eleblog

“A wild elephant seriously wounded by trap gun shots is suffering in a muddy canal beside the Ritigala mountain. The animal is unable to walk as a result of sustaining a gunshot injury on its left foreleg. The animal has also sustained several other injuries.” - Daily News

“Delegates from Africa and Asia begin a two-day meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) in Accra on Monday to discuss the long-term management of elephant populations.” - GhanaWeb

“The killing of two elephants in Seronga recently has prompted principal wildlife ranger Motlalepula Fembo to appeal to residents in the area to stop killing wild animals.” - Daily News Botswana

“A fourth elephant may be living in the Knysna forest and could be a youngster of about 10 years old. This is the first indication the tiny group of Knysna elephants could be breeding. So far only three animals have been positively identified in the 40 000ha of forest.”The Mercury

“Of particular concern in Indonesia, say the researchers, is the increasing amount of coffee planted in and around the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park on the island of Sumatra. The plantations are putting pressure on the island’s last protected lowland forests and populations of Sumatran tigers, rhinoceroses, and elephants.” - National Geographic News

“The world’s surviving elephants face a dangerous upsurge in poaching if ivory stockpiles are sold, conservationists believe.” - BBC News

“The traditional home of lowland gorillas and elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo is an area rich in tantalum, a mineral used to make components for mobile phones, computer games consoles and other electrical goods.” - Birmingham.co.uk

“We came out here to educate about the terrible abuse in the circus,” Walker said. “Circus animals perform strictly out of fear. Elephants, tigers and lions cannot be trained without pain.” - The Citizens Voice

“The vision of elephant families moving freely across the Kenyan plain is one I can’t reconcile with what passes for entertainment in most circuses. No elephants sit on small stools or dance on hind legs in Africa, and how they are taught to do so is one issue that has driven more and more American towns - even some nations - to ban live animal acts.” - Christian Science Monitor

“Called tribal trackers and guides, this small force of experts now numbers about three dozen. They are all local tribes people and former poachers? so no one knows better than them the motivation and methods of those who plunder the sanctuary for animals and plants. They know where and when to find the hunters of wild elephants and the gatherers of sandalwood and cinnamon bark.” - National Geographic News

“It’s been a jumbo wait, but well worth it for the proud owners of their first baby elephants in more than 30 years.” - Manchester Online

“Knowsley Safari Park has a new baby African elephant and Chester Zoo has welcomed a new-born giraffe.” - Cheshire Online

“This baby African elephant is the latest addition to Knowsley Safari Park and we need your help to pick a name for her.” - ic Liverpool

“The sound of classical music is being used to soothe Scotland’s only herd of elephants.” - BBC News

“Mona and the 31 other captive elephants she lives with work for a living, but rarely benefit from the income. Terribly neglected, most suffer from recurring skin ailments, eye infections, cataracts and diseases of the feet.” - IOL