Wednesday Wisdom: Elephants!

  Posted on June 17, 2015 By thomascharlesblog

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In honor of Friday’s upcoming ivory crush, our column today honors a creature that inspired so many: elephants. Our quote comes from Paula Kahumbu, chief executive of Wildlife Direct.

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