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“More than 100 tons of stockpiled ivory from four southern African countries is to be auctioned between October 28 and November 6.” - Telegraph

“Thing is, Ringling Bros., unlike Cirque, has animals: Frisbee-catching dogs (with dog-catching women), llamas, tigers and elephants. An actual porcupine makes a cameo appearance to burst Tom the Clown’s balloon. And animals really appeal to the kids.” - cleveland.com

“There are fewer than 300 wild elephants left in China, so when Jeremy McGill, an American tourist, stumbled across a group of adults earlier this year in a nature reserve in Yunnan province, near the border with Laos, he whipped out his camera and started taking pictures. It almost cost him his life.” - The Independent

“It was after hours at the Audubon Zoo _ one of four zoos where Rowe is studying how elephants, which can’t sweat or pant to bring their temperatures down when they get too hot, deal with heat and cold.” - KATC.com

“Larson caused controversy by asking team mates to collect elephant dung, saying it was good fuel for the fire, and that any berries in it could be eaten.” - Stuff.co.nz

“Bob Barker, Alicia Silverstone and other celebrities are joining a City Council member’s effort to move elephants from the Los Angeles Zoo to a massive sanctuary where they can roam free - or at least close to it. ” - Washington Times -

“The centerpiece is the redesigned elephant and giraffe yards, which represent stark departures from their predecessors, giving nearly double the roaming space for the elephants (now nearly an acre for the three of them) and allowing visitors to get closer to the animals than ever before.” - The Providence Journal

“An art dealer who operated import and export businesses in Canada and Cameroon that were fronts for smuggling raw elephant ivory has been sentenced to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine for smuggling ivory from Cameroon into the United States.” - NBC Chicago

“Ivory auctions that will take place in Namibia on October 28, Botswana on October 31, Zimbabwe on November 3, and South Africa on November 6 2008 have raised the concerns of international conservationists from Born Free Foundations (BFF), a member of the Species Survival Network, who said that the ivory auction was approved by members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), despite an international outcry from scientists and conservationists.” - Sofia Echo

I apologize for not posting any news for over a month.  I’ve been busy working on my blog at (Anti) Social Development and starting my freelancing business.  I hope to keep up from now on.  Thanks to everyone who has stuck around.