eleblog

“The small Borneo elephant represents the last remnant of an ancient lineage, a team of international biologists has determined. The finding, based on DNA samples, overturns a long-held prevailing theory of the animals’ origins: that they were descended from domesticated elephants that reverted to the wild.” -
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“For captured Indian elephants, police in uniform may be a red rag yet they bond well with their keepers; but in the jungle the battle for space between pachyderms and humans is becoming wilder and more deadly, officials say.” - TerraDaily

“The armed forces have joined forces with the courts to fight poaching in Uganda’s national parks after an army officer was court-martialled for killing seven elephants, officials said on Wednesday.” - news24.com

“A Ugandan army officer has been sentenced to 18 month’s imprisonment for masterminding the killing of seven elephants in Murchison Falls National Park in north western Uganda last July with the aim of stealing ivory, army officials confirmed on Monday. ” - news24.com

“Residents of Motlhabaneng and Mathathane, say elephants in their area must be reduced because they threaten their lives and destroy property. ” - Latest News - Republic of Botswana

“Over 200 conservationists from Asia and Africa began a three-day symposium on Friday to discuss how to save Asia’s elephant population, threatened by deforestation, ivory poachers and warfare.” - IOL

“Asian elephants are coming under threat from farmers who are trying to protect their crops, according to the United Nations. ” - CBBC Newsround

“A young elephant in Zimbabwe will have to continue enduring a wire snare on its front leg as the red tape holding up a rescue mission is being unravelled.” - iafrica.com

“As Bangladesh’s exploding population spills into the wild, the elephant is a major casualty of the animal-human clash, triggering fears that the endangered pachyderm may soon disappear from the South Asian country.” - OneWorld South Asia

“All Oria knew about elephants was from her parent’s hunting tales and the children’s book Babar the Elephant - which was written by her mother’s cousin.” - Telegraph

“Farmers defending their crops have become a bigger hazard to elephants than poachers in many Asian countries. ” - BBC NEWS

Since elephants are generally buried where they died there are monuments to them scattered across the United States of America. This site says it is dedicated to these elephants but the site made me sad … reading about how they were treated and the morbidity of it all.Roadside America

“A SHOTTON grandmother feared both she and her grandchildren were about to be trampled to death by a three-ton circus elephant after it sent her sprawling with its trunk.” - ic NorthWales

“The international community is spending barely three-quarters of the amount needed to maintain the world’s protected areas, researchers say. ” - BBC NEWS

“Wildlife specialists released seven elephants into this new game sanctuary the other day, and Santos Ngoverne, dressed in a blue plaid shirt and battered sandals, was on hand to watch.” - New York Times