“A tusker was shot dead at Madhupur village near Khurda today. Forest officials said that they had seized a gun from a person called Purnachandra Baliarsing. He claimed that he had shot the elephant in self defence. ” - The Statesman
“The circus has come to town, and the animals made their annual march through downtown Greenville Tuesday morning.” - News Channel 7
“Two foreign tourists, a German and an Italian, today sustained minor injuries after they fell from an elephant during a ride to Amber Fort near here.” - Sahara Samay
“Incidents of elephants running amok have been on the rise in Kerala over the last few years. Violent pachyderms have killed several people and damaged property. Animal lovers have often attributed the unruly behaviour of captive elephants to ill-treatment or neglect at the hands of mahouts.”- The Hindu
“The proposed Elephant Safari Park in the border of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts appears to be in troubled waters.” - Newindpress.com
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $1,277,921 to support 25 new grants and supplement four existing grants for the conservation of elephants in 15 African countries in 2007, Director H. Dale Hall announced today. Partners’ contributions raised the total amount for elephant conservation to more than $4 million.” - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
“An elephant that had unleashed a reign of terror in 35 villages of Ramgarh district, earning the nickname Laden, was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Laden was found in a field on Saturday morning.” - Yahoo! India News
“In yet another instance of man-animal conflict arising out of dwindling vegetation, a herd of rampaging wild elephants killed one person and caused massive destruction to property in Deopara in Assam.” - Thaindian News
“Incidents of wild elephants straying into human habitats and destroying crops have been on the rise in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. In 2007-08, 200 cases of crop damage caused by elephants were reported.” - The Hindu
“A 75-year-old man was killed by a herd of wild elephants at Kokilamukh in Upper Assam’s Jorhat district where the pachyderms have been creating havoc in the area since early January, Forest department sources said on Friday.” - The Hindu
“While the entire north India is under cold wave, the jumbos at a zoo here are being given a special oil massage to prevent them from chill. ” - DailyIndia.com
“One man was killed and another injured in attacks by wild elephants that strayed into villages and trampled homes and crops in Bangladesh, police said on Thursday.” - Reuters
“A killer elephant that had frequently been on a rampage in two villages of Ranchi district was found dead on Saturday. The elephant’s body was found on the borders of Purabdih and Nausadih villages.” - Thaindian News
“An American tourist was seriously injured after he was apparently attacked by wild Asian elephants roaming in a nature reserve in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Thursday, officials confirmed on Sunday.” - Xinhua
“I am going to become a mahout, to learn to drive an elephant. We trek along overgrown jungle paths towards the river where the elephants have slept. This is all part of the Anantara Resort and Spa’s 160-acre grounds. It’s located near the historic town of Chiang Saen in the heart of the hill country where Burma, Laos and Thailand converge and where the Mekong river forms a natural border.” - Times Online
