Why conservation needs stories of progress

Why conservation needs stories of progress

I’m writing this from deep in the Congo rainforest after a day spent observing elephants and gorillas. The presence of such magnificent creatures is both invigorating and a reminder of how much still endures. Yet the pressures are visible, too. Logging roads push deeper each year. Poaching still threatens wildlife that once seemed unassailable. Industrial agriculture and mining concessions hover at the edges of protected areas. In parts of this …