“Lyall Watson’s ‘Elephantoms’ is a must-read ? it is prose that sparkles with grace, it is a memoir that astounds, it is a celebration of intuition, it is natural history that dazzles.” - entertainment.iafrica.com
“The competition for living space between more than 1 billion Indians and the country’s estimated 28,000 Asian elephants often ends in violence. Their forest habitat is shrinking despite decades of conservation efforts, and when herds wander into villages to steal food, people - and elephants - can get killed.” - theage.com.au
“After the tragic death of Laxmi, the elephant, which died soon after it was used in the rath yatra in Puri last year the Jagannath temple administration has decided not involve any more elephants this year.” - NDTV.com
“Licensing and monitoring ivory carvers could effectively control the illegal poaching of elephants and, at the same time, ease the tensions between conservationists and African countries with ivory surpluses, according to new research.” - National Geographic News
The magazine pointed out, the natural drainage of the rivers will be disrupted leading to water logging of surrounding farmland, reducing the amount of crops that can be grown. Linking canals will also prevent the free movement of wildlife, especially elephants and tigers, which will then be forced to enter villages and small towns, where they will be trapped or killed, it added.” - The New Nation
“But Will Travers of the Born Free Foundation believes the public mood is hardening: “We used to have two dozen or more captive dolphin shows in the UK and there isn’t one today. And everyone now agrees that polar bears are not a suitable species for captivity. When we started campaigning in the mid-1980s there were nine polar bears in zoos, now there is one… the same thing is happening with elephants.” - Guardian Unlimited
“The Rangamati district administration has sought government help to protect people in hilly areas from frequent attacks by wild elephants that left five persons killed and 20 injured in last one month.” - The Daily Star
“The poaching is indiscriminate, and no animal is spared. The main targets are antelope, wildebeests and zebras, but lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, buffalos and giraffes have all been killed by the poachers and their snares.” - The Washington Times
“Charlie, one of four African elephants at the zoo, managed to escape on Monday evening for a stroll around his enclosure before being darted and transferred back safely into his pen.” - Daily News - South Africa
“Statistics show, on average, one human and three elephants die every week as a result of clashes over land.” - BBC NEWS
“Three people, including a minor girl, were trampled to death and eight others injured when a herd of wild elephants rampaged through their village in Rangamati district on Wednesday, witnesses and forest officials said.” - The Daily Star
“Reduction of vegetation, soil erosion and the effects of massively increased rainfall wiped out the lush diverse habitats of the tropics, which would today lead to the loss of animals such as hippos, elephants and all of the primates, according to Prof Benton.” - The Scotsman
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said a plan to import 11 African elephants to San Diego and Florida will be good for the Swaziland parks where the animals are located and won’t harm the elephants, as critics have charged. ” - SignOnSanDiego.com
“Spanish police have confiscated 110kg of hair taken from more than 1 000 African elephants, a protected species targeted by poachers, press reports said on Friday.” - news24.com
“Wild elephants in Bangladesh killed two loggers while five people were wounded and 250 left homeless when another herd rampaged through their village, police said yesterday.” - Planet Ark
