Despite the CITES Treaty of 1989, banning the global trade in ivory and rhino horn, the illegal business of killing elephants and maiming rhinos continues. Following a three year project into the subject, Brent Stirton reveals the motivations behind his latest work and exposes the place religion occupies in the demand, and continuation, of the trade.
Photography: Brent Stirton
Reporting & Video: Bryan Christy
Multimedia Production: Andrew Hida
Archival Photography: Tom Stoddart
Music: Getty Images Music
With thanks to National Geographic Magazine
A production of Reportage by Getty Images
Human Rights Watch Report: Private security personnel employed by the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold, have been implicated in alleged gang rapes and other violent abuses in Papua New Guinea. Barrick maintains a private security force of nearly 450 personnel at Porgera. The mine must cope with extraordinary security challenges, including violent raids by groups of illegal miners.