Elephants caught in Sri Lanka war
“The renewed civil war between Sri Lanka’s government and the separatist Tamil Tigers is claiming many victims, among them increasing numbers of the island’s wild elephants” - BBC NEWS
DVD Review: Echo and Other Elephants
“Are elephants your thing? Do you know Echo? Echo is perhaps the most famous elephant in the world. The story of her life, as well as those of her family members (herd) are recorded in the historic three documentaries presented in this fascinating set from BBC. ” - Monsters & Critics
‘Heartbreak’ over elephant death
“Keepers at an Essex zoo have described as heartbreaking the death of an unborn baby elephant” - BBC NEWS
Chester elephants get trunk call
“The elephants in Chester Zoo were given a trunk call after the highways agency were left with 200m of hawthorn bushes after a road clearance.” - BBC News
In pictures: Elephant patrol in Sumatra
“The Indonesian island of Sumatra is home to some unique wildlife, whose natural habitat is shrinking under the increasing threat from illegal logging and oil palm plantations.” - BBC News
Winning company turns elephant dung into gold in World Challenge 2006 competition run by BBC
” A Sri Lankan firm which transforms elephant dung into beautiful, eco-friendly paper, has won a major global competition which rewards businesses and projects that put something back into their communities.” - agencyfaqs!
The killing fields
“Lions are at the top of the animal food chain, but they have never hunted elephants - until now. Our correspondent watches a BBC crew record the most shocking nature film you will ever see” - Times Online
Elephants trumpet their success
“Scotland’s national elephant polo team and reigning world champions have won an international competition for the second year running.” - BBC News
Cambodia tiger hunter gets jail
“Conservationists estimate that Yor Ngun has killed at least 19 tigers, as well as 40 leopards, 30 elephants, 43 bears and more than 500 wild oxen.” - BBC News
Sri Lanka express hits elephants
“An express train has collided with a herd of wild elephants in Sri Lanka.” - BBC NEWS - has an upsetting photo.
India makes elephants appeal
“Indian officials have asked Bangladesh not to kill around 100 elephants which have strayed into that country.” - BBC News
Pink elephant abducted
“Police are investigating the abduction of a pink plywood elephant from her village home.” - BBC News - Not a real elephant but still a news item about elephants.
Ivory sales ‘risk poaching spree’
“The world’s surviving elephants face a dangerous upsurge in poaching if ivory stockpiles are sold, conservationists believe.” - BBC News
Elephants tune into Elgar
“The sound of classical music is being used to soothe Scotland’s only herd of elephants.” - BBC News
Death of an elephant in India
“A young Indian bull elephant captured in a state-sponsored management programme has died a gruesome death.”BBC News
African ivory sales get go-ahead
More about the decision to allow the sale of stockpiled ivory from BBC news. - BBC
Elephant Numbers Have Dramatically Fallen in the Central African Republic and Gabon
“Elephant numbers have dramatically fallen in the Central African Republic and Gabon because they are being killed for their ivory, the study says. ” - BBC News
Developed Countries Have Responsibility to Save World’s Elephants
‘Rich world should save elephants’ - BBC News
