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“An enormous elephant has successfully eluded darting with a sedative and seems reluctant to be relocated – so a conservationist grabs the beast by the tail and pulls.” - AdelaideNow

“A rampaging herd of elephants trampled to death two villagers in Purulia this evening.” - The Telegraph

“The unnamed elephant was born Tuesday.” - Yahoo! News UK

“Regular readers of Environmental Graffiti will recognize that I was, as I usually am, totally, completely wrong. America, as it turns out, is the second largest consumer of Ivory in the world, and contributes heavily to the poaching and black market trade.”- Environmental Graffiti

” Long revered for their intelligence and sensitivity, elephants are Thailand’s national animal. Elephant Day is celebrated on March 13. A white elephant appeared on the country’s flag since 1917. The animals once paraded members of the royal family, served as super-weapons in Southeast Asian armies and worked in the forests, hauling logs for the Thai lumber trade.” - The China Post

“A microchip has been implanted on Ganesan, the temple elephant of the famous Lord Saneeswara temple at Tirunallar near Karaikal here.”- The Hindu

“The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued a new policy offering guidance on the humane
treatment and handling of elephants by veterinarians and handlers.” - PR Newswire

“A male Indian elephant eats bamboo. Nearly one-third of ivory items for sale in the United States may have been illegally imported after a US moratorium on the trade imposed in 1989, conservation groups said in a report Monday.” - Yahoo! News Photos

“The United States is the world’s second-largest retail market for elephant ivory products, behind only China, a new study says.” - National Geographic News

“As far as zoo visits go, you couldn’t ask for better weather. But if you want to see all three elephants at Woodland Park Zoo, you might want to wait a week.” - Seattle PI

“A mahout casts a net from his elephant in Thailand’s Ayutthaya province, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok” - Yahoo! News Photos

“Elephants in Assam State Zoo can now roam around without heavy chains as authorities have envisaged “scientific” enclosures for them where they can live in natural surroundings.” - The Hindu

“Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo believe that rising demand for ivory in China is to blame for an unprecedented wave of elephant poaching in one of the country’s war-torn national parks.” - Fears over Congo elephant killing
Fueling World Ivory Trade Spells New Threat to Africa’s Elephant Population
Congo elephants killed as ivory demand jumps - group
African Elephant Countries Strategize to Thwart Poaching
The Ivory War, Scott Pelley On The Challenging War On Elephant Poachers

“An Asian Elephant greets visitors during an animal show at the Singapore Zoo” - Yahoo! News Photos

“Now aged 45, he is approaching retirement after a hard working life - and, like many of the 650 working elephants in the state, there have always been fears for his future.” -
Telegraph