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Ivory Wars

All Episodes 2014

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  • 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 3h (3 episodes)
  • United States
  • Crime, Drama, Documentary
In 1989, Discovery Channel helped expose a devastating situation in Africa with the world premiere of Ivory Wars. Along with widespread reporting from the international media, this landmark television documentary helped shed light on the severity of the elephant poaching situation in Africa. The response was powerful and immediate. That same year, the international ivory trade was banned by CITES (the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species). Ivory prices plummeted as demand lessened, and elephant populations were given a chance to recover. But in recent years, the picture has changed. Despite a 23-year international ban on trade in ivory, Africa’s elephants are once again under siege. These intelligent and vulnerable creatures are being killed in increasingly large numbers for their ivory tusks, with much of it going to the Far East — especially China — where demand is very high.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

1x01 Into the Fire (Pilot)

Series Premiere

1x01 Into the Fire (Pilot)

  • 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z1h

A special team trained in military tactics flies into Kenya to help fight against elephant poaching. They come face-to-face with the grizzly result of poaching and immediately begin tracking and chasing their well-armed enemy.

2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x02 First Steps Forward

1x02 First Steps Forward

  • 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z1h

Disappointed by losing a suspected poacher in the bush, Maggie, Travis and Chris begin training local rangers in tactics. Going undercover in a nearby village provides more information and the chase is on again when another potential poacher is spotted.

2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x03 Tip of the Iceberg

1x03 Tip of the Iceberg

  • 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z1h

Chris, Maggie and Travis chase a suspected poacher into a nearby village where he vanishes. Travis helps rescue an injured elephant from a snare. The rangers use their training to finally apprehend a poacher. Has it all been worth it?

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