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Kate Brooks

Kate Brooks is a photographer and cinematographer working primarily in the Middle East. Her book In the Light of Darkness focuses on the decade after 9/11. She has also covered orphanages in Russia, female boxers in Kabul, and the poaching of elephants and rhinos.

Tusks from an $8 million shipment intercepted in Singapore

There’s a New Tool in the Fight Against Elephant Poaching

An American biologist wields an innovative weapon against the illegal trade in African ivory