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Still Legal In 43 States, Predator Killing Contests Defy Science and Ethics
The January sun is weak by early afternoon. Grass, brittle and brown. Low-lying cactus punctuate the open area strewn with small rocks and a smattering of mesquite trees. Jake and his friends use an ATV to drive far from town along a well-used dirt road. “What’s the plan?” one of the guys in the backseat asks Jake. A slight pause. “Kill shit; get money.” Jake and his three buddies are participating in the West Texas Big Bobcat Contest. Over the next 23 hours, this foursome w
Kim Frank
Aug 19, 202218 min read


The Elephant in the Hourglass: Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya.
Our story begins at the foothills of eastern Himalaya, in a tightly packed landscape known as the “Chicken Neck of India’ where wild...
Kim Frank
Aug 19, 20226 min read


Keepers of Ganesh: The Lost Art of Mahout
Most mornings, they meet in the forest as the night sounds wane and crows of roosters mark daybreak. The black sky becomes a tinted blue,...
Kim Frank
Apr 2, 202014 min read


A Sacred Covenant At Risk
Photographer Avijan Saha Has Devoted The Past Six Years To Documenting The Human-elephant Conflict Along The Mechi River Region In Northern
Kim Frank
Feb 24, 20198 min read
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