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“A baby elephant that received blood transfusions after her mother abandoned her is getting healthier by the day, say officials at the Calgary Zoo. The unnamed calf pulled out her feeding tube overnight yesterday and is now drinking a specially made formula that includes oats and milk from an unusually large bottle, said zoo spokesman Trish Exton-Parder yesterday.” - Canoe

“Poachers have killed a rare pygmy elephant on Malaysian Borneo and removed its tusks, according to a report citing a wildlife official.” - Terra Daily

“A baby elephant that received a blood transfusion after being spurned by its mother seems to be on the mend, Calgary zoo officials say.” - CBC

“Zoo keepers at the Calgary zoo are going to extraordinary lengths to try and save a newborn baby elephant.” - CFCN.ca

“The baby elephant rejected by its mother and grandmother after it was born last week at the Calgary Zoo was in critical condition Friday.” - CBC News

“Experts are hoping a blood transfusion will save the life of a very rare baby elephant born a few days ago at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada.” - p2pnet.net

“The callous manner in which four elephants were being transported out of Assam comes as a shocking instance of negligence.” - NDTV.com

“The life of a nine-day-old female Asian elephant at the Calgary Zoo hangs in the balance after she was rejected by her mother.” - CBC News

“Large concentration of elephant herds in the Ngamiland area has become dangerous to the eco-system hence the need to develop strategies to address the situation.” - Latest News - Republic of Botswana

“Andal, an elephant from Srirangam Ranganathar Temple, wakes up to a litre of filter coffee and also she does not miss out on playing her mouth organ everyday.” - The Hindu News Update Service

“The Supreme Court today directed the Project Elephant Director to take note of the death of 77 pachyderms in the Nagerhole area of Karnataka between April and October this year and take remedial measures to prevent its recurrence.” - The Hindu News Update Service

“Scientists with the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently been counting their zoo animals from a lofty perch: namely, outer space. Using high-tech cameras fixed to an orbiting satellite 280 miles overhead, a WCS scientific team tallied some of the zoo?s own animal collection to see if satellites can help count wildlife populations in remote locations throughout the world.” - Newswise

“Two elephant tusks and antelope horns were stolen from a Dilston home during the past month along with a large amount of jewellery and power tools.” - ABC News Online

“Murray Hill loves elephants - so much so that he once left his family and hid out for five years with two elephants that he believed were being abused.” - Columbia Daily Tribune

“Wild elephant herds have been terrorizing India’s remote northeast, killing people, flattening houses and even guzzling local rice beer supplies, prompting villagers to retaliate against the pachyderms with firecrackers and bonfires.” - FOXNews.com