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Saga of the elephant tusks smuggled from Tanzania to Vietnam: Govt finally takes action

Kim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:13:24 +0000

Vietnam plans to auction six tons of elephant tusks smuggled to the country from Tanzania. The ivory was seized by Vietnamese custom officials. Initially the Tanzania government did nothing about the issue but no plans to take action. It is believed that the tusks were enroute to China.

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Kim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:16:28 +0000

“Every day Y Thoan Nie drives an elephant slowly around the villages of Dak Lak Province in the central highlands.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Wild elephants destroy crops

Kim — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:47:56 +0000

“A herd of 40 elephants over the past few days destroyed over 30 hectares of crops in Ea R�loi and Ea Lop Village in the Central Highlands province of Dac Lac.” – Viet Nam News

Tame elephants dying

Kim — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:17:05 +0000

” The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is the sole location in Vietnam where there remains the tradition of maintaining herds of tame elephants in its districts of Buon Don, Lac, Ea Sup, and Krong Nang. However, the population of tame elephants is sharply falling.” – VietNamNet

Elephant walk

Kim — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:13:14 +0000

“Visitors to the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak should make a side stop to Buon Don (Don Village), famous for its natural beauty and legends of wild elephants.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Illegal elephant bone distillation thwarted in Dak Lak

Kim — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:23:27 +0000

“The offender, Vu Thanh Thiem, who was caught in the process of admixing the bones to create a type of medicinal glue, said the 231 kilograms of bones came from his younger brother Vu Thanh Tue who had purchased a dead circus elephant.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Elephant gang terrorises Ha Tinh Province

Kim — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:40:27 +0000

“Three wild elephants that escaped from Vu Quang national park have been causing concern among hundreds of households in the two communes of Huong Dien and Huong Quang in the central province of Ha Tinh.” – Viet Nam News

How to perform an elephant wedding

Kim — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:04:19 +0000

“Located between two branches of the Serepok River in the province of Dak Lak, the villagers of Buon Don, also called Ban Don, have per-formed numerous elephant weddings.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Vietnam officials seek permission to shoot killer elephant

Kim — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:03:39 +0000

“Authorities in a northern Vietnamese province are seeking government permission to shoot a domesticated elephant that has killed two handlers this year, an official said Wednesday. The Forestry Department of Thanh Hoa province sent a request to the Ministry of Agriculture last week asking for the go-ahead to kill the rare Asian elephant, which is more than 30 years old, according to Le Quoc Viet with the department.” – Earth Times

Preservation zones on Sao La deer and elephants

Kim — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:20:13 +0000

“Quang Nam Central Province?s People?s Committee has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to approve a plan on the establishment of two new elephant and Sao La deer (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) preservation zones.” – Nhan Dan

Highland province to preserve domesticated elephants

Kim — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:29:10 +0000

“The People?s Committee of Dak Lak Province in the central highlands has approved a VND8.5 billion (US$528,500) project to preserve domesticated elephants in the region.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Home of elephants disappearing

Kim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:17:00 +0000

“However, since 2001, tourism activities in Gia Lai have come to a standstill for many reasons and elephant tours no longer exist.” – VietNamNet Bridge

Rogue elephants wreak havoc in central Vietnam village

Kim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:48:38 +0000

“A herd of over 20 elephants has been destroying large tracts of paddy and corn fields in Daklak province in Vietnam?s central highlands with authorities unable to find a way to chase the animals away.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Elephant beats owner to death in Vietnam

Kim — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:19:01 +0000

“A working elephant beat its owner to death with its trunk in a forest in Vietnam’s remote Central Highlands.” – Sun2Surf

Elephant kills owner in Vietnam mountains

Kim — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:23:34 +0000

“A tame elephant killed its master Thursday in Daklak province in Vietnam?s central highlands by scooping him up with its trunk and hurling him down.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Ceremonial elephant dies from water pipe lodged in throat

Kim — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:18:08 +0000

“A 25-year-old elephant, a beast that has taken part in ritual processions in Hue ancient capital died last Saturday with a water pipe lodged in its gullet, said local authorities Wednesday.” – Thanh Nien Daily

Pet elephant tramples tourists

Kim — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:29:37 +0000

“This is the third time elephants owned by citizens have killed or injured travellers. The previous two times, elephants seriously injured tourists.” – VietNamNet

Vietnamese tour guide trampled to death by elephant

Kim — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:06:06 +0000

“A Vietnamese guide has been trampled to death by an elephant he was illegally using to offer rides for tourists.” – ninemsn