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“Prayad Jatupornpitakkul, a resident of Mae Hia tambon, said last week that the Night Safari’s project management team, which would also be in charge of the pachyderm park project, tried to “distort” the facts by saying all village headmen in the park’s surrounding areas backed the proposal.” - The Nation

“Collaborating scientists in Kenya and Massachusetts recorded the vocalizations of two African elephants from two very different backgrounds. What they heard was nothing like that of the trumpeting call of the average African elephant.” - Living on Earth

“A wild elephant crushed a man to death in Orissa for pulling its tail.” - India News

“African savannah elephants avoid traipsing up hills, even if the hills have an abundance of food, according to a study that tracked the animals’ movements over several years.” - National Geographic News

I am currently taking a break from working on this site. I am busy working on other projects and am trying to decide if I want to continue tracking elephant news.

“A Polish city has appealed to Indian industrial giant Mittal Steel to find a new elephant for its zoo after its previous Indian elephant died.” -
Scotsman.com

“Colbeck has been visiting Echo, a 60-year-old matriarch, in the wilds of her Kenyan home for 17 years. Over that time he has watched her guide her extended family through personal crises as well as droughts and famines, building an extraordinary bond with this most mighty of beasts.” - Daily Mail

“A University of Kansas doctoral student hopes his study of an elephant named Tembo will yield clues about dinosaurs and the environment in which they lived.” - USATODAY.com

“Scientists observing elephants in northern Kenya have found they hate walking up hills.” - ITV

” Using global-positioning system data corresponding to the movements of elephants across the African savannah, researchers have found that elephants exhibit strong tendencies to avoid significantly sloped terrain, and that such land features likely represent a key influence on elephant movements and land use.” - The Hindu News Update Service

“Gita, an elephant kept captive at the Los Angeles Zoo suffered a tragic death at L.A. Zoo on June 10th.” - RacingWest

“Paya, the dexterous elephant-turned-artist responsible, is claimed to have painted - among other things - her self-portrait after being trained to hold a brush in her trunk.” - Scotland on Sunday