Elephants, Endorsements and Ethics | The Brian Lehrer Show

5 segments

When a Non-Endorsement is Fit to Print 31 min

Is There Such a Thing As 'The Black Community'? 17 min

African Elephants Could Be Extinct In 100 Years 21 min

Are Tickets Always Cheaper on Orbitz? 15 min

On World Elephant Day 2014, orphaned baby elephants at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, at the Nairobi National Park, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Poachers are killing elephants in Africa at alarming levels – more than 100,000 between 2010 and 2012. Save the Elephants founder and CEO Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton explains what’s fueling the poaching, and what can be done to save the animal from extinction. Plus: The New York Times editorial board refuses to endorse Governor Cuomo over his handling of ethics reform; author and illustrator Jules Feiffer on his new graphic novel; and changes are coming to the way we book flights as airlines try to wrest control from sites like Orbitz and CheapTickets.com.