In 2013, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen put $7 million into counting Africa’s elephants; the two-year survey found just 352,271 across 18 countries and exposed a devastating decline | World News
In 2013, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G Allen committed $7 million to one of the largest efforts ever undertaken to determine how many African elephants remained in the wild. Known as the Great Elephant Census, the project was led by Elephants Without Borders and involved scientists, conservation organisations, pilots and wildlife authorities across the…
