, rewards outstanding activist reporting in six categories: print and online news reporting, photography, television, radio, commentary and project. student. The VOA team was awarded in the television category. MRE judges called the report "very informative about elephant poaching in the African nation of Gabon and how the US military is helping to train Gabonese forest rangers to better protect animals and capture poachers." The report is very comprehensive and the editing is neat, with informative graphics and superb cinematography”. Shot a little over a year ago, this mini-documentary presented one of the last anti-poaching actions carried out by the US military in Africa before the coronavirus pandemic put these programs on the back burner. Gabon, home to more than half of Africa's forest elephants, is at the heart of the fight against poaching. Carla Babb, the first journalist to join the US military on an anti-poaching mission, followed a small US military team that trained Gabonese forest rangers. She was able to get an idea of the struggle to save Gabon's elephants. “Congratulations to Carla Babb and to the entire VOA team who shed light on the very cruel practice of poaching,” said the acting director of VOA. “This award is a testament to Voice of America's commitment to bringing strong stories to our global audience,” added Yolanda Lόpez. https://www.gabonreview.com/medias-la-voa-primee-pour-un-reportage-sur-les-elephants-du-gabon/