Here is a nice heartening story to start off the new year. Citizen groups in Kenya and other African countries are forming to help protect elephants and other wildlife with the recognition that these species are an important economic resource.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/w...-up-arms.html?ref=science&_r=0&pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/w...-up-arms.html?ref=science&_r=0&pagewanted=all