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“Angry villagers killed two wild elephants with electric traps on Monday and Tuesday as some 150 giant animals from across the Meghalaya State border of India ravaged several thousand acres of Aman crops and a number of households in the remote villages here.” - The Daily Star

” The Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) Hollywood Office applauds yesterday’s decision by Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge George H. Wu to retain continuing court jurisdiction over
Ruby the elephant until a new status hearing on January 5, 2005.” - PR Newswire

“Chester Zoo defended itself against criticism from an animal welfare organisation last night which says it has breached RSPCA guidelines over the birth of an elephant.” - ic Liverpool

“But the seven-year-old elephant calf died in agony after what officials at Msyore zoo in southern India are calling a conspiracy by insiders.” - BBC NEWS

“Mzandile Mjadu lent a wistful tone to this week’s Great Elephant Indaba in the Kruger National Park, where it was proposed that culling should be resumed as the surest way of reducing the destruction they are causing in several southern African reserves.” - IOL

“Tanzania plans to sell 99 tons of confiscated elephant tusks in government stores to raise funds for conservation efforts and development projects, a senior official said on Friday.” - IOL

“Botswana’s sale of about 20 tonnes of ivory sanctioned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has been suspended because some countries have failed to meet one of the preconditions.” - Latest News - Republic of Botswana

“But during the plenary session, it got approval to allow local communities to trade in ivory trinkets, known as ekipas - a move bitterly opposed by Kenya.” - Planet Ark

“The Veterinary Association of SA offered its assistance in controlling elephant populations in South Africa’s national parks on Monday.” - news24.com

“Hunters find the ancient tusks clustered on sandbars near the Arctic Ocean, carried there by spring-melt waters flowing from the Siberian tundra. A pair of them, dried, polished and elegantly mounted for a trophy room or home museum, can weigh 400 pounds and cost up to $75,000.” - The Seattle Times

“After a vacation in Thailand, Santa Rosa couple work to save domestic elephants they could never forget” - SFGate.com

“CHESTER Zoo has welcomed its latest attraction - a 180kg baby elephant born just a few days ago.” - ic CheshireOnline

“That exquisite little carved-ivory elephant for sale on eBay is described as a Chinese antique. Then again, it could be an illegal piece of tusk from an African elephant shot last year.” - csmonitor.com

” The celebrations had a special focus by observing the day as “Elephants Day” and appealing the generations of tomorrow to contribute their mite for conserving nature and to protect the wildlife.” - The Hindu

“Delegates met in Committees throughout the day. Committee I considered elephant and ivory issues, while Committee II considered, inter alia, commercial trade in Appendix I species, annual export quotas, source codes, production systems and great apes.” - Earth Negotiations Bulletin