Locations of elephant dung samples collected across Africa. Each location includes 10 -50 samples, collected from separate family groups. (Image courtesy UW CCB)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.