Two baby elephants from Pinnawala to Japan
August 29th, 2012
It has been decided to gift two baby elephants from the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage to the Tama Zoo in Japan. The names of these two baby elephants are ‘Amara’ and ‘Vidula’. The two baby elephants would be a donation to the Japanese Government, said the Director General of National Zoological Department, Anura De Silva. These Read more…
Anaheim councilwoman wants ban on elephants in circus
August 28th, 2012
ANAHEIM – A councilwoman is asking for a city law that would ban the use of exotic animals, such as elephants, for circuses and other entertainment – a request that could prevent Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from bringing its annual show to Anaheim. Councilwoman Lorri Galloway requested Tuesday night that an ordinance Read more…
ELEPHANT BABY: GRAND ENTRANCE
August 28th, 2012
The stork arrived with a big bundle of joy at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, delivering a female African elephant calf at 3:39 a.m. today! The 205-pound calf and her mother, Swazi, are on their feet and bonding. It appeared that Swazi’s water broke early Sunday morning. From previous experience, keepers knew that labor Read more…
Tortured Sunder the elephant soon to be heading to sanctuary
August 27th, 2012
On Friday People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA) confirmed that Sunder the elephant who has been confined by chains with spikes to keep him captive will be released to a sanctuary near Bangalore where he will be rehabilitated and live free. The 13-year-old elephant has been isolated in India’s Maharashtra district in Read more…
Man-eating tiger rescued in Mysore
August 26th, 2012
MYSORE: A day after a tiger, which supposedly killed a tribal woman, was trapped by forest department officials using an elephant in Heggadadevana Kote on Sunday. The big cat has been shifted to Mysore zoo to treat injury on a front limb. However, its condition is stable. The cat is suffering from an injury on Read more…
Rare baby makes history
August 25th, 2012
Early on April 17, while most Thais were recovering from their traditional Songkran celebrations, a baby elephant was born in a wilderness reserve in central Thailand. This was an important moment not just for Jarunee, a 15-year-old former tourist elephant from Surin, who had carried the baby inside her for 22 months. Staff at the Read more…
Full report of elephant survey yet to be released
August 24th, 2012
The Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWLC) has failed to release the much anticipated full report of the first comprehensive elephant survey, even a year after the survey. Ceylon Today reliably learns, despite the efforts of all DWLC officials to make the first countrywide survey a success; several officials are keen only to have their names Read more…
UW professor tracking down elephant poachers
August 24th, 2012
When World Wildlife Fund posted video of an elephant slaughter in Cameroon, many people took a little time to let it sink in, but for University of Washington Professor Samuel Wasser, it was time to go to work. Wasser is an expert on endangered animal scat. He has made several discoveries using specially trained dogs Read more…
2 elephants spotted on border with bullet injuries
August 19th, 2012
In spite of the Indian government taking up the issue of attack on elephants from across the India-Nepal border, two elephants have been spotted with bullet injuries in the Kurseong forest division of Darjeeling district in West Bengal, forest officials said on Saturday. The hilly district shares a long boundary with Nepal. While a male Read more…
Elephant population dwindles as demand for ivory grows; how to foster a baby elephant
August 16th, 2012
On Wednesday “Nightly News” aired a report from special correspondent Chelsea Clinton featuring naturalist Daphne Sheldrick (above), who has been working for decades to preserve Kenya’s wildlife. The final piece in Clinton’s two-part series (below) aired Thursday, and it explains how baby elephants orphaned by poachers are being rescued and raised. Daphne Sheldrick writes: With Read more…
