Elephant rescued from 36-feet pit after three days
March 30th, 2012
COIMBATORE: A cow elephant trapped in a 36 feet pit in the Periyanaickenpalayam forest range for three days was rescued on Thursday. The spot is not accessible by vehicles as it is located on a hillock at Perumal Mudi. It can be reached only on foot after trekking up about four kms through the forest. M Nazir, Read more…
Elephant heads to shopping mall after escaping circus
March 30th, 2012
Shoppers in Ireland got a large surprise when a 5,500 pound elephant ran away from her circus and wandered around a parking lot. Drivers called police on Tuesday after seeing the 40-year-old animal – called ‘Baby’ – wandering between cars parked outside stores in a suburb of Cork, according to a report in the Irish Examiner. Read more…
Kerala forest department issues ID cards for tamed elephants
March 29th, 2012
Thrissur (Kerala), Mar.29 (ANI): Officials from the Conservator of Forests and Wildlife in Kerala have issued identity cards for domesticated elephants. These cards depict the pachyderms’ photographs and information about physical appearances alongside details of their mahouts and owners, including the temples. With this programme, Kerala has become the first state in India to have Read more…
Who will speak for Lucy the elephant?
March 29th, 2012
Lucy, a 35-year-old Asian elephant, was captured as a baby in Sri Lanka in 1977 and has been captive at the Edmonton Valley Zoo ever since. For 18 years, she had the company of an African elephant named Samantha, but in 2007, Samantha was sent to another zoo on a long-term breeding loan. Lucy now Read more…
Africa- Elephant rescues baby from hyenas
March 29th, 2012
Kicking off … elephant charges the hyenas James Weis / BNPS THIS is the moment a protective mother elephant fought off a pack of savage hyenas attacking her calf. During the bloody encounter with up to 18 hyenas the vulnerable baby – who had been momentarily separated from the herd -had its tail BITTEN OFF. Victim Read more…
Accusations fly over poor health of seized elephants
March 28th, 2012
Blame for the death of one elephant and the poor health of 15 others confiscated from an elephant park is being passed between the park operators and state officials. Operators of the Saiyok Elephant Park in Kanchanaburi’s Sai Yok district insist the animals were healthy when they were seized by authorities, while state vet Sittidet Read more…
Psychologist Says Elephants Suffer Post-Traumatic Stress
March 27th, 2012
African elephant in Masai Mara National Park. Kenya. Africa (Kike Calvo via AP Images) Since mid-January, poachers have killed as many as 200 of the free-roaming elephants in Bouba Ndjida National Park in northern Cameroon. Although sales are banned in most countries, a growing demand for elephants’ ivory tusks is behind the slaughter. The poachers Read more…
Loss of stillborn baby elephant saddens staff at Twycross Zoo
March 26th, 2012
Keepers and staff at Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire in mourning after the death of the newborn Asian elephant calf. In the early hours of Sunday, March 25, Tara went into labour and delivered a stillborn female calf at 3.00am. Elephant at Twycross Zoo Keepers and a vet team had converged at Twycross to help Read more…
Human-elephant Conflict In Southwestern India
March 24th, 2012
Human-wildlife conflict is a rapidly expanding area of research, with conservationists working hard to understand the circumstances under which tensions are highest between people and their wild animal neighbors. A number of factors contribute to rate and intensity of conflict, including population densities of both humans and wildlife, habitat structure, weather, time of year, and Read more…
In reply to the official statement of DNP to embassies worldwide
March 24th, 2012
After one month of sending letters and questions raised by supporters of Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) and Elephant Nature Park (ENP) to Thai embassies around the world, with numerous stories on local television in Thailand and on international TV the Department of National Parks has come out with an official reply to concerned citizen, Read more…
