Confessions of a notorious elephant poacher

A Saving the Wild exclusive for New Zealand Herald. Read full story here.
Jamie Joseph on assignment: Zambia. Mission: Solving Poverty Saves Wildlife.
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Thompson Tembo, one of the original COMACO recruits, is regarded as one of the most notorious Zambian ivory poachers, ever. As a child he was raised by his father to hunt, and he is known especially for his ability to use ‘juju’ black magic on elephants, whereupon the grey giants would literally fall at his feet after he shot them at point blank range.

Photo: Thompson Tembo in an exclusive interview with Jamie Joseph
Photo credit: Jamie Joseph / Saving the Wild

Jamie Joseph is currently based across various locations in Africa on a 14 week mission ‘solving poverty saves wildlife’. Follow the journey on Facebook and Twitter.