No mates for Burma the elephant
April 25th, 2012
AMANDA BEST/Fairfax NZ Burma, the elephant at Auckland Zoo, will be alone for at least another year while the hunt to find friends for her continues. The search is taking longer than planned. The 29-year-old Asian elephant has been the zoo’s only elephant for almost three years since her companion Kashin died in 2009. Auckland Read more…
Zoo to say goodbye to Asian elephants
April 19th, 2012
The Calgary zoo says they will be moving their Asian elephants to another facility, saying their facility is too small and doesn’t have enough year-round space. The Calgary Zoo has made the decision to move their group of Asian elephants within four to five years to a facility with more year round space. The move Read more…
Training Program for Mahouts at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
April 16th, 2012
An exclusive training programme for Sri Lankan Mahouts was launched by the government for the first time on 3 April. The first ever such programme was held at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. The training program is aimed at minimizing or ending cruelty to elephants caused by mahouts. According to government sources this is the first Read more…
Tusker dies in fight over female elephant
April 15th, 2012
Jalpaiguri: A tusker was killed when it got into a fight with another tusker reportedly over the possession of a female elephant at the Buxa Tiger Reserve on Friday night. The carcass of the tusker was found on Saturday. Foresters believe that the tuskers saw a female elephant at Compartment No. 5 in Poro beat Read more…
Elephant struck by thunderbolt
April 14th, 2012
An elephant belonging to the Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya has been killed yesterday after being struck by lightening sources said. The Police confirmed that they had received information regarding the incident. According to our source the mahout of the elephant had taken the elephant to his house in Ingiriya in order to observe religious rituals as Read more…
See the Elephant Face on Mars
April 11th, 2012
A lava flow in Mars’ Elysium Planitia region takes on the appearance of an elephant in this picture from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, captured on March 19 and released April 4. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an elephant on Mars — well, actually, it’s an elephant-shaped lava flow in Elysium Read more…
Long-awaited elephant baby dies
April 11th, 2012
Long-awaited elephant baby dies The first baby elephant to be born at Leipzig zoo in a decade died on Monday morning shortly after the birth. Keepers said they were “saddened and disappointed” by the death, after the excitement surrounding the pregnancy of first time mum, 26-year-old Asian elephant Hoa. Hoa, who keepers at the Saxony Read more…
Honolulu Zoo Accreditation Renewed, includes new elephant enclosure
April 10th, 2012
The following information is provided by the City & County of Honolulu: Mayor Peter Carlisle today announced that the Honolulu Zoo’s accreditation has been renewed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the nation’s leading accrediting organization for zoos and aquariums. The AZA accredits only institutions that have achieved rigorous standards for animal care, Read more…
Elephants hunt for Easter eggs at the Knoxville Zoo
April 8th, 2012
Easter egg hunts aren’t only for children. The elephants at the Knoxville Zoo took part in their own version of an Easter egg hunt, Sunday. It didn’t take long for the elephants to scoop them up with their trunks. Zoo keepers say they were careful about what kind of treats they hid in the eggs. “Most of the eggs are Read more…
Oregon Zoo prepares to celebrate half a century with its most beloved elephant, Packy
April 7th, 2012
RANDY L. RASMUSSEN/The OregonianPacky has watched nearly 50 years tick by at the Oregon Zoo. For the 50th time, faithful readers, the story begins like this: On July 19, 1960, Belle and Thonglaw did what birds, bees and Asian elephants do. Eighteen months later, while the pair was ensconced in Portland’s zoo, their secret slipped out: Read more…
