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Suni the baby elephant who was nearly hacked to death by ivory poachers walks again thanks to special boot

2013-04-20 - Lusaka, Zambia.

A baby elephant who was almost hacked to death by ivory poachers is walking again thanks to an ingenious new boot and lots of TLC. The 17-month-old calf called Suni was found in Zambia almost a year ago dragging herself along by her front legs, weak and dehydrated, after suffering severe axe wounds.


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2013-03-19 - Pinnawala, Sri Lanka.

The Pinnawala Zoological Gardens, being constructed in close proximity to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, is being readied for an end 2013 opening. An extent of 44 acres has been set apart for the zoo, the first phase of which is to be completed and opened during the course of this year, at a cost of Rs 577 million. Already, the inner road systems, employees´ quarters, a public restaurant and provision of water and electricity facilities have been completed.


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Home for heavyweights - Noah"s Ark prepares for elephant arrivals

2013-01-12 - Wraxall, United Kingdom.

At 20 acres, the attraction´s new £1.2m elephant enclosure - Elephant Eden - will be the largest of its kind in Europe, but the international reputation of the zoo is hanging on its ability to make this particular Eden blossom. Zoo owner Anthony Bush knows all too well that any new elephant enclosure would always be mired in controversy.


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Baby elephant born at Lowry Park Zoo to mother Mbali

2013-01-09 - TAMPA, United States.

The African elephant birth is the second in the zoo´s history, and the first born in Tampa from the rescued herd. The newborn, sired by Sdudla, a Swaziland bull, is significant to the population because the calf introduces new DNA into the gene pool of elephants managed in North America, which averages three or four births each year.


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Scientists turn to genetics to help protect pygmy elephants. With only 2,000 left, they are the most endangered subspecies of Asian pachyderm

2012-12-15 - Sabah, Malaysia.

Numbering about 2,000, these babyish-looking elephants are the most endangered subspecies of Asian elephant. They live primarily in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo, where they are threatened by the loss and fragmentation of their forest, often by development associated with palm oil, a widely used, edible plant oil.


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24 Tons Of Elephant Tusks from Togo Seized in Kuala Lumpur

2012-12-15 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A whopping 1,500 African elephant tusks were seized this week in a $20 million shipment destined for China’s ivory market. On Monday, Malaysian customs officials discovered 24 tons of unprocessed tusks originating from Togo in West Africa hidden in secret compartments in two cargo containers. Making this the biggest seizure ever, shocked conservationists say 2012 will now go down as the worst year in over two decades, warning that 2013 could be even worse. Read on to learn more about the ...


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137, 278 people visit Elephant News every year

2012-11-26 - Stockholm, Sweden.

137, 278 people visited the Elephant www.elephant-news.com during 25 nov 2011-25 nov 2012, according to Cluster map, which is about 376 visitors per day.


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Tanzania losing 10,000 elephants to poaching annually-Ministry

2012-10-15 - , Tanzania. Lusekelo Philemon

Tanzania loses 30 elephants to poaching every day, a shocking 10,000 every year, the government says the situation cannot effectively reverse for lack of resources. The country’s elephant population is, according to some reports less than 150,000. The same applies to the continent, where the jumbo population has shrunk to 470,000 today from more than 1.3 million elephants in 1977.


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Really wild show! Elephants hula with their trunks, dance on logs and even line up for a conga

2012-09-16 - Hannover, Germany.

These clever elephants were wowing visitors at a German zoo earlier this week as they put on a stellar dancing performance for the crowds. The group, consisting of both calves and adult beasts, performed on tree logs, played with hula-hoops and even got up to do the conga. The elephants may not make the cut for Strictly Come Dancing, but showed off some remarkable trunk-foot coordination.


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San Diego Safari Park gets a new delivery: a baby elephant

2012-08-29 - San Diego, United States.

Early Tuesday morning, a new female African elephant calf was born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, boosting its pachyderm population to 13. The calf´s mother, Swazi, delivered the 205-pound baby at 3:39 a.m. and within minutes, the calf was on her feet, Safari Park reported. The last calf to be born at the park was last November, said spokeswoman Jenny Mehlow.


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189 Headlines about headlines about abstract2013-04-20 - Lusaka, Zambia - Suni the baby elephant who was nearly hacked to death by ivory poachers walks again thanks to special boot 2013-03-19 - Pinnawala, Sri lanka - be yazim ki 2013-01-12 - Wraxall, United kingdom - Home for heavyweights - Noah"s Ark prepares for elephant arrivals 2013-01-09 - Tampa, United states - Baby elephant born at Lowry Park Zoo to mother Mbali 2012-12-15 - Sabah, Malaysia - Scientists turn to genetics to help protect pygmy elephants. With only 2,000 left, they are the most endangered subspecies of Asian pachyderm 2012-12-15 - Kuala lumpur, Malaysia - 24 Tons Of Elephant Tusks from Togo Seized in Kuala Lumpur 2012-11-26 - Stockholm, Sweden - 137, 278 people visit Elephant News every year 2012-10-15 - , Tanzania - Tanzania losing 10,000 elephants to poaching annually-Ministry 2012-09-16 - Hannover, Germany - Really wild show! Elephants hula with their trunks, dance on logs and even line up for a conga 2012-08-29 - San diego, United states - San Diego Safari Park gets a new delivery: a baby elephant 2012-04-09 - Dak lak, Vietnam - Three wild elephants die in one week in Vietnam. 2012-04-05 - Sabah, Malaysia - Sanctuary hits snag. There is only one expert in Sabah to train elephants. 2012-03-14 - Seoul, South korea - Woolly mammoth: Scientists agree deal to recreate extinct jumbo using elephants womb 2012-03-08 - Albuquerque, United states - Albuquerque BioPark Elephant, Rozie, Is Pregnant 2012-03-03 - , Kenya - Kenya: 20 Elephants Killed By Poachers in Marsabit 2012-03-03 - Douala, Cameroon - Cameroon sends military to stop elephant slaughter 2012-02-24 - Nairobi, Kenya - The woman who fosters elephants in Kenya 2012-02-14 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo zoo celebrates Asian elephant Hanako"s 65th birthday 2012-02-14 - Fulton, United states - Judge"s order halts Fulton elephant bullhook ban 2012-02-13 - Kinshasa, Congo - 500 elephants killed in DR Congo"s national park 2012-02-02 - Bangkok, Thailand - New ID cards planned to protect elephants 2012-02-02 - Kansas city, United states - Fewer zoos may have elephants under new standard 2012-02-02 - Bangkok, Thailand - New ID cards planned to protect elephants 2012-01-25 - Harare, Zimbabwe - No money to protect elephants in Zimbabwe 2012-01-23 - Bangalore, India - Experts suggest translocation of elephants 2012-01-18 - Bangkok, Thailand - Trench to protect wild elephants 2011-12-27 - Dong nai, Vietnam - Elephant found dead in Vietnam forest 2011-12-24 - London, United kingdom - From Flat Foot to Fat Foot: Structure, Ontogeny, Function, and Evolution of Elephant "Sixth Toes´ 2011-12-15 - Kuala lumpur, Malaysia - Possibly the largest haul of ivory ever found, 15 tonnes, seized in Malaysia 2011-10-04 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Vietnam Nation"s elephants under threat 2011-07-27 - Colombo, Sri lanka - The dynamics of social networks among female Asian elephants 2011-05-11 - Marseille, United states - Elephant drops in at Marseilles Vet Hospital 2011-05-10 - , United states - Human fatalities from wild elephant attacks - A study of fourteen cases. 2011-04-12 - Honolulu, United states - Bambi or Bessie: Are wild animals happier? 2011-04-03 - Don village, Vietnam - 2011-03-21 - Hyderabad, India - Elephants unlikely relocated from Kamla Nehru Zoological Park 2011-03-13 - Hohenwald, United states - Elephant-to-Human Transmission of Tuberculosis, 2009. 2011-03-09 - Atlanta, United states - Elephants know when they need a helping trunk in a cooperative task. 2010-12-23 - Boston, United states - Genomic DNA Sequences from Mastodon and Woolly Mammoth Reveal Deep Speciation of Forest and Savanna Elephants 2010-11-27 - Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyan rangers gun down elephant poachers 2010-11-20 - Paris, France - Avedon auction reaps $7.5M 2010-11-20 - Smowmass, United states - Bulldozer Driver Makes Fossil Discovery of the Century 2010-11-15 - Whipsnade, United kingdom - Jumbo Ultrasound Shows Zoo"s Baby Elephant 2010-11-05 - Angul, India - Orissa: Elephant Shankar"s home return! villagers under fear 2010-11-04 - Whipsnade, United kingdom - Life at The Zoo for Rob 2010-10-22 - Mt. juliet, United states - Elephant attack inspires book by Mt. Juliet native 2010-10-19 - , India - Elephant Corridor at Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary to Enlarge with Addition of Khanakpur Forest Area 2010-09-03 - Nagaon, India - Elephant found dead at Assam tea estate 2010-08-27 - Kinshasa, Congo - 116 elephant tusks seized in Congo after crash 2010-08-19 - Siliguri, India - Elephant holds up rail traffic.- Train engine damaged 2010-08-13 - Hong kong, China - Extinct mammoth tusks fill elephant ivory ban gap 2010-08-12 - Auckland, New zealand - Elephant expansion at Auckland Zoo 2010-08-10 - Krabi, Thailand - Elephant hospital for Krabi 2010-08-08 - Fort collins, United states - CSU vet helps debut elephant vasectomy procedure 2010-07-10 - Springfield, United states - Dickerson Park Zoo"s aging elephant is taken off meds for tests 2010-06-28 - River cess, Liberia - Loggers Threatened with Elephants 2010-05-30 - Karachi, Pakistan - Family-friendly atmosphere must for recreational comforts 2010-04-23 - Calgary, Canada - Zoos Asian elephant Maharani may be pregnant for third time 2010-03-04 - Toronto, Canada - Councillor proposes Toronto zoo replace real elephants with interactive displays. Fourth elephant death in four years prompts concerns 2010-01-14 - Winston, United states - Oregon boy with autism bonds with elephants 2009-12-27 - Bangalore, India - Anti-poaching camps for Bannerghatta 2009-12-13 - Minakuchi, Japan - Skeletal restration of Stegodon aurorae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) and its feature : case study in the Taga specimen(Recent Progress in Studies on Japanese Proboscidean Fossils) 2009-12-06 - , Indonesia - On Flying Squad Patrol With Elephants in Indonesia"s Sumatra 2009-12-04 - Toronto, Canada - Toronto Elephant´s death still a mystery 2009-12-01 - Somerset, United states - Elephant breeding to start at conservation center 2009-11-26 - New york, United states - New Phylogenetic Analysis of the Family Elephantidae Based on Cranial-Dental Morphology. 2009-11-05 - Milwaukee, United states - Milwaukee County Zookeepers Coaxed Ruth From Moat With Food 2009-10-31 - Colombo, Sri lanka - ´Must jumbo at Dehivela zoo becomes restless 2009-10-25 - Jaldapara, India - Elephant safari stopped in Jaldapara 2009-10-13 - Phnom penh, Cambodia - Cambodia villagers save elephants 2009-10-09 - Jerthi, Malaysia - Rogue elephant captured 2009-09-26 - Lampung, Indonesia - Way Kambas residents live in fear of elephants 2009-09-19 - Bankura, India - Elephant calf dies in Bankura forest 2009-09-16 - Seoul, South korea - South Korean police to investigate zoo elephant assault 2009-09-14 - Vientiane, Laos - Polluting power plant to endanger the life of Laos elephants 2009-09-10 - Kampala, Uganda - Uganda: Elephants, Lions Snared Every Week 2009-09-08 - Phuket, Thailand - The Amazing Race with baby 2009-08-29 - Nantes, France - Fantasy island 2009-08-24 - Theppakadu, India - Elephants participate in Chaturthi celebrations 2009-08-09 - Balangoda, Sri lanka - Balangoda calf linked to baby elephant racket 2009-07-16 - Pittsburgh, pennsylvania, United states - Pittsburgh Zoo Celebrates First Birthdays Of Baby Elephants 2009-07-11 - Fairhope, pennsylvania, United states - Groups protesting elephant breeding 2009-07-06 - Los angeles, United states - Elephants Lumber To Staples Before Jackson Service 2009-06-28 - London, United kingdom - Map of elephant DNA reveals trail of ivory smugglers 2009-06-24 - Fairhope, pennsylvania, United states - Philly Pachyderms Relocate, Take Turnpike West To Pittsburgh Zoo Facility 2009-05-07 - Whipsnade, United kingdom - Sadness as Whipsnade baby elephant dies. Vets and keepers fought in vain to save calf 2009-04-18 - Portland, oregon, United states - Thousands Turn Out for Packy"s 47th Birthday at the Zoo 2009-04-11 - Hunan, China - Elephant, 18, Seeks 10 Friends Who Love Fruits 2009-04-10 - Portland, oregon, United states - Oregon Zoo Animals Step on the Scale 2009-01-26 - Bristol, United kingdom - Lateralisation of trunk movements in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). 2008-11-20 - Pennsylvania, United states - Sequencing the nuclear genome of the extinct woolly mammoth. 2008-11-18 - Bangalore, India - Range-wide mtDNA phylogeography yields insights into the origins of Asian elephants. 2008-11-01 - Bronx, new york, United states - Roadless Wilderness Area Determines Forest Elephant Movements in the Congo Basin 2008-09-28 - Gainesville , United states - Distal limb radiography, ossification, and growth plate closure in the juvenile Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) 2008-09-17 - Durban, South africa - Population and individual elephant response to a catastrophic fire in Pilanesberg National Park. 2008-08-28 - Washington, United states - Long-Term Impacts of Poaching on Relatedness, Stress Physiology, and Reproductive Output of Adult Female African Elephants. 2008-08-20 - Tokyo, Japan - Relative quantity judgment by Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). 2008-05-15 - Hatfield, United kingdom - The movements of limb segments and joints during locomotion in African and Asian elephants 2008-05-13 - Kampala, Uganda - Population Genetic Structure of Savannah Elephants in Kenya: Conservation and Management Implications. 2008-04-26 - Leipzig, Germany - Chronic endometritis in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). 2008-03-18 - Gainesville, United states - Six novel gammaherpesviruses of Afrotheria provide insight into the early divergence of the Gammaherpesvirinae. 2008-03-17 - , Thailand - Potential factors affecting semen quality in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). 2008-02-23 - St andrews, United states - African elephants have expectations about the locations of out-of-sight family members. 2008-02-06 - London, United kingdom - The three-dimensional locomotor dynamics of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants reveal a smooth gait transition at moderate speed. 2008-01-15 - Chiang mai, Thailand - Seasonal effects on the endocrine pattern of semi-captive female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): timing of the anovulatory luteinizing hormone surge determines the length of the estrous cycle. 2008-01-01 - Vienna, Austria - Articular cartilage in the knee joint of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, Blumenbach 1797. 2007-12-21 - Ontario, Canada - Structure of ivory. 2007-12-19 - Cardiff university, United kingdom - Complex phylogeographic history of central African forest elephants and its implications for taxonomy. 2007-12-18 - Tokyo, Japan - Evidence of means-end behavior in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). 2007-12-04 - St andrews, United kingdom - African elephants have expectations about the locations of out-of-sight family members. 2007-11-17 - San diego, la jolla, United states - Phenotype matching and inbreeding avoidance in African elephants. 2007-11-01 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Fibroleiomyoma in elephant uterus 2007-10-01 - Western plains zoo, Australia - Semen collection in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) under combined physical and chemical restraint. 2007-09-15 - Seattle, United states - Isolation of DNA from small amounts of elephant ivory 2007-09-04 - Washington, United states - Behavioural inbreeding avoidance in wild African elephants. 2007-09-01 - Berlin, Germany - Assisted reproduction in female rhinoceros and elephants - current status and future perspective. 2007-08-20 - Stanford, United states - Keeping an "ear" to the ground: seismic communication in elephants. 2007-08-15 - Stanford, United states - The distribution, density and three-dimensional histomorphology of Pacinian corpuscles in the foot of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and their potential role in seismic communication. 2007-08-05 - Stanford, United states - Wild African elephants (Loxodonta africana) discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar conspecific seismic alarm calls. 2007-08-01 - Erzurum, Turkey - Purification and some properties of carbonic anhydrase from Elephas trogontherii (Steppe elephant) bone. 2007-07-24 - Leipzig, Germany - Proboscidean Mitogenomics: Chronology and Mode of Elephant Evolution Using Mastodon as Outgroup 2007-06-30 - Corvallis, United states - Pharmacokinetics of orally administered ibuprofen in African and Asian elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus). 2007-06-25 - Gifu, Japan - Relationship between Body Temperature and Ovarian Cycle in Asian and African Elephants. 2007-06-19 - Bloemfontein, South africa - Milk composition of three free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) cows during mid lactation. 2007-06-06 - Davis, United states - Large brains and cognition: Where do elephants fit in? 2007-06-01 - Vienna, Austria - Call repertoire of infant African elephants: first insights into the early vocal ontogeny. 2007-05-10 - Johannesburg, South africa - Body temperature daily rhythm adaptations in African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). 2007-04-15 - Front royal, United states - Comparative endocrinology of testicular, adrenal and thyroid function in captive Asian and African elephant bulls. 2007-04-03 - Brazzaville, Congo - Forest Elephant Crisis in the Congo Basin. 2007-03-31 - Chicago, United states - Two cases of atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium szulgai associated with mortality in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana). 2007-03-30 - Durban, South africa - Implementing immunocontraception in free-ranging African elephants at Makalali conservancy. 2007-03-27 - Vienna, Austria - Renaut bodies in nerves of the trunk of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana. 2007-03-24 - Davis, ca, United states - An analysis of the androgens of musth in the Asian bull elephant (Elephas maximus). 2007-03-20 - Stellenbosch, South africa - Chromosome painting among Proboscidea, Hyracoidea and Sirenia: support for Paenungulata (Afrotheria, Mammalia) but not Tethytheria. 2007-03-17 - London, United kingdom - Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in domesticated Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in north and west Thailand in 2004. 2007-03-17 - London, United kingdom - Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in domesticated Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in north and west Thailand in 2004. 2007-03-06 - Seattle, United states - Using DNA to track the origin of the largest ivory seizure since the 1989 trade ban. 2007-02-22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - 800,000 year old mammoth DNA, modern elephant DNA or PCR artefact? 2007-02-22 - Lyon, France - Does the 43 bp sequence from an 800,000 year old cretan dwarf elephantid really rewrite the textbook on mammoths? 2007-02-22 - Stillwater, United states - Detection of fetal gender differences in maternal serum progesterone concentrations of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). 2007-01-28 - Davis, United states - ACTH stimulation in four Asian bull elephants (Elephas maximus): an investigation of androgen sources in bull elephants. 2007-01-23 - Florida, United states - Chromosome painting in the manatee supports Afrotheria and Paenungulata. 2007-01-20 - Front royal, United states - Comparative endocrinology of testicular, adrenal and thyroid function in captive Asian and African elephant bulls. 2007-01-10 - Nairobi, Kenya - The impact of ecological variability on the reproductive endocrinology of wild female African elephants. 2006-12-20 - Vienna, Austria - The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana). 2006-12-15 - Berlin, Germany - Foetal age determination and development in elephants. 2006-12-00 - Jaipur, India - Hastyãyurvĕda--a complete treatise on elephants.Sharma MC. 2006-11-24 - Pretoria, South africa - A method for determining the extent of thermal burns in elephants. 2006-11-23 - Vienna, Austria - The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) 2006-11-04 - Gainesville, United states - Results of vaccination of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) with monovalent inactivated rabies vaccine. 2006-11-03 - Asmara, Eritrea - A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea, a "missing link" between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha, and biogeographic implications. 2006-10-30 - Atlanta, United states - mirror self-recognition (MSR) in an Asian elephant. 2006-10-29 - London, United kingdom - The locomotor kinematics of Asian and African elephants: changes with speed and size. 2006-10-01 - Berlin, Germany - Endotheliotropic elephant herpesvirus, the first betaherpesvirus with a thymidine kinase gene. 2006-09-23 - Maun, Botswana - Elephant dung decomposition and coprophilous fungi in two habitats of semi-arid Botswana. 2006-09-22 - Heraklion, crete, Greece - Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of evolutionary history of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids. 2006-09-19 - Detroit, United states - Absence of Mirror Self-Referential Behavior in Two Asian Elephants 2006-09-15 - Chiang mai, Thailand - Dystocia following prolonged retention of a dead fetus in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). 2006-09-13 - Osaka city university, Japan - New filarial nematode from Japanese serows (Naemorhedus crispus: Bovidae) close to parasites from elephants. 2006-09-10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Fatal enterocolitis in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) caused by Clostridium difficile. 2006-09-01 - Wroclaw, Poland - Stereotypic behavior of a female Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) in a zoo. 2006-08-23 - Durban, South africa - The role of foraging behaviour in the sexual segregation of the African elephant. 2006-07-12 - New york, United states - Tuberculosis in Elephants: Antibody Responses to Defined Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Potential for Early Diagnosis, and Monitoring of Treatment. 2006-07-07 - Leipzig, Germany - Nuclear gene indicates coat-color polymorphism in mammoths. 2006-07-04 - Hyderabad, India - A simple and inexpensive molecular method for sexing and identification of the forensic samples of elephant origin. 2006-06-28 - Berlin, Germany - Endotheliotropic elephant herpes virus (EEHV) infection. The first PCR-confirmed fatal case in Asia. 2006-06-07 - Conway, United states - Insect Pheromones and Precursors in Female African Elephant Urine 2006-05-29 - Cambridge, United kingdom - Ovulation, pregnancy, placentation and husbandry in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). 2006-04-18 - Asmara, Eritrea - Elephant brain Part I: Gross morphology, functions, comparative anatomy, and evolution. 2006-03-30 - Moscow, Russian federation - Reproduction of cowpox virus strain EP-2 isolated from an elephant in primary fibroblast cultures and chorion-allantoic chick embryos 2006-03-22 - Brighton, United kingdom - African elephants show high levels of interest in the skulls and ivory of their own species. 2005-12-18 - Leipzig, Germany - Multiplex amplification of the mammoth mitochondrial genome and the evolution of Elephantidae 2005-07-03 - Skukuza, South africa - ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) DIETS IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA: SPATIAL AND LANDSCAPE DIFFERENCES 2005-06-01 - Lake buena vista, United states - Standing sedation in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using detomidine-butorphanol combinations. 2005-05-02 - Uppsala, Sweden - Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among captive Asian elephants in a Swedish zoo 2005-03-03 - Paris, France - A case study of apparent conflict between molecular phylogenies: the interrelationships of African elephants 2004-10-12 - Washington, United states - Assigning African elephant DNA to geographic region of origin: Applications to the ivory trade 2004-10-06 - Taipei, Taiwan - Fibrosarcoma with lung and lymph node metastases in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). 2003-12-00 - Berlin, Germany - "Right-trunkers" and "left-trunkers": side preferences of trunk movements in wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). 2003-03-17 - Cambridge, United kingdom - Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) stature in the Réserve de Faune du Petit Loango, Gabon 2001-05-15 - La jolla, United states - Snorkel breathing in the elephant explains the unique anatomy of its pleura. 2000-11-30 - Berlin, Germany - Ultrasonography of the urogenital tract in elephants (Loxodonta africana and elephas maximus): An important tool for assessing male reproductive function 2000-10-11 - Providence, United states - Temporary ovarian inactivity in elephants: relationship to status and time outside 1999-06-01 - Berlin, Germany - Elephant herpes virus, a problem for breeding and housing of elephants. Report Kiba Berlin Zoo 1999-01-23 - Colombo, Sri lanka - First reported case of elephant rabies in Sri Lanka 1998-10-01 - Springfield, United states - Manual collection and characterization of semen from Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). 1995-06-01 - Skukuza, South africa - An outbreak of encephalomyocarditis-virus infection in free-ranging African elephants in the Kruger National Park. 1990-08-23 - Pretoria, South africa - Nature: Isotope fingerprints in elephant bone and ivory 0000-00-00 - Angul, India - Orissa: Elephant Shankar"s home return! villagers under fear


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2013-04-20-Lusaka
Suni the baby elephant who was nearly hacked to death by ivory poachers walks again thanks to special boot
2013-03-19-Pinnawala
be yazim ki
2013-01-12-Wraxall
Home for heavyweights - Noah"s Ark prepares for elephant arrivals
2013-01-09-Tampa
Baby elephant born at Lowry Park Zoo to mother Mbali
2012-12-15-Sabah
Scientists turn to genetics to help protect pygmy elephants. With only 2,000 left, they are the most endangered subspecies of Asian pachyderm
2012-12-15-Kuala lumpur
24 Tons Of Elephant Tusks from Togo Seized in Kuala Lumpur
2012-11-26-Stockholm
137, 278 people visit Elephant News every year
2012-10-15-
Tanzania losing 10,000 elephants to poaching annually-Ministry
2012-09-16-Hannover
Really wild show! Elephants hula with their trunks, dance on logs and even line up for a conga
2012-08-29-San diego
San Diego Safari Park gets a new delivery: a baby elephant
2012-04-09-Dak lak
Three wild elephants die in one week in Vietnam.
2012-04-05-Sabah
Sanctuary hits snag. There is only one expert in Sabah to train elephants.
2012-03-14-Seoul
Woolly mammoth: Scientists agree deal to recreate extinct jumbo using elephants womb
2012-03-08-Albuquerque
Albuquerque BioPark Elephant, Rozie, Is Pregnant
2012-03-03-
Kenya: 20 Elephants Killed By Poachers in Marsabit
2012-03-03-Douala
Cameroon sends military to stop elephant slaughter
2012-02-24-Nairobi
The woman who fosters elephants in Kenya
2012-02-14-Tokyo
Tokyo zoo celebrates Asian elephant Hanako"s 65th birthday
2012-02-14-Fulton
Judge"s order halts Fulton elephant bullhook ban
2012-02-13-Kinshasa
500 elephants killed in DR Congo"s national park
2012-02-02-Bangkok
New ID cards planned to protect elephants
2012-02-02-Kansas city
Fewer zoos may have elephants under new standard
2012-02-02-Bangkok
New ID cards planned to protect elephants
2012-01-25-Harare
No money to protect elephants in Zimbabwe
2012-01-23-Bangalore
Experts suggest translocation of elephants
2012-01-18-Bangkok
Trench to protect wild elephants
2011-12-27-Dong nai
Elephant found dead in Vietnam forest
2011-12-24-London
From Flat Foot to Fat Foot: Structure, Ontogeny, Function, and Evolution of Elephant "Sixth Toes´
2011-12-15-Kuala lumpur
Possibly the largest haul of ivory ever found, 15 tonnes, seized in Malaysia
2011-10-04-Hanoi
Vietnam Nation"s elephants under threat
2011-07-27-Colombo
The dynamics of social networks among female Asian elephants
2011-05-11-Marseille
Elephant drops in at Marseilles Vet Hospital
2011-05-10-
Human fatalities from wild elephant attacks - A study of fourteen cases.
2011-04-12-Honolulu
Bambi or Bessie: Are wild animals happier?
2011-04-03-Don village
2011-03-21-Hyderabad
Elephants unlikely relocated from Kamla Nehru Zoological Park
2011-03-13-Hohenwald
Elephant-to-Human Transmission of Tuberculosis, 2009.
2011-03-09-Atlanta
Elephants know when they need a helping trunk in a cooperative task.
2010-12-23-Boston
Genomic DNA Sequences from Mastodon and Woolly Mammoth Reveal Deep Speciation of Forest and Savanna Elephants
2010-11-27-Nairobi
Kenyan rangers gun down elephant poachers
2010-11-20-Paris
Avedon auction reaps $7.5M
2010-11-20-Smowmass
Bulldozer Driver Makes Fossil Discovery of the Century
2010-11-15-Whipsnade
Jumbo Ultrasound Shows Zoo"s Baby Elephant
2010-11-05-Angul
Orissa: Elephant Shankar"s home return! villagers under fear
2010-11-04-Whipsnade
Life at The Zoo for Rob
2010-10-22-Mt. juliet
Elephant attack inspires book by Mt. Juliet native
2010-10-19-
Elephant Corridor at Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary to Enlarge with Addition of Khanakpur Forest Area
2010-09-03-Nagaon
Elephant found dead at Assam tea estate
2010-08-27-Kinshasa
116 elephant tusks seized in Congo after crash
2010-08-19-Siliguri
Elephant holds up rail traffic.- Train engine damaged
2010-08-13-Hong kong
Extinct mammoth tusks fill elephant ivory ban gap
2010-08-12-Auckland
Elephant expansion at Auckland Zoo
2010-08-10-Krabi
Elephant hospital for Krabi
2010-08-08-Fort collins
CSU vet helps debut elephant vasectomy procedure
2010-07-10-Springfield
Dickerson Park Zoo"s aging elephant is taken off meds for tests
2010-06-28-River cess
Loggers Threatened with Elephants
2010-05-30-Karachi
Family-friendly atmosphere must for recreational comforts
2010-04-23-Calgary
Zoos Asian elephant Maharani may be pregnant for third time
2010-03-04-Toronto
Councillor proposes Toronto zoo replace real elephants with interactive displays. Fourth elephant death in four years prompts concerns
2010-01-14-Winston
Oregon boy with autism bonds with elephants
2009-12-27-Bangalore
Anti-poaching camps for Bannerghatta
2009-12-13-Minakuchi
Skeletal restration of Stegodon aurorae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) and its feature : case study in the Taga specimen(Recent Progress in Studies on Japanese Proboscidean Fossils)
2009-12-06-
On Flying Squad Patrol With Elephants in Indonesia"s Sumatra
2009-12-04-Toronto
Toronto Elephant´s death still a mystery
2009-12-01-Somerset
Elephant breeding to start at conservation center
2009-11-26-New york
New Phylogenetic Analysis of the Family Elephantidae Based on Cranial-Dental Morphology.
2009-11-05-Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Zookeepers Coaxed Ruth From Moat With Food
2009-10-31-Colombo
´Must jumbo at Dehivela zoo becomes restless
2009-10-25-Jaldapara
Elephant safari stopped in Jaldapara
2009-10-13-Phnom penh
Cambodia villagers save elephants
2009-10-09-Jerthi
Rogue elephant captured
2009-09-26-Lampung
Way Kambas residents live in fear of elephants
2009-09-19-Bankura
Elephant calf dies in Bankura forest
2009-09-16-Seoul
South Korean police to investigate zoo elephant assault
2009-09-14-Vientiane
Polluting power plant to endanger the life of Laos elephants
2009-09-10-Kampala
Uganda: Elephants, Lions Snared Every Week
2009-09-08-Phuket
The Amazing Race with baby
2009-08-29-Nantes
Fantasy island
2009-08-24-Theppakadu
Elephants participate in Chaturthi celebrations
2009-08-09-Balangoda
Balangoda calf linked to baby elephant racket
2009-07-16-Pittsburgh, pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Zoo Celebrates First Birthdays Of Baby Elephants
2009-07-11-Fairhope, pennsylvania
Groups protesting elephant breeding
2009-07-06-Los angeles
Elephants Lumber To Staples Before Jackson Service
2009-06-28-London
Map of elephant DNA reveals trail of ivory smugglers
2009-06-24-Fairhope, pennsylvania
Philly Pachyderms Relocate, Take Turnpike West To Pittsburgh Zoo Facility
2009-05-07-Whipsnade
Sadness as Whipsnade baby elephant dies. Vets and keepers fought in vain to save calf
2009-04-18-Portland, oregon
Thousands Turn Out for Packy"s 47th Birthday at the Zoo
2009-04-11-Hunan
Elephant, 18, Seeks 10 Friends Who Love Fruits
2009-04-10-Portland, oregon
Oregon Zoo Animals Step on the Scale
2009-01-26-Bristol
Lateralisation of trunk movements in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
2008-11-20-Pennsylvania
Sequencing the nuclear genome of the extinct woolly mammoth.
2008-11-18-Bangalore
Range-wide mtDNA phylogeography yields insights into the origins of Asian elephants.
2008-11-01-Bronx, new york
Roadless Wilderness Area Determines Forest Elephant Movements in the Congo Basin
2008-09-28-Gainesville
Distal limb radiography, ossification, and growth plate closure in the juvenile Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
2008-09-17-Durban
Population and individual elephant response to a catastrophic fire in Pilanesberg National Park.
2008-08-28-Washington
Long-Term Impacts of Poaching on Relatedness, Stress Physiology, and Reproductive Output of Adult Female African Elephants.
2008-08-20-Tokyo
Relative quantity judgment by Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
2008-05-15-Hatfield
The movements of limb segments and joints during locomotion in African and Asian elephants
2008-05-13-Kampala
Population Genetic Structure of Savannah Elephants in Kenya: Conservation and Management Implications.
2008-04-26-Leipzig
Chronic endometritis in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
2008-03-18-Gainesville
Six novel gammaherpesviruses of Afrotheria provide insight into the early divergence of the Gammaherpesvirinae.
2008-03-17-
Potential factors affecting semen quality in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
2008-02-23-St andrews
African elephants have expectations about the locations of out-of-sight family members.
2008-02-06-London
The three-dimensional locomotor dynamics of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants reveal a smooth gait transition at moderate speed.
2008-01-15-Chiang mai
Seasonal effects on the endocrine pattern of semi-captive female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): timing of the anovulatory luteinizing hormone surge determines the length of the estrous cycle.
2008-01-01-Vienna
Articular cartilage in the knee joint of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, Blumenbach 1797.
2007-12-21-Ontario
Structure of ivory.
2007-12-19-Cardiff university
Complex phylogeographic history of central African forest elephants and its implications for taxonomy.
2007-12-18-Tokyo
Evidence of means-end behavior in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
2007-12-04-St andrews
African elephants have expectations about the locations of out-of-sight family members.
2007-11-17-San diego, la jolla
Phenotype matching and inbreeding avoidance in African elephants.
2007-11-01-Sofia
Fibroleiomyoma in elephant uterus
2007-10-01-Western plains zoo
Semen collection in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) under combined physical and chemical restraint.
2007-09-15-Seattle
Isolation of DNA from small amounts of elephant ivory
2007-09-04-Washington
Behavioural inbreeding avoidance in wild African elephants.
2007-09-01-Berlin
Assisted reproduction in female rhinoceros and elephants - current status and future perspective.
2007-08-20-Stanford
Keeping an "ear" to the ground: seismic communication in elephants.
2007-08-15-Stanford
The distribution, density and three-dimensional histomorphology of Pacinian corpuscles in the foot of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and their potential role in seismic communication.
2007-08-05-Stanford
Wild African elephants (Loxodonta africana) discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar conspecific seismic alarm calls.
2007-08-01-Erzurum
Purification and some properties of carbonic anhydrase from Elephas trogontherii (Steppe elephant) bone.
2007-07-24-Leipzig
Proboscidean Mitogenomics: Chronology and Mode of Elephant Evolution Using Mastodon as Outgroup
2007-06-30-Corvallis
Pharmacokinetics of orally administered ibuprofen in African and Asian elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus).
2007-06-25-Gifu
Relationship between Body Temperature and Ovarian Cycle in Asian and African Elephants.
2007-06-19-Bloemfontein
Milk composition of three free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) cows during mid lactation.
2007-06-06-Davis
Large brains and cognition: Where do elephants fit in?
2007-06-01-Vienna
Call repertoire of infant African elephants: first insights into the early vocal ontogeny.
2007-05-10-Johannesburg
Body temperature daily rhythm adaptations in African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).
2007-04-15-Front royal
Comparative endocrinology of testicular, adrenal and thyroid function in captive Asian and African elephant bulls.
2007-04-03-Brazzaville
Forest Elephant Crisis in the Congo Basin.
2007-03-31-Chicago
Two cases of atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium szulgai associated with mortality in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
2007-03-30-Durban
Implementing immunocontraception in free-ranging African elephants at Makalali conservancy.
2007-03-27-Vienna
Renaut bodies in nerves of the trunk of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.
2007-03-24-Davis, ca
An analysis of the androgens of musth in the Asian bull elephant (Elephas maximus).
2007-03-20-Stellenbosch
Chromosome painting among Proboscidea, Hyracoidea and Sirenia: support for Paenungulata (Afrotheria, Mammalia) but not Tethytheria.
2007-03-17-London
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in domesticated Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in north and west Thailand in 2004.
2007-03-17-London
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in domesticated Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in north and west Thailand in 2004.
2007-03-06-Seattle
Using DNA to track the origin of the largest ivory seizure since the 1989 trade ban.
2007-02-22-Copenhagen
800,000 year old mammoth DNA, modern elephant DNA or PCR artefact?
2007-02-22-Lyon
Does the 43 bp sequence from an 800,000 year old cretan dwarf elephantid really rewrite the textbook on mammoths?
2007-02-22-Stillwater
Detection of fetal gender differences in maternal serum progesterone concentrations of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
2007-01-28-Davis
ACTH stimulation in four Asian bull elephants (Elephas maximus): an investigation of androgen sources in bull elephants.
2007-01-23-Florida
Chromosome painting in the manatee supports Afrotheria and Paenungulata.
2007-01-20-Front royal
Comparative endocrinology of testicular, adrenal and thyroid function in captive Asian and African elephant bulls.
2007-01-10-Nairobi
The impact of ecological variability on the reproductive endocrinology of wild female African elephants.
2006-12-20-Vienna
The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
2006-12-15-Berlin
Foetal age determination and development in elephants.
2006-12-00-Jaipur
Hastyãyurvĕda--a complete treatise on elephants.Sharma MC.
2006-11-24-Pretoria
A method for determining the extent of thermal burns in elephants.
2006-11-23-Vienna
The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
2006-11-04-Gainesville
Results of vaccination of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) with monovalent inactivated rabies vaccine.
2006-11-03-Asmara
A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea, a "missing link" between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha, and biogeographic implications.
2006-10-30-Atlanta
mirror self-recognition (MSR) in an Asian elephant.
2006-10-29-London
The locomotor kinematics of Asian and African elephants: changes with speed and size.
2006-10-01-Berlin
Endotheliotropic elephant herpesvirus, the first betaherpesvirus with a thymidine kinase gene.
2006-09-23-Maun
Elephant dung decomposition and coprophilous fungi in two habitats of semi-arid Botswana.
2006-09-22-Heraklion, crete
Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of evolutionary history of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids.
2006-09-19-Detroit
Absence of Mirror Self-Referential Behavior in Two Asian Elephants
2006-09-15-Chiang mai
Dystocia following prolonged retention of a dead fetus in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
2006-09-13-Osaka city university
New filarial nematode from Japanese serows (Naemorhedus crispus: Bovidae) close to parasites from elephants.
2006-09-10-Copenhagen
Fatal enterocolitis in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) caused by Clostridium difficile.
2006-09-01-Wroclaw
Stereotypic behavior of a female Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) in a zoo.
2006-08-23-Durban
The role of foraging behaviour in the sexual segregation of the African elephant.
2006-07-12-New york
Tuberculosis in Elephants: Antibody Responses to Defined Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Potential for Early Diagnosis, and Monitoring of Treatment.
2006-07-07-Leipzig
Nuclear gene indicates coat-color polymorphism in mammoths.
2006-07-04-Hyderabad
A simple and inexpensive molecular method for sexing and identification of the forensic samples of elephant origin.
2006-06-28-Berlin
Endotheliotropic elephant herpes virus (EEHV) infection. The first PCR-confirmed fatal case in Asia.
2006-06-07-Conway
Insect Pheromones and Precursors in Female African Elephant Urine
2006-05-29-Cambridge
Ovulation, pregnancy, placentation and husbandry in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana).
2006-04-18-Asmara
Elephant brain Part I: Gross morphology, functions, comparative anatomy, and evolution.
2006-03-30-Moscow
Reproduction of cowpox virus strain EP-2 isolated from an elephant in primary fibroblast cultures and chorion-allantoic chick embryos
2006-03-22-Brighton
African elephants show high levels of interest in the skulls and ivory of their own species.
2005-12-18-Leipzig
Multiplex amplification of the mammoth mitochondrial genome and the evolution of Elephantidae
2005-07-03-Skukuza
ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) DIETS IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA: SPATIAL AND LANDSCAPE DIFFERENCES
2005-06-01-Lake buena vista
Standing sedation in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using detomidine-butorphanol combinations.
2005-05-02-Uppsala
Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among captive Asian elephants in a Swedish zoo
2005-03-03-Paris
A case study of apparent conflict between molecular phylogenies: the interrelationships of African elephants
2004-10-12-Washington
Assigning African elephant DNA to geographic region of origin: Applications to the ivory trade
2004-10-06-Taipei
Fibrosarcoma with lung and lymph node metastases in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
2003-12-00-Berlin
"Right-trunkers" and "left-trunkers": side preferences of trunk movements in wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
2003-03-17-Cambridge
Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) stature in the Réserve de Faune du Petit Loango, Gabon
2001-05-15-La jolla
Snorkel breathing in the elephant explains the unique anatomy of its pleura.
2000-11-30-Berlin
Ultrasonography of the urogenital tract in elephants (Loxodonta africana and elephas maximus): An important tool for assessing male reproductive function
2000-10-11-Providence
Temporary ovarian inactivity in elephants: relationship to status and time outside
1999-06-01-Berlin
Elephant herpes virus, a problem for breeding and housing of elephants. Report Kiba Berlin Zoo
1999-01-23-Colombo
First reported case of elephant rabies in Sri Lanka
1998-10-01-Springfield
Manual collection and characterization of semen from Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
1995-06-01-Skukuza
An outbreak of encephalomyocarditis-virus infection in free-ranging African elephants in the Kruger National Park.
1990-08-23-Pretoria
Nature: Isotope fingerprints in elephant bone and ivory
0000-00-00-Angul
Orissa: Elephant Shankar"s home return! villagers under fear