Molly Ferrill and Saving Elephants in SE Asia

Posted by Sue Copley on Oct 25, 2016

Molly Ferrill, local grad., shares her work with Elephants!

Today our Monadnock Rotarians were treated with a glimpse at Molly Ferrill's work as a photographer, writer, and videographer. Molly, a local ConVal High School graduate, has most recently been working for the Freeland Foundation in Mayanmar where she has been documenting wildlife and human trafficking issues, focusing on how to protect elephants from being killed for their ivory. After earning her B..A. from Tufts University in 2012, Molly has worked in East Africa, South and Central America, and Southeast Asia; she speaks four languages, including Swahili and Thai. Her work has been published in the National Geographic magazine and shown on The Discovery Channel and the PBS Nature series. We were delighted to hear Molly talk about some of her intriguing experiences working abroad, and to see some of her stunning photographs of people and animals she has encountered -- as well as seeing a video she made of a baby elephant's birth! After spending a few weeks with her family in Temple, NH, Molly heads for her next work assignment in Mexico.