eleblog

“When the South African government decided to allow their share of the largest endangered land animal to be culled, it immediately raised a number of alarm bells. I can appreciate that the share size of an elephant requires adequate space to graze and roam. But with the continued loss of habitat, and the constant threat either for their meat; hunted and killed for other reasons or the highly prized value of their ivory tusks by some unscrupulous merchandise trader, this magnificent creature is surely in a precarious position.” - Antigua Sun

“The Humane Society of the United States and its international arm, Humane Society International, today applauded new regulations on elephant management announced by the South African government on Monday.” - African Path

“An animal rights group appealed to Tanzania on Thursday to stop the transfer of elephants and giraffes to a zoo in the Philippines in exchange for crocodiles.” - Reuters.com

“Two villagers were injured by a herd of five elephants from Annaikatty forests that strayed into the residential area near the elephant corridor in the wee hours of Wednesday.” - Newindpress.com

“Domesticated elephants had been used to lug timber in Thailand until the country banned logging. Now a philanthropist has created a new home for the pachyderms that’s also a tourist destination. Jocelyn Ford reports.” - Public Radio Marketplace

“The South African government has said it will allow elephants to be culled for the first time in 13 years. ” - tehran times

“The elephants from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus made their way to the Hampton Coliseum in the darkness of the early morning.
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“Today, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org) and its sister organization, WTI (Wildlife Trust of India) announced that 2 elephant calves and a one-and-a-half year-old greater one-horned rhino were successfully returned to the wild in Manas National Park.” - Fox Business

“Amidst recent reports about the possible culling of elephants in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, comes a success story from KwaZulu-Natal’s Tembe Elephant Park where elephant contraception is being tested with success.” - easier travel

“Culling of elephants is unwarranted as there is no scientific evidence to demonstrate that the animals are affecting the biodiversity in the Kruger National Park, The Earth Organisation said on Thursday” - IOL

“Deputy Conservator of Forests (Madikeri division), B B Mallesh expressed concern over the increasing wild elephant-human conflict in the district.” - Newindpress.com

“The offender, Vu Thanh Thiem, who was caught in the process of admixing the bones to create a type of medicinal glue, said the 231 kilograms of bones came from his younger brother Vu Thanh Tue who had purchased a dead circus elephant.” - Thanh Nien Daily

“An elephant, Ramankutty, had a miraculous escape after a lorry, in which it was being transported from Valappad to Pattimattom, overturned at Colonypady near here on Wednesday.” - Newindpress.com

“Environmentalists and wildlife activists have pressed the panic button in the elephant corridor connecting Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu where the Asian tusker is under siege.” - Sify.com

“The African elephant has been the target of poachers for centuries. But international efforts to protect the animals are now paying off to such an extent that the elephant population in South Africa is booming. That has prompted the South African Government to lift its ban on culling, causing outrage amongst some animal welfare groups. ” - Radio Australia