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“In a programme implemented by the wildlife wing of the state forest department, all captive elephants in West Bengal will now have their own “identity cards”. The difference — the relevant details will be stored in a microchip which in turn will be installed inside their body.” - Kolkata Newsline

“The news of the capture of 12 juvenile elephants by Shearwater Adventures from Hwange National Park is fairly widespread by now. I have just returned from a 3 week trip and was given the distressing information while I was out of the country. I released the story to the media while I was away and now that I am back, I would like to state that the ZCTF is disgusted and disappointed that this cruel practice has been allowed to take place.” - SW Radio Africa

“OK, this isn’t exactly stop-the-presses news, but a study out today (Why on Thanksgiving? Did they know it would be a slow news day?) concludes that increasing anti-poaching patrols in Africa’s Serengeti National Park led to fewer poaching attempts.” - Seattle PI

“The elephant foetus looks perfectly formed and ready to be born — but still has two months left in the belly of its mother.”The Sun Online

“An exhibition of paintings by Auckland Zoo elephants Kashin and Burma to raise funds to support conservation projects in the wild, is about to go on display at Auckland’s Reef Gallery.” - Scoop

“Four elephants Wednesday morning destroyed over 15 ha of rice and crops in central Vietnam’s Quang Nam province, local authorities said.” - Thanh Nien Daily

“Trendy as Seattle is, the city may have a hard time getting its head around an emerging idea at zoos. Some of the nation’s biggest zoos are letting their elephants go.” - Seattle PI

“Three women were trampled to death by elephants in the Rajaji National Park in Haridwar district of Uttaranchal, police said here on Tuesday. ” - The Times of India

“By filming an elephant from various angles Gordon explores what we can really know about the creature and its thoughts” - Telegraph

” The proposal envisaged the construction of elephant sheds, water ponds in the forest near Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary in Pinjore. However, the final selection of the site would be made in consultation with the Centre, she added. ” - The Times of India

“Elephants grow throughout most of their lives, and can usually be aged fairly accurately using their shoulder height or the size of their feet. However, once fully adult, elephants grow more slowly and are therefore harder to precisely age by size alone. Elephant teeth are a far more reliable indicator of age” - Kruger Park Times

“Speeding trains killed two elephants in separate collisions over the past week in India, officials said Sunday.” - International Herald Tribune

“Villagers gather around the body of an elephant at Sunsari District, Nepal, on Saturday. The elephant was tranquilized and his tusks cut after 12 deaths were attributed to a three-month rampage by the endangered animal, a park ranger said. The elephant had killed 12 people, the ranger said without elaborating on the details of the rampage.” - Reuters AlertNet - Killer elephant loses tusks in Nepal
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“A wild elephant that killed 12 people in Morang and Sunsari districts in eastern Nepal was brought under at around 2 pm local time (0815 GMT) Saturday morning.” - People’s Daily Online

“An elephant polo match scheduled to be held on Saturday at the city’s Rambagh polo ground has invited the wrath of animal activists. ” - The Times of India