Category — General Interest

“The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued a new policy offering guidance on the humane
treatment and handling of elephants by veterinarians and handlers.” – PR Newswire

” Borneo’s pygmy elephants may be descendants of an extinct Javan elephant race, saved by chance by an 18th century ruler, according to a new study.” – TheChronicleHerald.ca

“Are elephants your thing? Do you know Echo? Echo is perhaps the most famous elephant in the world. The story of her life, as well as those of her family members (herd) are recorded in the historic three documentaries presented in this fascinating set from BBC. ” – Monsters & Critics

” Possessing elephants was a status symbol and now it is a big source of income. The author states that if one has an elephant, an annual net income of Rs.15 lakh is assured. The cruelty meted out to domestic elephants is legion, and of late the media have strongly taken this up, but without much result. During the festive season, chained elephants subjected to brutalities are common.” – The Hindu

“The new 3,750-square-metre (40,000-square-feet) hangar has 42 stalls for large animals like the huge number of polo ponies and racehorses that pass through continental Europe’s biggest hub every year, or even for the odd rhino or elephant.” – AFP

“In the center of a traffic-mobbed roundabout, encircled by the crush of cars and motorbikes, a small act of veneration regularly takes place. A small gray-haired woman buys a bunch of bananas and toddles with her cane up to Sambo, a 10-foot-tall, 4,000-pound elephant standing calmly in the urban chaos.” – csmonitor.com

“Elephant was first produced for the renowned wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation, to promote the protection of the animal.” – Scotsman.com News

“How a camera attached to an elephant’s trunk captured amazing jungle views” – Daily Mail

“It is quite a feat to get inside an elephant’s mind, to discover without interaction with the imposing and intimidating animal, the trials and tribulations it faces in daily life; its wants and needs. “Tranquil Footsteps” is one man’s effort to help us achieve that. Through his book, which follows one herd of elephants living within the sanctuary of the Uda Walawe National Park, Srilal Miththapala not only affords the reader valuable and interesting information about this most majestic member of the animal kingdom, but also gives him insight into the creature’s mind and heart.” – The Sunday Times Online

“Eliminated from Angola during more than two decades of civil war, herds of African elephants are crossing heavily mined fields as they recolonize Angola from neighboring Namibia and Botswana.” – MassLive.com

“This was just one of the many elephant camps they visited as part of their training programme in elephant management and all of them in one voice said it was a great learning experience. They also had many tales to recite at the concluding session of the programme held on the Museum premises here on Thursday.” – Newindpress

“It’s indeed a jumbo-sized wish. A businessman in West Bengal wants to adopt an elephant, prompting the state government to mull over a legal amendment to fulfill the 65-year-old’s desire.” – Sify

“In a duel over a female, a male elephant was killed by its rival at Neemte Domohoni forest in Buxa Tiger Reserve Forest of West Bengal.” – IndianExpress.com

“The use of an elephant to crush grapes was a cause for concern, the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) said on Wednesday.” – IOL

“Suma, a 45-year-old elephant and long-time resident of the Zagreb Zoo, was bereaved and inconsolable after her pachyderm partner of tens years died of cancer.” – Hindustan Times

“I am going to become a mahout, to learn to drive an elephant. We trek along overgrown jungle paths towards the river where the elephants have slept. This is all part of the Anantara Resort and Spa?s 160-acre grounds. It?s located near the historic town of Chiang Saen in the heart of the hill country where Burma, Laos and Thailand converge and where the Mekong river forms a natural border.” – Times Online

“Now a study has shown that if elephants, giraffes and other picture-postcard animals disappear from the eastern African savanna, the ecological damage may extend, ironically, to the acacia trees they eat and cascade all the way to down to affect ants too.” – Telegraph

“It will be the ultimate in Zoo TV. Special cameras are set to capture the birth of an elephant at Dublin Zoo with the live images available on the internet.” – Independent.ie