eleblog

“In December 2000, wildlife conservationist Michael Fay completed an epic 2,000-mile (3,218-kilometer) trek through the central forests of Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.” Mike Fay said the following about his trek - “We want people to think about Gabon as a place to see an unbelievable abundance of nature?elephants on the beach, gorillas basking in the sun?a real natural paradise. I think we can accomplish that because what we have there is just that. This national park system that we’ve set up encompasses all the biodiversity and all of the habitats. ” - National Geographic News

“Authorities expose illegal elephant slaughter, but leader stays ahead of the law.” - The Guardian

“This year, Lowe’s and Home Depot donated their used trees to the zoo where officials say the elephants especially enjoy the treats. Elephants in the wild really will eat a lot of trees,” David Hamilton explains. “They can deforest an area very quickly. So they eat a lot of trees, different kinds.” - WATE.com

“A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants which also damaged at least 20 houses in Assam’s Sonitpur district” on December 24th.” - Outlook India

“Woodland Park Zoo this week is installing hydraulic gates to separate its elephants from their keepers.” - Seattle Pi

“Conservation officials are not planning to shoot any elephants at Lake St Lucia Wetland Park following the fatal goring of forestry guard Nhlanhla Zikhali on Tuesday evening.” - IOL

“Some 300 000 years ago, ancient elephants trudged into a shallow river to drink, but found their legs stuck in the mud.” - IOL

“Nhlanhla Zikhali (24), employed to protect forestry workers, was attacked by one of a herd of 20 elephants after he apparently approached the herd in an open area about 300 metres from the Dukuduku gate.” - iafrica.com

Apparently Flora has a history of violent behaviour and attacked a woman in 1999. - nbc6

According to zoo officials, the elephants regard handlers as part of their herd, and Embury may have been considered a new member of the fold. - nbc6

Horseback outing in Botswana reveals unspoiled Okavango Delta. The article makes a brief mention of seeing elephants. - SFGate

“Two elephants at one of Sweden’s largest zoos may have to be put down after one of them tested positive for tuberculosis, health officials said on Wednesday. Three other elephants at the Kolmaarden zoo, located 150km south of Stockholm, have already been put down after succumbing to the disease.” - IOL

“Environment, wildlife and tourism minister Pelonomi Venson said in Parliament on Monday that the recent decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered (CITES) allows Botswana to trade in elephants? hides and leather goods at national and international levels. ” - Daily News Botswana

Test tube elephant born in the Colchester Zoo in Essex England. - BBCi

Princenton professors have created a GPS collar to track zebras - GPS stands for Global Position Device so they will be tracking with the aid of satellites. The article mentions that the collar will eventually be used for animals of other sizes such as baboons and elephants. - Daily Princetonian