Recently, Ian Redmond was invited to participate in the World Elephant Day activity organized by CBCGDF and Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) on August 12.

Ian Redmond is a Congo tropical field biologist and conservationist, renowned for his work with great apes and elephants. For more than 35 years he has been associated with Mountain Gorillas, through research, filming, tourism and conservation work.  He has served as Ambassador for the UN Year of the Gorilla in 2009 and for the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species since 2010

Seeing poachers brutally kill wild animals in seek for benefits, Ian Redmond shifted his focus from research to protection and became a conservation consultant and advisor for organizations such as the Born Free Foundation, the Gorilla Organization, International Fund for Animal Welfare, etc. He encourages such groups to work together and established and chaired the Ape Alliance, which provides a forum for various conservation organizations to discuss ape related issues.

Putting conservation principles into practice, he has led anti-poacher patrols, guided film crews and/or special interest tours into close encounters with wild animals. Meanwhile, he is also an entertaining and thought-provoking public speaker. He has provided suggestions for the production and performance of more than 100 documentaries and his books have been translated into many languages and are widely welcomed by the audience and readers.

Ian Redmond’s research interests also include: underground elephants - he carried out the first study and photography of elephants in the caves of Mt Elgon in Kenya; parasites - he studied gorilla parasites, and in Papua New Guinea, discovered several new species and a new Genus of nematode worms; reptiles and amphibians - he discovered two new species of frog, also in New Guinea; and re-introducing orphaned apes, elephants and polar bears to the wild. 

The international elephant expert working group of CBCGDF, bringing together many experts in elephant research, was supported by John Scanlon, chairman of Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime and former Secretary General of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). It was also endorsed by a large number of experts from the United States, Africa and Asia for its timely discussion of Yunnan elephants. We are looking forward to Mr. Ian Raymond's speech on the elephant topic. Please continue to pay attention to the Green Media for more information about world elephant day activities.

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