“Botswana’s ivory stockpile has increased from 22 tonnes in 1999 to 41 tonnes due to a number of factors, including natural mortality. ” - Republic of Botswana
“A CITY schoolgirl with dreams of becoming a vet is set to travel to South Africa to nurse elephants and giraffes in a conservation project.” - Scotsman.com
“As the clock ticks closer to a sell-off of ivory stocks in Southern Africa, questions are being asked about why Malawi’s legislation has not yet been strengthened to meet the dangers posed by elephant poaching. ” - Inter Press Service News Agency
“The union ministry of environment and forests will use technology to tackle trafficking in elephants.” - The Telegraph
“He has spanned the globe in the past 35-plus years, filming life on planet Earth. He has captured majestic scenes of sharks and elephants, tigers and leopards, but Richard Brock loves the little creatures best, like frogs and butterflies. And it?s mosquitoes that he doesn?t like.” - The Telegraph
“Also, elephants’ destruction that occurred due to competition for water with livestock is evident, especially at Kubuga, Boajankwe, Dirurubele, Mowana and Xekedao where Jojo and metal tanks have been damaged. ” - Republic of Botswana
“The countdown has begun, even if nobody knows when it will end. Anticipation is mounting behind the scenes at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, where keepers are closely monitoring a pregnant African elephant that is expected to give birth in the next month or two.” - North County Times
“In the squatters village of Sinar Harapan, residents chopped down trees on a route traveled by a herd of 13 elephants. On the evening of Nov. 28, the elephants appeared at the edge of the jungle and began eating the farmers’ coffee bushes. Waving torches and banging on wooden drums, the villagers drove them back.” - Boston.com
“It is a place of love where keepers sleep with each elephant right inside its pen, under warm blankets with a mattress placed on a grass-covered concrete floor.” -
IOL
“One of the few truly protected areas is a 10 400 hectare fenced area in the 1 million hectare Kissama natural reserve, south of the capital, Luanda. It is home to a number of animals imported from abroad, including elephant, giraffe, kudus and eland; it is the only area in the reserve where the animals can live without being hunted. ” - news24
The bandits,” he resumes, “rendered human and animal life intolerable. Foreign invaders made this area impossible. They stole cattle, killed elephants for their ivory - and anyone who got in the way. They had no hesitation in killing policemen. They were very aggressive.” - Telegraph
“The two pachyderms ? Minnie, 48, and Rebecca, 41 ? were moved Monday to an animal rights organization’s exotic wildlife refuge near San Andreas. ” - The Union Democrat Online
“A few years later, the stance of communities surrounding the park appears to have softened, and they have joined forces with government to build a new solar-powered fence. But, villagers are also exploring a more innovative way of keeping the elephants at bay: the planting of chili pepper plants. ” - Inter Press Service News Agency
“On a cool, rainy afternoon, inside Philadelphia?s Wachovia Center, children and parents crowd the cavernous hall trying to get a closer look at Asia, the elephant who paints with her trunk. Asia is a star of the ?three-ring adventure? in the 133rd edition of the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey circus, the largest and oldest in the U.S. As families mill about they see posters describing Ringling?s efforts to protect endangered Asian elephants. The tagline reads: ?Endangered species? Not if we can help it.? - E Magazine
“A report by Traffic and the World Wildlife Fund has singled out Nigeria, C?te d’Ivoire and Senegal for failing to regulate an illegal ivory trade that is fueling poaching and threatening the survival of elephants.” - Green Clippings
