Satellite Images to Aid Elephant Conservation From Space
Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space, a technique that British experts hope will help protect threatened populations in Africa.
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Shipwrecked Ivory a Treasure Trove for Understanding Elephants, 16th Century Trading
A Portuguese trading ship named the Bon Jesus sank off the southern coast of Africa in 1533, loaded to the gills with gold, silver and ivory — and it’s proven a real treasure trove to scientists.
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‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia
The pachyderm dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant ” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary.
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Cher in Pakistan to Help ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’
Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists.
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Jumbo Task: Elephant Hoisted From Deep Well in India
DHARMAPURI, India (AFP) — A wild elephant that fell into a well in southern India was lifted out with a
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Zimbabwe Elephants Died From Bacterial Disease, Experts Say
Parks authorities in Zimbabwe said Monday that the recent deaths of elephants have been caused by a bacterial disease that has previously affected elephants in Asia and other animals in southern Africa, although more tests will still be carried out.
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Loners No More: Male Elephants Stick Together, Study Finds
A line of elephants trundles across a dusty landscape in northern Botswana, ears flapping and trunks occasionally brushing the ground. As they pass a motion-activated camera hidden in low shrubbery, photos record the presence of each elephant.
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Sri Lanka to Ban Imports of Plastic Goods to Protect Elephants
Sri Lanka will ban the import of most plastic products in a bid to protect wild elephants and deer that die eating the waste, the environment minister announced Friday.
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DC Circuit Backs Rule Change on Big-Game Trophy Imports
Conservation groups failed Tuesday to persuade the D.C. Circuit that the Trump administration improperly carved out a loophole for big-game hunters to import elephant tusks and lion hides from Africa.
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India Landowner Bequeaths Land to Elephants
An Indian landowner has willed most of his land to two elephants he said saved his life from gun-toting criminals, a decision that has upset his wife and children.
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Pregnant Elephant Dies in India After Eating Explosive Fruit Trap
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A pregnant elephant was killed in India after eating fruit stuffed with explosives, officials said
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An elephant and an organization acting on its behalf do not have standing to pursue a habeas corpus action against the elephant’s owner, a Connecticut appeals court ruled. The petition did not challenge the conditions of the elephant’s confinement or the owner’s treatment of the animal, only the fact that it was detained.
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Thai Elephants, Out of Work Due to Coronavirus, Trudge Home
The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants which depend on the tourist industry to feed their voracious appetites.
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Judge Won’t Fast-Track Permits for Importing Elephant Trophies
Pointing to the strain on government resources during the coronavirus outbreak, a federal judge refused Thursday to expedite the issuance of permits that would allow hunters to import the body parts of African elephants shot for sport into the U.S.
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Bronx Zoo Defeats Habeas Suit on Behalf of Happy the Elephant
Ruling reluctantly Wednesday against activists fighting to free an elephant held in solitary captivity at the Bronx Zoo, a New York judge said her hands are tied by her inability to recognize Happy the elephant’s rights to personhood.
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Orphaned Albino Elephant Recovers From Poacher’s Snare
One month after escaping a poacher’s trap in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, Khanysia the albino elephant weighs a healthy 330 pounds, adding 1 pound every day she spends her time playing with caretakers.
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Botswana Will Auction Elephant-Hunting Licenses
Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, on Friday was set to hold its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since scrapping a hunting ban last year.
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2 Elephants Escape From Circus in Russian City
Russia is said to be the place where bears roam the streets — but for a short while it was a free-for-all for elephants.
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Elephants in Thailand ‘Broken’ for Lucrative Animal Tourism
Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food — many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as ‘sanctuaries’ to cruelty-conscious travelers.
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Scientists Develop Elephant DNA Database to Thwart Ivory Poaching
An international team of researchers has developed a new online tool to help law enforcement officials track down the original locations of poached elephant tusks, which they unveiled in a study published Friday in Journal of Heredity.
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