In The Press
To view articles about Tusk featured in major publications during 2011 see below:
TITLE: Lion and Rhino Protector Tony Fitzjohn Seeks Support
PUBLICATION: Pacific Palisades Post
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22nd December 2011
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Marcellino
Conservation has been a personal journey for Englishman Tony Fitzjohn, who has spent the last 40 years in Africa. It began when he joined George Adamson, known worldwide as a protector of lions, at a Kenyan wildlife refuge in 1971. Fitzjohn has since revived Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania as a sanctuary for black rhinos, and is now returning to Kora National Park in Kenya, where he worked with Adamson in the early days, to try to build on that success.
TITLE: Deadly trade: rhino horn poaching surges
PUBLICATION: The Telegraph
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10th December 2011
AUTHOR: Jessica Hatcher
A marked increase in rhino horn poaching has been blamed on the growing Chinese population in Africa. On safari in Kenya, Jessica Hatcher seeks the perspective of some of China's richest and most infuential figures.
TITLE: Charles Mayhew Nominated for the 2012 Indianapolis Prize
PUBLICATION: Indianapolis Zoo Press Release
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19th November 2011
Poachers, disease, civil wars, heat, cold, rain, drought, pollution, ignorance, indifference. Those are just some of the challenges faced by the 29 conservationists who have devoted their lives to saving the Earth’s endangered species and who have been nominated to receive the biennial Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation. Charles Mayhew, MBE, is one of them. Mayhew, chief executive and founder of Tusk Trust in the United Kingdom, has been recognized for his efforts to protect elephants and the African ecosystem. Founded in 1990, Tusk Trust has raised $25 million for African conservation.
TITLE: Tusk Modern Art Auction: Amy Winehouse graffiti art alongside modern masters in charity auction
PUBLICATION: The Telegraph
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Tuesday 6th December
AUTHOR: Anoosh Chakelian
Works from artists including Velázquez and Tracey Emin will go under the hammer at the first ever Tusk Modern Art Auction tonight, hosted by a former Take That singer.
Anyone attending the Tusk Modern Art auction this evening is at risk of being star-struck on two counts. First, by the impressive array of artwork by world-renowned modern artists; second, by the guest list packed with celebrity bidders and do-gooders.
TITLE: Princes and Polo
PUBLICATION: Hurlingham Magazine
DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011
AUTHOR: Charlotte Metcalf
From the mountains of northern Kenya to the sunny coast of California, Princes William and Harry are raising the profile of polo with their dedicated and often groundbreaking, charity ventures.
TITLE: Death in the bush
PUBLICATION: The Financial Times
DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 7th, 2011
AUTHOR: Katrina Manson
American photographer Chris Jordan was awarded the Prix Pictet Commission to document a radical conservation strategy in Kenya which aims to turn poachers into gamekeepers.
TITLE: Third Prix Pictet commission, a series of over 30 photographs by Chris Jordans, unveiled
PUBLICATION: ArtDaily
DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 6th, 2011
The Commission, a series of over 30 photographs, documents Chris Jordan’s field trip to Northern Kenya where Pictet & Cie is contributing to the establishment of the Nakuprat-Gotu Conservancy, a new community-led initiative, supported by the Tusk Trust and overseen by the Northern Rangelands Trust.
TITLE: Winchester resident runs Kenya marathon for Tusk Trust
PUBLICATION: Wicked Local
DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 28th, 2011
AUTHOR: Evan MacDonald
Winchester resident Chris Mango ran the Safaricom marathon in Kenya for his employer, BlackRock, on June 25. A team of 12 BlackRock employees helped raise $125,000 for the Tusk Trust, which helps preserve wildlife and alleviate poverty in Africa.
TITLE: Agony and Ivory
PUBLICATION: Vanity Fair
DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2011
AUTHOR: Alex Shoumatoff
Highly emotional and completely guileless, elephants mourn their dead—and across Africa, they are grieving daily as demand from China’s “suddenly wealthy” has driven the price of ivory to $700 a pound or more. With tens of thousands of elephants being slaughtered each year for their tusks, raising the specter of an “extinction vortex,” Alex Shoumatoff travels from Kenya to Seattle to Guangzhou, China, to expose those who are guilty in the massacre—and recognize those who are determined to stop it.
TITLE: The Wild Side
PUBLICATION: Runner's World
DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011
AUTHOR: Jessica Hatcher
The start of the Safaricom Marathon was delayed by 10 minutes this year- there was an elephant on the course. As we waited for the helicopter to shoo it away, the words of the Kenyan commentator rang in my ears: "This is the only marathon in the world where lions run free on the course!"
Organised by Tusk Trust, a UK wildlife charity, the race has raised £1.8m over 12 years for its hosts, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
Follow link to read full article: The Wild Side
TITLE: Dower & Hall launches silver tusk pendant for Tusk Trust
PUBLICATION: Retail Jeweller
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Saturday 30th March
AUTHOR: Kate Donovan
Dower & Hall has launched its limited edition silver tusk pendant to help raise funds for Tusk Trust. The pendant features a weighty solid silver tusk with a smooth polished finish, topped with a hand-crafted crown motif, which hangs from a long stylish chain. The Tusk pendant retails at £245 and will be available from April 2011. 40% of the retail price will be donated to the charity.
For full details please follow the link: Dower & Hall
TITLE: Around the world in 80 raves: 'Global Party' charity event comes to London
PUBLICATION: London Evening Standard online
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday 29th March
The launch of a "global party" inspired by Phileas Fogg to raise money for charities is to be held in London this year.
More than 80 venues across the world will host a simultaenous party in September for tens of thousands of guests, aiming to raise more than £6million for charity.
Beneficiaries include the Rasia Gorbachev Foundation, Arki Busson's charity ARK (Absolute Return for Kids), ecological organisation Blue Marine Foundation and Tusk Trust.
TITLE: Photographer Mitch Epstein Wins the 2011 Prix Pictet
PUBLICATION: News Artron
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday 18th March
Jacques de Saussure, Senior Partner of Pictet, awarded the 40,000 Swiss Francs (40,000 dollars, €30,000) commission to the US photographer Chris Jordan to undertake a field trip to Northern Kenya where Pictet & Cie is currently supporting the work of the environmental charity, the Tusk Trust.
Follow link to read the full article - Prix Pictet 2011
TITLE: Technicolour rhinos spring up at museum
PUBLICATION: The Oxford Times online
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday 18th March
ART in the form of a group of 40kg rhino sculptures arrived in Oxford ahead of a year-long project aiming at promoting environmental issues in the county.
The Woa Rhino initiative will see colourful 1.6m long and 1.5m high sculptures located in different spots around Oxfordshire before they are auctioned next spring.
The auction proceeds will go to children’s charity Respite nursing for Oxfordshire’s Sick Youngsters (Rosy) and animal charity the Tusk Trust.
TITLE: High and Dry
PUBLICATION: Daily Telegraph
DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 11th 2011
PAGE:22
Conservationists in Kenya sailed giraffes across water for the first time as part of a four-year relocation project. Eight Baringo Giraffes, a sub-species that has not existed in its native area of Lake Baringo for 70 years, were taken to Ruko Game Conservancy.
TITLE: China's rise 'puts elephants and rhinos in danger'
PUBLICATION: The Times
DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 8th 2011
AUTHOR: Tristan McConnell
PAGE:46 - 47
Chinese investment in Africa has been linked to a surge in poaching and the soaring illegal trade in ivory and horn.
Full article can downloaded here - China's rise 'puts elephants and rhinos in danger'
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