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Elephants are magnificent animals and two upcoming shows will share more information about them as well as the terrible side of the ivory trade. EXPLORER: WARLORDS OF IVORY and ELEPHANT QUEEN, both premiere Sunday, August 30. The Explorer show will air on on the National Geographic Channel at 8/7c and then the ELEPHANT QUEEN show will follow on WILD at 9/8c. I definitely think it is good for people to be educated about elephants and the importance of stopping poaching (some 30,000 African elephants are slaughtered every year for their tusks) so these are two programs I highly recommend.
GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO- Over 30,000 African elephants are killed every year. (Photo Credit: NG Studios/Josh Thomas)
In the return of National Geographic’s critically acclaimed documentary series EXPLORER, follow veteran investigative reporter Bryan Christy on his daring journey to track and expose the illegal global ivory trade. Working with one of the world’s top taxidermists, he conceals a sophisticated GPS tracker inside an incredibly realistic faux ivory tusk and drops it in the heart of ivory poaching country and monitors its movements to track down the kingpins of the ivory trade.
I have always loved National Geographic and these channels and their shows can be very educational. I have only seen a few elephants in my whole life and I can only imagine how beautiful they must be in the wild.
Elephant standing in lush, wet reedbed. Once elephants reach the waters of the Okavango they will remain there for a few months, eating and drinking as much as they can. (Photo credit: ? Earth Touch LTD)
To further highlight the importance of Christy’s efforts, Nat Geo WILD will premiere on the same night the one-hour special Elephant Queen that Sunday, August 30 at 9/8c on Nat Geo WILD. It takes you on an intimate look inside a majestic herd of African elephants. After the tragic death of her daughter, a herd matriarch must lead her elephants to safety in a breathtaking and inspirational journey.
I have already watched both episodes on advanced screener copies and I learned so much. I really had no idea what was going on. Even though it is sort of advanced I watched it with my almost 7 year old since she is very interested in animals in every capacity. I think these are very eye-opening shows that are great to watch.
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