*Dear Recipients: Please find Resources for December 2021 below* *CONFERENCES* *France is preparing to host 74th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)* CITES December 17, 2021 https://cites.org/eng/news/france_to_host_74th_meeting_of_the_standing_committee_of_cites_in_lyon_16122021 *GENERAL* *Animal crossings: The ecoducts helping wildlife navigate busy roads across the world* Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian December 29, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/29/wildlife-bridges-saving-creatures-big-and-small-aoe *Cambodia students start “one dollar” campaign to aid elephants* Long Kimmarita, The Phnom Penh Post December 15, 2021 https://asianews.network/cambodia-students-start-one-dollar-campaign-to-aid-elephants/ *Centennial of hunting diplomacy in Nepal* Tom Robertson, Nepali Times December 14, 2021 https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/centennial-of-hunting-diplomacy-in-nepal/ *Dr. Aditi Sharma, senior veterinarian & wildlife health specialist at Rajaji Tiger Reserve* Feminism India December 15, 2021 https://feminisminindia.com/2021/12/15/dr-aditi-sharma-senior-veterinarian-wildlife-health-specialist-at-rajaji-tiger-reserve/ *Fraport Greece at the forefront of the fight against wildlife trafficking* Tatiana Rokou, Travel Daily News December 17, 2021 https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/fraport-greece-at-the-forefront-of-the-fight-against-wildlife-trafficking *Guwahati media institute holds memorial lecture on wildlife conservation, climate change* The Telegraph India December 7, 2021 https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/news/guwahati-media-institute-holds-memorial-lecture-on-wildlife-conservation-climate-change/cid/1842274 *Indigenous communities hold a huge and unique source of ecological knowledge (Gabon)* British Ecological Society / Phys.Org December 13, 2021 https://phys.org/news/2021-12-indigenous-huge-unique-source-ecological.html *Japan donates cyber equipment to police (Zimbabwe)* Newsday December 17, 2021 https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/12/japan-donates-cyber-equipment-to-police/ *Last elephant krall at the brink of destruction (w/video) (Sri Lanka)* Hiru News December 13, 2021 https://www.hirunews.lk/english/290882/last-elephant-kraal-at-the-brink-of-destruction-video *Liberia: Multinational stakeholders validate Grebo/Krahn National Park management plan* Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Front Page Africa December 10, 2021 https://frontpageafricaonline.com/environment/liberia-multinational-stakeholders-validate-grebo-krahn-national-park-management-plan/ *Meet the oldest roadside attraction in America, “Lucy the elephant” (Margate, NJ)* Harry Hurley, WPGT Talk Radio December 20, 2021 https://wpgtalkradio.com/meet-the-oldest-roadside-attraction-in-america-lucy-the-elephant/ *Paramount dogs to curb poaching at Table Mountain National Park (South Africa)* DefenceWeb December 15, 2021 https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/paramount-dogs-to-curb-poaching-at-table-mountain-national-park/ *Returning home: A look back on the return of migrating elephants to their natural habitat in southwest China's Yunnan* CGTN December 29, 2021 https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-29/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDYxNTY5/index.html *The science of it all (Marshfield, Wisconsin)* Hub City Times December 20, 2021 https://hubcitytimes.com/2021/12/20/the-science-of-it-all/ *Solar power for Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa)* Dominic Naidoo, The Independent Online December 9, 2021 https://www.iol.co.za/news/environment/solar-power-for-addo-elephant-national-park-de18699d-108c-4bc8-bd7d-f23ecb4eaad4 *ARCHAEOLOGYFossil tracks and trunk marks reveal signs of ancient elephants* The South African December 21, 2021 https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/environment/elephants-knysna-track-marks-ancient-cape-south-coast/ *Mammoth discovery: Giant tuskers and wild horses roaming North America died out only 5,000 years ago* Martin M. Barillas, Birmingham Times December 10, 2021 https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2021/12/mammoth-discovery-giant-tuskers-and-wild-horses-roaming-north-america-died-out-only-5000-years-ago/ *FILM & VIDEO / DOCUMENTARIES / AUDIO / PHOTO RELATEDCarrie Johnson is…in talks to produce show on elephants at wildlife park (w/video)* Richard Eden, The Daily Mail December 22, 2021 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10337641/Carrie-Johnson-wooed-Netflix-make-nature-documentary-elephants.html *Conservationist Paula Kahumbu "Overheard at National Geographic” (w/audio)* Alex Reif, Laughing Place.com December 1, 2021 https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2021/12/01/kenyan-conservationist-paula-kahumbu-overheard-at-national-geographic/ *Happy the elephant could change the face of animal rights (podcast interview with Jill Lepore, the David Woods Kemper Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker)* WNYC Studios December 14, 2021 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/happy-elephant-animal-rights *The past, present and future of the Congo peatlands: 10 takeaways from our series (w/video)* John C. Cannon, Mongabay December 16, 2021 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-congo-peatlands-10-takeaways-from-our-series/ *Photos: Dubai-based travel photographer shares pictures of the wildlife in Kenya, and Tanzania* Gulf News December 8, 2021 https://gulfnews.com/photos/readers-pictures/photos-dubai-based-travel-photographer-shares-pictures-of-the-wildlife-in-kenya-and-tanzania-1.1638967357681?slide=4 *Rajan the last ocean-swimming elephant: Jody MacDonald’s best photograph* Graeme Green, The Guardian December 8, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/08/rajan-last-ocean-swimming-elephant-jody-macdonalds-best-photograph-andaman-retirement *ART / MUSEUM / BOOKSBook review: Brian Jackson's walks on the wild side to risk life for conservation* Isabel Conway, The Irish Examiner December 19, 2021 https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40767759.html *Ivory carving master remains committed to reviving, carrying forward traditional craft (China)* Belta December 17, 2021 https://eng.belta.by/partner_news/view/ivory-carving-master-remains-committed-to-reviving-carrying-forward-traditional-craft-146339-2021/ *Saving Elephants photo book aims to protect world’s largest walking animals* Beth Nicholls, Digital Camera World December 9, 2021 https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/saving-elephants-photo-book-aims-to-protect-worlds-largest-walking-animals *These 5 books have raised $1,000,000 to help save wildlife* Sarah Kingdom, Travel Awaits December 15, 2021 https://www.travelawaits.com/2713878/remembering-wildlife-conservation-photography-books/