Elephant herd at Andal door
“A herd of 55 elephants, including 10 tuskers and three calves, has entered Burdwan?s thickly-populated Andal block after rampaging through parts of Bankura district over the past three days.” - The Telegraph
Archive for November, 2003
Keonjhar nurses injured tusker
“A 40-year old tusker was found struggling on a hill near Ramchandrapur in Orissa’s Keonjhar district on Sunday with several wounds on its body. ” - NDTV.com
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“The federal Department of Agriculture has seized a 57-year-old Asian elephant from an Illinois firm and turned the animal over to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald.” - The Tennesean
Ministry aware of danger posed by overflowing borehole
“Tshipinare told Parliament on Friday that because of the artesian nature of the borehole, water continuously overflows, leaving pools of water along the Mashatu-Pont Drift road, thus attracting wild animals especially elephants which can be dangerous to people. ” - Daily News Republic of Botswana
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“A visiting circus is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for alleged animal abuse.” - Sun Herald
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“Technology being used to help conserve New Zealand?s small native falcon has been called on to track the elephants of South Africa?s Kruger National Park.” - Massey News
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“A special health camp organized for overworked temple elephants in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has attracted flak from animals rights activists and politicians who allege the pachyderms were beaten and tortured en route.” - OneWorld.net
Forget ‘torture’, elephants have fun at forest camp
“As scores of elephants relax in the forest camp here, a controversy rages on how right it has been for them to be sent here in the first place. No two opinions on the need for the pachyderms to be given a holiday ? a well-deserved one as many would say. But the question being asked is, was it correct to beat and push these animals into a holiday? ” - The Times of India
Indian govt orders elephants should not be forced to attend “health camp”
“The Indian government Tuesday ordered a state government to stop transporting elephants to a special “health camp” after reports that they were being ill-treated. ” - Terra Daily
Indian elephants in ‘holiday torture’
“A move to transport elephants in India to a ‘holiday camp’ has hit problems after complaints the animals suffered torture and abuse. ” - BBC NEWS
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“The Centre has sought a “factual report” from the Tamil Nadu government on the alleged physical torture of temple elephants. ” - Sify.com
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“Kavindama suggested that elephants be culled because they were wreaking havoc in his constituency and destroying property and their habitat. ” - Latest News - Republic of Botswana
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