Book
Elephant Song
First published 1991
A conservationist working in central Africa is drawn into conflict with poachers, corrupt officials and commercial interests profiting from ivory. Evidence gathered in the field points towards an international network rather than isolated local crime. The conflict links local poaching to international buyers, financial intermediaries and officials who profit from weak conservation enforcement.
The investigation moves from African forests to financial and political centres abroad. The novel is a contemporary adventure about wildlife exploitation and corporate power, so it is not assigned a historical period. Because the action addresses the modern ivory trade rather than a closed historical period, the entry should remain unlinked to historical contexts.
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