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“An elephant returned home to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, after taking three years to recover from drug abuse inflicted on it by a gang of smugglers.” – China Daily

“Ivory went on sale legally yesterday for the first time in almost a decade when the southern African state of Namibia auctioned seven tonnes of elephant tusks exclusively to Chinese and Japanese buyers. ” – Times Online

“Dottie, Zoo Atlanta’s expecting African elephant, died late Monday of unknown causes.” – ajc.com

“The first officially sanctioned sale of ivory in southern Africa for almost a decade opened on Tuesday.” – BBC NEWS

“After more than eight years of legal wrangling, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and its parent company, Feld Entertainment, will finally stand trial to face charges that the circus abuses its Asian elephants in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.” – TicketNews

“African forest elephants live in fear of roads which they associate with poachers and death, scientists have discovered.” – Telegraph

“The sale of 51 tons of stockpiled ivory will benefit elephant research, conservation and community development, according to the South African National Parks (SANParks).” – BuaNews

“In a first-of-its-kind move, Project Elephant has released funds for setting up rescue and rehabilitation centres across the country to accommodate ill or ageing working elephants.” – Indian Express

“Internet auction site eBay has changed its policy on ivory sales ahead of the release of a damning report on the effect of online trading of wildlife products.” – CTV.ca

“The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today issued a new report charging that users of eBay.com are behind two thirds of the online trade in endangered animals worldwide, specifically, ivory made from tusks ripped from poached elephants. The report comes just months after IFAW accused eBay, Inc., of failing to clamp down on the illegal animal sales and a day after the San Jose, Calif., company announced a global ban on the sale of most types of ivory (with the exception of “antique” items made before 1900 that contain small bits of ivory, such as antique piano keys or tables with ivory inlay).” – Scientific American