“Bamboo, one of Woodland Park’s most challenging creatures, had grown up at the zoo without other elephants, so she was an independent loner.” - Seattle PI
“The highly successful dancing bear rescue organization Wildlife SOS India has just launched a new street elephant rescue programme.” - Asian Tribune
“Animal activists rallied at the Los Angeles Zoo Saturday to urge officials to send the zoo’s elephants to a spacious sanctuary.” - cbs2.com
On Friday, May 19, CBS Evening News aired a fluff piece about the Ringling Bros elephant breeding ground, referring to it as a sanctuary. Viewers were treated to quotes by the Ringling team such as “The elephants I take care of are basically like members of my family.” The reporter told us that the elephants were living in the lap of luxury — hard to know since the breeding ground allows no uninvited guests because they want to “maintain the privacy for the elephants.” The piece lightly refers to the fact that a third of the baby elephants “will follow in their parents’ giant footsteps and join the circus.” - SF Bay Area Indymedia
“Plans are being made in India to re-home a bunch of elephants that have gone on the rampage after losing their natural forest homes.” - CBBC Newsround
“Elephants are chained by their legs during training, transport, and between shows.” - Chattanoogan.com
“Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum will open the doors to the traveling exhibit “Elephants!” starting Saturday, May 27.” - FHSU
“Among humans who claim they are the most civilized, most intelligent and most advanced animal form on earth, another human is sentenced to life imprisonment only when found guilty of a serious crime, by a court of law. Among Lankans who boast of 2500 years of the purest form of Buddhism, which is the greatest non-violent philosophy in the world, even an animal should not be hurt in any way.” - Asian Tribune
“A 29-year-old female elephant who lost most of her left foot when she stepped on a land mine three years ago has been put to sleep because of deteriorating health, a statement said Wednesday.” - Pravda.Ru
“Some of Sri Lanka’s wildest, most destructive elephants will be getting a reprieve despite their bad behaviour - but they’ll have to spend some time in rehab first.” - edmontonsun.com
“The sight of an elephant and calf walking across the Gerik-Jeli highway as reported in the local daily maybe an awe inspiring sight, but it spells disaster for the elephants. It is a clear indication of yet another species losing its home grounds. One can only wonder what is to become of a species that is sadly clutching onto a shrinking habitat. ” - Malaysiakini
“Sam Vincent nimbly avoids the dung piles and joins locals to watch a game of elephant polo in Sri Lanka” - smh.com.au
“Rather than risk their life and the lives of those in the villages they charge through, Sri Lanka’s wildest elephants are to be trained to do a little community service.” - Aljazeera.Net
“An Unusual Retirement Community Where Elephants Not Only Start New Lives, But New Families Too” - CBS News
“It’s a girl! All 350 pounds of her. This bounteous bundle of joy was born at the Ringling Bros. conservation facility last month and now she needs a name.
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