In the area of species protection, we should concern ourselves with what is right as opposed to what might be easier, or popular in the short term.

The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.

I ... believe the study of human history remains important and should not be banned. We should ensure that any archaeological studies are conducted with sensitivity and respect. Reburying relics, in my view, does not help anyone go anywhere.

Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place.

It occurred to me that if I did not handle the crash correctly, there would be no survivors.

My father used to say that, through culture, humans effectively domesticated themselves.

It's the next annihilation of vast numbers of species. It is happening now, and we, the human race, are its cause