eleblog » Human/Elephant Conflict http://www.eleblognews.com Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:54:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Indian elephants trample tourist to death http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/08/15/indian-elephants-trample-tourist-to-death/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/08/15/indian-elephants-trample-tourist-to-death/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:49:29 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/08/15/indian-elephants-trample-tourist-to-death/ Sadly, a French tourist has been trampled to death by elephants in India. She got close to an elephant and her baby to take photos and was charged at by the herd. – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/08/15/indian-elephants-trample-tourist-to-death/feed/ 0 Centre okays Elephant Project Directorate http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/centre-okays-elephant-project-directorate/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/centre-okays-elephant-project-directorate/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:09:06 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/centre-okays-elephant-project-directorate/ Conflict between humans and elephants in constantly increasing due to human population growth placing pressure on the animal’s habitats. At Forest BB Mallesh in India an Elephant Project Directorate is being set-up to help deal with the problem. – Deccan Herald

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/centre-okays-elephant-project-directorate/feed/ 0 Another Indonesian Elephant Found Dead http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/another-indonesian-elephant-found-dead/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/another-indonesian-elephant-found-dead/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:36:20 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/another-indonesian-elephant-found-dead/ It is believed that the elephant may have been fed a poisoned pineapple. The elephant was killed for it’s tusks. – redOrbit

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/another-indonesian-elephant-found-dead/feed/ 0 Villagers Demand Action on Elephants http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/villagers-demand-action-on-elephants/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/villagers-demand-action-on-elephants/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:32:55 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/villagers-demand-action-on-elephants/ “DESTROYED mahangu fields left in the wake of stray elephants from Etosha have Onanke villagers, in Oshikoto, blaming Government for their losses.” – allAfrica.com

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/06/21/villagers-demand-action-on-elephants/feed/ 0 Wildlife under threat http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wildlife-under-threat/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wildlife-under-threat/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:34:10 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wildlife-under-threat/ Elephants and other wildlife are being threatened due to the increased deforestation and destruction of habitat in Malaysia. As humans and wildlife compete for space and resources, conflicts between the two are expected to increase.

The Star Online

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wildlife-under-threat/feed/ 0 Wild elephant attacks rickshaw http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wild-elephant-attacks-autorickshaw/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wild-elephant-attacks-autorickshaw/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:03:45 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wild-elephant-attacks-autorickshaw/ A wild elephant attacked a rickshaw and a house in the Thondur village in India. Villagers attempted to scare the elephant away with firecrackers. A couple of people were injured but no one died.

The Times of India

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/04/06/wild-elephant-attacks-autorickshaw/feed/ 1 Indian Elephant Bandit: Not Armed But Dangerous http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/indian-elephant-bandit-not-armed-but-dangerous/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/indian-elephant-bandit-not-armed-but-dangerous/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:16:02 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/indian-elephant-bandit-not-armed-but-dangerous/ The elephant bandit in Orissa is at it again. He won’t let cars go by until the people stop to give him food. If he is not given food, the elephant pushes the car and stands in front of it.

Weird Asia News

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/indian-elephant-bandit-not-armed-but-dangerous/feed/ 0 Wild elephant threats increase http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/wild-elephant-threats-increase/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/wild-elephant-threats-increase/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:49:11 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/wild-elephant-threats-increase/ Threats of wild elephants are increasing in Sri Lanka and the Wildlife Conservation Department is accused of doing nothing to deal with the situation.

Sri Lanka News

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/30/wild-elephant-threats-increase/feed/ 0 Minister briefs House on elephant attacks in Chattisgarh http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/minister-briefs-house-on-elephant-attacks-in-chattisgarh/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/minister-briefs-house-on-elephant-attacks-in-chattisgarh/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:53:10 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/minister-briefs-house-on-elephant-attacks-in-chattisgarh/ The government in Chattisgarh, India has provided compensation to twenty-three families who have had a family member killed by an elephant during the last fiscal year.

ZeeNews

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/minister-briefs-house-on-elephant-attacks-in-chattisgarh/feed/ 0 Vibrations ‘could save elephants’ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/vibrations-could-save-elephants/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/vibrations-could-save-elephants/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:28:39 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/vibrations-could-save-elephants/ Researchers are attempting to reproduce the rumbling sound made by a female in heat in order to stop rampaging males and keep them from being killed.

BBC NEWS

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/03/07/vibrations-could-save-elephants/feed/ 0 Thai Doctor Outfits Baby Elephant With Prosthetic Leg http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/thai-doctor-outfits-baby-elephant-with-prosthetic-leg/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/thai-doctor-outfits-baby-elephant-with-prosthetic-leg/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:19:52 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/thai-doctor-outfits-baby-elephant-with-prosthetic-leg/ A baby elephant, who lost her leg in a landmine accident, has been fitted with an artificial leg.

ABC News

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/thai-doctor-outfits-baby-elephant-with-prosthetic-leg/feed/ 0 Elephant lifts child, lets her off unhurt http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/elephant-lifts-child-lets-her-off-unhurt/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/elephant-lifts-child-lets-her-off-unhurt/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:12:23 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/elephant-lifts-child-lets-her-off-unhurt/ This is a strange story. In India, a wild elephant picked up a little girl and held her for 30 mins. The elephant then put her down. The elephant also threw a stone at the girl’s father, which knocked him unconscious. An elephant expert has said that elephant’s tend to like children and rarely harm them.

The Telegraph

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/24/elephant-lifts-child-lets-her-off-unhurt/feed/ 0 Man trampled to death by wild elephant http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/man-trampled-to-death-by-wild-elephant/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/man-trampled-to-death-by-wild-elephant/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:12:28 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/man-trampled-to-death-by-wild-elephant/ A man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Chandrabhaga village in India.

Indopia

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/man-trampled-to-death-by-wild-elephant/feed/ 0 Rampaging tusker poisoned to death in Jharkhand http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/rampaging-tusker-poisoned-to-death-in-jharkhand/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/rampaging-tusker-poisoned-to-death-in-jharkhand/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:05:18 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/rampaging-tusker-poisoned-to-death-in-jharkhand/ Villages poisoned an elephant to death after it rampaged through the village in the Khuti district in India.

The Economic Times

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/rampaging-tusker-poisoned-to-death-in-jharkhand/feed/ 0 6th elephant captured in Maldare forest range http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/6th-elephant-captured-in-maldare-forest-range/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/6th-elephant-captured-in-maldare-forest-range/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:47:05 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/6th-elephant-captured-in-maldare-forest-range/ Elephants assist in the capture of a wild elephant who had recently killed three people in the Avaregunda village.

The Times of India

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/15/6th-elephant-captured-in-maldare-forest-range/feed/ 0 Hunters pay Mugabe govt to shoot elephant herds http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/hunters-pay-mugabe-govt-to-shoot-elephant-herds/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/hunters-pay-mugabe-govt-to-shoot-elephant-herds/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:50:52 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/hunters-pay-mugabe-govt-to-shoot-elephant-herds/ British trophy hunters have been paying Mugabe’s corrupt regime in Zimbabwe to participate in elephant culls. The hunters participate in tracking and killing the elephants and have their photos taken with the dead animals. Not only do I find culling abhorrent but I also find it deplorable that anyone would give Mugabe any money.

The Times of India

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/hunters-pay-mugabe-govt-to-shoot-elephant-herds/feed/ 0 Wild elephants kill 3 in rampage http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/wild-elephants-kill-3-in-rampage/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/wild-elephants-kill-3-in-rampage/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:55:38 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/wild-elephants-kill-3-in-rampage/ A herd of 150 hungry elephants rampage through a village in India. A family of three was killed while sleeping in their hut.

Philadelphia Inquirer

      ]]> http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/07/wild-elephants-kill-3-in-rampage/feed/ 0 Electric fences to avoid human – elephant conflict http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/05/electric-fences-to-avoid-human-elephant-conflict/ http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/05/electric-fences-to-avoid-human-elephant-conflict/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:38:03 +0000 Kim http://www.eleblognews.com/2009/02/05/electric-fences-to-avoid-human-elephant-conflict/ “Plans are afoot to erect electric fences surrounding the forests where elephants roam frequently considering the safety of villages while establishing a typical environment to elephants, North Western Province Wild Life Director Manjula Amararatne said. ” – Sri Lanka News

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