eleblog

“Developers had to delay work on a luxury housing estate - while they searched for the remains of an elephant.” - The Sunday Mail

“A memorial service will be held outside the National Zoo Saturday to mourn an Asian elephant.” - nbc4.com

“All nations with wild populations of Asian elephants have met as a group for the first time to discuss the species’ future survival.” - BBC NEWS

“The Asian elephant, once a symbol of a unique and sacred relationship between nature and humans, is now listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The increase in human–elephant conflicts, which claim the lives of several hundred animals and people every year, was identified as a major cause of elephant decline at a meeting this week of the 13 Asian countries where wild elephants still remain.” - Environment News Service

“An elephant allegedly being mistreated by its mahout, was rescued by a local NGO in Ghaziabad today.” - Cites ExpressIndia

“The death this week of Toni, the Asian elephant that languished for more than 22 years at the Nay Aug Zoo in Scranton, is an occasion for remorse for the loss of a magnificent creature and more so, because it was the end of a life that should have been lived much differently.” - The Times-Tribune

“Considering that both Goa and Maharashtra are inexperienced in tackling inter-State stray elephant ‘menace’, the day-long tri-State meeting on elephant intrusions concluded today selecting the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore to carry out a study which will suggest methods of handling the cross border elephant intrusions.” - Goa Herald

“A baby elephant, born in the Bloemfontein Zoo last week and rejected by its mother, has found a home in the Knysna Elephant Park.” - IOL

“An ailing National Zoo elephant, whose worsening arthritis made her the flashpoint of a debate over whether her species belongs in zoos, was euthanized yesterday after her condition deteriorated dramatically.” - Washington Post

“It was an unusual sight. A 12-ft male elephant pacing the premises of Ghatkopar police station, the mahout atop it refusing to come down fearing arrest and a few amused—and wary—police constables keeping a close watch from a distance.” - Cites ExpressIndia

“Elephant Care, an organisation working for the welfare of elephants, is to organise a workshop for creating awareness among elephant owners, here on January 28.” - The Hindu

“The Ghatkopar police was relieved to finally end the detention of Surajkali, the 40-year-old female elephant which spent a day-and-a-half at the police station for injuring pedestrians and disrupting road traffic. ” - The Times of India

“The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is giving one of its elephants another shot at motherhood after an attempt last year failed.” - WJZ Baltimore

“Elephants in Africa have grown from 6,000 a century ago to 600,000 now. The South African government’s plan to carry out a massive cull has triggered an international row,
write Geoffrey Lean and Mike Cadman” - The Sunday Tribune

“An animal rights group is demanding that a 40-year-old Asian elephant be moved to an animal sanctuary, claiming that the National Zoo is mistreating the animal.” - nbc4.com