“Elephants today made their first public appearance at Dublin Zoo for almost two years in their new specially designed rainforest enclosure.” - ireland.com
“But a Stanford University scientist has discovered that elephants actually have two distinct ways of communicating: by ordinary soundwaves rippling through the air, and by vibrations transmitted through the ground to exquisitely sensitive elephant toes.” - The Boston Globe
“Six hand-raised elephant calves being readied for release in a wildlife sanctuary in Assam are raring to taste freedom as monsoon-induced fresh vegetation offers them a rare food extravaganza.” - Newspost India
“The hungry herds trampled two persons to death at Hautoli tea estate and Butolikhowa in the past two days.” - The Telegraph
“A growing exhibit at the North Carolina Zoo will bring Africa closer to home.” - News-Record.com
“There is something particularly weird about the sight of 10 elephants making their way through downtown Phoenix. ” - The Arizona Republic
“The Elephant Sanctuary founded in 1995 in Hohenwald, Tennessee, is the nation’s largest natural-habitat refuge developed specifically to meet the needs of endangered elephants. It is a non-profit organization, licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. It is designed specifically for old, sick or needy African and Asian elephants who have been retired from zoos and circuses.” - Horizon Solutions Site
“As the industrial renaissance has brought in rapid growth of mining activities in the State, in some parts it has also caused loss of corridor for elephants resulting in isolation of their population, inbreeding and rising man-animal conflicts.” - Newindpress.com
“A 40-year-old tusker was electrocuted at a private estate near Kaggalipura on Saturday. The elephant had strayed around 11 km from the forest area in Thalaghattapura and five km from Kaggalipura.” - The Hindu
“Beer nuts, paints, perfume, hair products and even three harmonicas contributed to a $6.6 million bill to bring eight asian elephants to Australia.” - Herald Sun
“Wild elephants trampled to death brothers aged 5 and 7 in their home, and destroyed 10 bamboo houses when they strayed into a Bangladesh village, officials said today.” - Herald Sun
“But last week, at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, it wasn’t: One of the great creatures of Earth was put to death on the captive side of the fence” - North County Times
“Baby elephant Migara, a gift of friendship from Sri Lanka to China in February this year, celebrated his sixth birthday at the Beijing Zoo Saturday.” - People’s Daily Online
“The decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to continue to trade in ivory will go a long way in improving the country’s socio-economic environment, the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Cde Francis Nhema, said yesterday.” - allAfrica.com
“There was no obvious cause of death for a six-year-old elephant at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.” - kgw.com
