eleblog

“The Haryana Forests and Wildlife Department will shortly set up an Elephant Conservation Centre in Panchkula district for which talks are going on with the Union Government. Haryana Minister of State for Forests Kiran Choudhry disclosed this while addressing a press conference today.” - Express India

“Veterinarians from Chiang Mai University and pachyderm conservationists have jointly extracted sperm from eight elephants to be used for artificial insemination.” - MCOT

Miller has had chance to observe elephants’ feet at close quarters - a process that depends entirely on the cooperation of each individual elephant. One that felt disinclined to bare its sole could hardly be forced to do so. Lifting a leg is not really an option for anyone with less than superhuman strength or the services of a haulage contractor. “They have to be well trained, and most of them in captivity are,” she says. “A zoo keeper or trainer taps its leg and it will be raised on command.” The fact that Miller herself walks without a limp is confirmation enough that she hasn’t yet been trodden on in the course of her investigations. “You have to be sensible,” she says, “and alert.” - EducationGuardian.co.uk

“Vietnamese authorities are establishing reserves for the country’s wild elephant population, which has been left without a stable source of food and shelter due to the destruction of their natural habitats.” - Viet Nam News

“Thai scientists are one step closer to being able to breed elephants from frozen sperm, and if an artificial insemination project continues its success, the Thai elephant will be saved from possible extinction, a researcher said yesterday.” - Nation Multimedia

“Eight elephants lumbered through downtown Los Angeles streets from Staples Center, where they performed at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. They were escorted by police.” - cbs2.com

“Zimbabwe has suspended the sale of its stockpile of nine tonnes of ivory to dealers for as long as no proper monitoring system has been put in place, officials said on Monday.” - IOL

“Two of more than 20 elephants that broke out of the Kruger National Park have been shot dead in the Giyani area, SABC radio news reported on Tuesday.” - IOL

“A 36-year-old woman whose love for pachyderms led her from her native Maine to rural Lewis County, Tenn., was attacked and killed Friday morning at a preserve for aging elephants, authorities said.” - USATODAY

“About 80 animal rights activists and community members protested outside a Woodland Park Zoo fundraiser Friday, asking that the 39-year-old Asian elephant Bamboo be moved to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee.” - Seattle PI

“The burial site, a four-metre-by-10m grave dug by heavy machinery, was about 300 metres away from the hole in which the five-tonne elephant had been trapped for seven days.” - Nation Multimedia

“A rescue team armed with heavy machinery was working to save a 50-year-old elephant that slipped into a muddy ditch in the Thai jungle and couldn’t get up, an official said Wednesday.” - The Washington Post

“The zoo’s plan to breed its three female elephants is being realized with an expansion of their living quarters.” - The Providence Journal

“As elephants consume up to 200 kg of plant matter in a single day, when space is limited, as it usually is, they often come into conflict with other animal species, as well as people, who are competing for many of the same, often scarce resources.” - The Namibian

“A herd of rampaging elephants in central Vietnam has destroyed crops and put villagers on high alert, an official said on Wednesday.” - News 24