“A slice of the royal Orient of yore will be seen on Monday when majestic elephants take centre stage to add lustre to the Vijayadashami procession to mark the grand finale of the Mysore Dasara celebrations.” - The Hindu
“The fate of the world’s elephants could be decided next week at an international meeting discussing controversial ivory stockpile sales. Sixty tonnes of ivory could be approved for auction, putting elephants across Africa and Asia under renewed threat of poaching for their tusks, despite an international ivory trade ban introduced 17 years ago.” - politics.co.uk
“Wildlife authorities in Assam will soon play recorded sounds of horses neighing to scare away hungry wild Asiatic elephants currently locked in deadly turf wars with humans.” - Gulf Times
“The sale of 60 tons (66 U.S. tons) of elephant ivory — normally banned under international conservation rules — could be approved at a United Nations-sponsored meeting next week.” - International Herald Tribune
“Kenyan wildlife authorities resumed on Friday the relocation of hundreds of elephants from an overcrowded reserve in Kenya’s coastal region to a more spacious park further inland, said officials.” - News 24
“Zimbabwe’s wildlife continues to suffer terrible atrocities. Snaring is reported to be rife, with the country’s larger, stronger animals (such as the elephant) sometimes managing to break free of these deadly wire traps, and later seen with hideous wire injuries. ” - The Zimbabwean
“The circus has left town, and one act may not be coming back. The elephants have been a part of Cole Brother Circus of the Stars for more than 100 years.” - WDBJ7
“Deadly turf wars between humans and hungry elephants in India’s northeast have reached alarming proportions, say experts who plan an emergency meeting this week to tackle the problem.” - Taipei Times
“An unnamed 25 year old woman in Waco, TX was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after she climbed into the elephant exhibit at a zoo claiming ‘she wanted to play with the elephant’. The woman than managed to hop the fence, bypass the electric wires and cross the moat only to be struck by one of the elephant’s trunks after the elephant became spooked and saw her as a threat. The woman managed to escape with minor injuries; the elephants were taken to a private area after showing signs of stress. No word on if the woman will have any charges pressed against her.” - Blogger News Network
“Wildlife groups called for an elephant ban in Mumbai Thursday after a 33-year-old female pachyderm was left paralysed in her second road accident in three years. Roopkali, one of 15 licensed elephants employed for religious ceremonies and processions in Mumbai, broke her leg and suffered spinal injuries after being hit by a water tanker driven by an alleged drunk.” - DNA
“She traveled perhaps a thousand miles from India’s bleak, lawless heartland to this steaming metropolis. And now, lying listless on the bed of a truck with a rope circling her feet, the migrant quit this alleged city of dreams.” - International Herald Tribune
“A desperate battle between elephants and humans for the forests of India’s remote north-east has reached alarming proportions, resulting in hundreds killed on both sides, wildlife officials said on Wednesday ahead of an emergency meeting.” - IOL
“A tourism official proposed to prohibit elephants from entering Cambodia’s Angkor Park, right after the government enforced a ban of dog at the heritage last week to ensure its peace and cleanness, local media said on Wednesday.” - People’s Daily Online —
Australia Zoo director Wes Mannion told the crowd that while Mr Irwin had a passion for all wildlife, he had “fallen in love with elephants”. - The Courier-Mail
“Kinondoni Regional Police Commander (RPC) Jamal Rwambow told reporters yesterday that the trio was found with 35 illegal elephant tusks on Wednesday afternoon at Ukoroto Street near Shekilango areas.” - Tanzania Standard
