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Driver fined Rs 5,000 for chasing wild elephant
2020-09-14
- Udhagamandalam, India.
When they shot the video of chasing a wild elephant in a jeep and circulated the same on WhatsApp, little did 26-year-old Sujin, of Masinagudi, and his friend know that would land them in trouble. The video shows Sujin chasing the elephant in his jeep by focusing the headlight on the animal that was roaming near Masinagudi area Sigur forest range, which falls under the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The video was shot by his friend, who was sitting on the backseat of the vehicle, on Saturday night. As...
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Botswana elephant sanctuary owner Doug Groves dies after being trampled in the wild
2020-09-01
- Maun, Botswana. Nica Richards
A Botswana-based elephant conservationist who dedicated his life to working with and studying elephants has died. Elephant whisperer Douglas Groves passed away after being trampled by a wild elephant, his wife Sandi confirmed on Monday.
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Tal Manor, Project Manager for Amboseli Trust for Elephants
2020-08-15
- Amboseli, Kenya.
Tal was raised in Kenya’s coastal town of Mombasa and worked with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for ten years. Tal's expertise centre on GIS(Geographic Information Systems), database management and film work, and now work as Project Manager for Amboseli Trust for Elephants.
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Retirement of a veteran keeper who says goodbye to Fuziko
2019-11-16
- Okazaki City, Japan. Takashi Ogawa
This year, a staff member who took care of elephants for 35 years left the scene at Shito Higashi Koen Zoo in Okazaki City, Fujiko came from a zoo in Fukuyama City , Hiroshima Prefecture in 1982, before the park opened . Shinpei Satake (69), a zookeeper who retired this spring, was in charge at about the same time as he came to the park.
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Elephant trainer Cecil Jackson Senior, face of the Cincinnati zoo for decades, dies
2017-01-03
- Cincinnati, United States.
Cecil Jackson Senior retired from the zoo in 1998, two months shy of being there for 50 years. People could find him and any animal at local parades and he also worked with Marge Schott and the Reds. He appeared on National Geographic twice for the zoo and was on hand to see the first gorilla born in captivity.His son, Cecil Junior, is now the head elephant trainer.
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What separated jet skier, 3-year-old son who answered dead dad’s phone still a mystery
2016-11-03
- Gibsonton, United States.
Mystery still surrounds the death of a Florida man whose 3-year-old son answered his phone Monday afternoon after they failed to return from a ride on a nearby river. The body of 38-year-old William “Billy†Morris was found Tuesday morning along the south shoreline of the Alafia River in Gibsonton, Florida, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
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Napier man Patrick Cooper advised others on how to import ivory illegally
2015-11-17
- Napier, New Zealand.
A Napier man who imported illegal ivory was instructing suppliers on how to evade detection by Customs. Patrick Cooper, 62, a natural therapist, appeared in Napier District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to five charges of trading in endangered species. In June 2012 quarantine inspectors carrying out a routine inspection of mail arriving in New Zealand found a box addressed to Cooper containing a large, carved tusk from an African Elephant.
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Rangers in Congo"s Garamba park fight, die in skirmishes with heavily armed elephant poachers
2015-11-08
- Johannesburg, South Africa.
The shootout last month, in which three rangers and a Congolese army colonel were killed, highlights the challenge of protecting parks in a part of Africa plagued for decades by insurgencies, civil war, refugee flows and weak governments. It shows how some conservation efforts resemble a kind of guerrilla warfare in which rangers and soldiers stalk — and are stalked by — poachers who are slaughtering Africa´s elephants and other wildlife.
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Action Alert! Save a Species ~ Ride an Elephant
2015-04-11
- Perris, United States.
Animal rights extremists are trying to keep the elephants from coming to the Kern County Fair, where they´ve been loved for over a decade! Please voice your support for keeping elephant rides at the fair, before the decision 20th meeting. Write to the Kern County Fair Board of Directors: MOlcott@kerncountyfair.com, JBurton@kerncountyfair.com
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West Midlands Safari Park names baby elephant after Stephen Sutton
2014-06-12
- Bewdley, United Kingdom.
The first elephant born at West Midlands Safari Park has been named Sutton after cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton. The names ´Stephen´ or ´Sutton´ were frontrunners in a competition to name the male which was born on 5 May.
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41st Annual Conference Will be Virtual and Free to All EMA Members
2020-10-12
- Houston, United States. Elephant Managers Association
For the first time, EMA will host our annual conference virtually, free to all members! EMA will host the EMA virtual conference the same week as previously scheduled via Zoom
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Botswana says it has solved mystery of mass elephant die-off
2020-09-22
- , Botswana.
Hundreds of elephants died in Botswana earlier this year from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria, according to government officials who say they will be testing waterholes for algal blooms nex...
Read more Extern relevant Links (external link which opens in new window): Facts about elephants in Botswana, overview event
EMA Virtual 5K for Elephant Appreciation Day
2020-09-22
- Houston, United States. Elephant Managers Association (EMA)
Join the herd! Walk, bike, swim, or hike in honor of elephants around the world on Elephant Appreciation Day, September 22, 2020. By signing up for this virtual 5K event, proceeds will go to the EMA t...
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Old Male Elephants Are Still Important, Scientists Say
2020-09-21
- London, United Kingdom. Sara Tabin
Old male elephants might have an important role to play in helping younger males learn to navigate their environment, according to scientists at the University of Exeter, who watched groups of male Af...
Read more Extern relevant Links (external link which opens in new window): Original article In nature: Importance of old bulls: leaders and followers in collective movements of all-male groups in African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) misc
Anonymous donor gives 10-tonne truck to Sabah Wildlife Dept for elephant rescue
2020-09-21
- Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Avila Geraldine
The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) received a surprise asset boost when an anonymous individual donated a 10-tonne truck, to help in its efforts to save the Bornean elephants. The Nissan truck, fully...
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41-year-old female elephant dies of age-related ailments
2020-09-21
- Coimbatore, India.
A 41-year-old cow elephant diedof age-related ailments at the elephant camp near Pollachi inthe district on Monday, forest officials said. The elephant Kalpana in the Kolikamuthy camp in TopSlip area ...
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ID scheme will track India’s captive elephants
2020-09-21
- Delhi, India.
India plans to build a biometric database and issue an ID number for every elephant in captivity across the country after the death of a pregnant female prompted an outcry. Blood samples will be taken...
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Govt undecided about two bears, lone elephant in Islamabad’s zoo
2020-09-21
- Islamabad, Pakistan.
“The expert committee formed to assist the government to shift the zoo animals, following Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders, has some reservations.“One of the experts in the committee advises agai...
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Tiger preys on young elephant in Bandipur
2020-09-20
- BENGALURU, India. Bosky Khanna
On September 18, Karnataka Forest Department officials found the carcass of a juvenile elephant which had become the meal of a tiger in Bandipur Tiger Reserve’s Kundakere range. Forest officials say...
Read more Read about No name, wild elephant in the Elephant Database (external link which opens in new window) Read about Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park in the Elephant Database (external link which opens in new window) film
The One and Only Ivan is one of a kind
2020-09-20
- Silver Spring, United States. Isabel Corvington
The film is based on the best selling novel by Katherine Applegate. The film portrays the captivity of circus animals as not black and white, but more nuanced, something that is not often seen in movi...
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Animal adoption at Yangon Zoo
2020-09-19
- Yangon, Myanmar.
Yangon Zoo is noted for having Mo Mo, the oldest resident in the zoo, who turns 67 this October. The animal adoption program includes three other female elephants – Myo Myo, Ma Hla Chaw and Ma Chaw ...
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1,600 elephants in Bandipur, finds internal survey
2020-09-19
- BENGALURU, India. Bosky Khanna
Over 1,600 elephants are wandering in and around Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR), as per an internal survey conducted by forest officials of the reserve. The survey was conducted during the lockdown and ...
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Uda Walawe’s iconic elephant Rambo to be translocated
2020-09-17
- Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka. Srilal Mithapala
There is reliable information coming through that the iconic elephant of Uda Walawe, Rambo, may be captured and translocated to a holding ground by the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC). (poli...
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Online misinformation follows rare sighting of baby elephant twins in Sri Lanka
2020-09-16
- Colombo, Sri Lanka.
After the rare sighting of twin elephant calves in Sri Lanka in July 2020, misleading claims and old photographs have circulated on Facebook. Some posts falsely claim the Sri Lankan pair were the firs...
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Driver fined Rs 5,000 for chasing wild elephant
2020-09-14
- Udhagamandalam, India.
When they shot the video of chasing a wild elephant in a jeep and circulated the same on WhatsApp, little did 26-year-old Sujin, of Masinagudi, and his friend know that would land them in trouble. The...
Read more Read about Mudumalai National Park and tiger reserve in the Elephant Database (external link which opens in new window) relocation
Kumki elephants to help capture injured tusker
2020-09-14
- Coimbatore, India.
The forest department brought kumki elephant Suyambu to Mettupalayam forest range from the Chadivayal elephant camp on Sunday and is planning to bring kumki Venkatesh on Monday to capture an injured t...
Read more Read about Suyambu in the Elephant Database (external link which opens in new window) Read about Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal) in the Elephant Database (external link which opens in new window) research
How do giraffes and elephants alter the African Savanna landscape?
2020-09-14
- Nanyuki, Kenya. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
As they roam around the African savanna in search for food, giraffes and elephants alter the diversity and richness of its vegetation. By studying the foraging patterns of these megaherbivores across ...
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Forest dept forms committee to protect wild elephants
2020-09-13
- Coimbatore, India.
Additional principal chief conservator of forests I Anwardeen has formed a technical advisory committee to protect wild elephants and to check human-elephant conflict in Coimbatore circle.
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Much-loved elephant bull Tembe dies in Addo Elephant Park
2020-09-13
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Conservative staff didn’t pick up on his collar’s signal earlier this week and and subsequently went in search of him. It would appear as if this magnificent tusker had an awkward fall, from which...
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Today in Elephant History: Sept. 13
2020-09-13
- Erin, United States. Dan Koehl
Mary was a 5 ton heavy female asian elephant hanged in Erwin, Tennessee, after killing the elephant groom Walter "Red" Eldridge, in Kingsport, in 12th of September 1916. Charlie and Addie Sparks decid...
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