Botswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting, to Some Anger
Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world’s highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups.
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Researchers Find ‘Tipping Point’ for Asian Elephants
Conservation efforts narrowly focused on species risk of extinction are likely to miss other important road signs along the way. This is especially true of large animals, which reproduce and rebound slowly, argues a study focused on Asian elephants published Friday.
Read moreFight to Free Zoo’s Elephants Stumbles in Connecticut Court
An activist group fighting to free three elephants from a Connecticut petting zoo urged an appeals court Monday to revive their case.
Read moreRangers Free 6 Trapped Baby Elephants in Thailand
Rangers at a national park in northeastern Thailand have rescued six baby elephants that were trapped in a mud pit.
Read moreAfrica Is Divided Over Ivory Trade Ahead of Wildlife Meeting
Several African countries with some of the world’s largest elephant populations will push this year for looser controls on legal ivory trade, while another group of countries on the continent says more restrictions are the best way to curb the illegal killing of elephants for their tusks.
Read moreZoo Elephants Eat Berlin’s Leftover Christmas Trees
Berlin’s unwanted Christmas trees have ended their days as a festive snack for zoo elephants and stocking fillers for some of their fellow residents.
Read moreNY Judge Grants Habeas Order for Bronx Zoo Elephant
Celebrating the advancement of its effort to make the Bronx Zoo free one of its Asian elephants, the Nonhuman Rights Project said Monday that Happy is the world’s first elephant to secure a habeas corpus order.
Read moreLawyer Revs Up Habeas Battle Over Bronx Zoo Elephant
Fighting to end the 41-year captivity at the Bronx Zoo of an Asian elephant named Happy, a nonprofit says the legal battle it started has been languishing in a court west of Rochester for over a month.
Read moreElephant Supporters Hurdle Zoo’s Motion to Dismiss
A Massachusetts zoo must face Endangered Species Act claims over its treatment of two Asian elephants in the collection, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreBotswana, Long an Elephant Refuge, Faces Poaching Threat
Botswana, long viewed as a rare refuge for African elephants, is coming under increasing threat from poachers.
Read more‘Zombie’ Gene Roots Out Cancer in Elephants
Elephants possess a “zombie” gene that makes them nearly immune to cancer, according to research published Tuesday in the journal Cell Reports – a finding that offers hope for applications in human cancer biology.
Read moreAnimal Charities to Open European Circus Elephant Sanctuary
Animal rights groups say they will establish Europe’s first sanctuary for former circus elephants.
Read moreElephant Advocates Seek Clarity on Trump Trophy Policy
An animal rights group filed a Freedom of Information Request with the Interior Department Tuesday in a bid to better understanding why it changed a long-standing policy restricting the import of trophies from hunted endangered species.
Read moreWhite House Quietly Lifts Ban on Elephant Trophies
The Trump administration is once again allowing Americans to import the body parts of African elephants shot for sport — a practice the president himself decried as recently as last November.
Read moreUS Investigator of Ivory, Rhino Horn Trade Killed in Kenya
A leading American investigator into the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade has been found stabbed to death in his home, Kenyan police and officials said Monday.
Read moreLA Leaders Renew Effort to Free Billy the Elephant
Billy the Asian bull elephant took center stage once again at Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday, where animal activists and a city councilman called for a review of the elephant’s health at the Los Angeles Zoo.
Read moreObama-Era Elephant Trophy Ban Based on Flawed Process, Court Rules
The DC Circuit ruled Friday that the Obama administration failed to follow the right procedures when it banned importing elephant hunting trophies from Zimbabwe.
Read moreTrump Administration Sued Over Plan to Lift Big-Game Trophy Ban
The Trump administration’s rollback – and nearly immediate flip-flop – of a ban on importing big-game trophies from Zimbabwe has sparked outrage, confusion and a lawsuit filed Monday by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Read moreTrump Voices Doubt About Trophy Hunting Policy
President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed more doubts about a new policy allowing trophies of African elephants shot for sport to be imported, appearing to question whether “this horror show” would actually aid in the conservation of any animal.
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