Elephants on Safari
A video of elephants from the Elephant Plains Lodge in South Africa. The baby elephant is SO cute acting like he is so tough.
April 1, 2009 1 Comment
Zoo finds WW2 ‘elephant angel’
Earlier I reported that the Bellevue Zoo in Belfast was looking for the family that took care of the elephant Shelia during WWII. Shelia was cared for by Denise Austin, whose nephew, David Ramsey, recently came forward. David said his cousin was eccentric, lived alone and only kept the elephant at night.
April 1, 2009 No Comments
Should Circus Elephants Be Banned?
Almost half of New York City’s City Council Members have signed a bill that would “prohibit the display of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment or amusement”. Many animals, in addition to elephants, are included in the bill, although everyone admits this legislation is targeting Ringling Bros. and their use of elephants in the circus.
April 1, 2009 No Comments
A wild kind of wash
Alice and Tiki, two elephants from the Wildlife Safari in Oregon, have been washing cars. Park officials state that it gives the elephants exercise and that the car wash is a fundraiser for the park.
NRtoday.com
April 1, 2009 No Comments
Elephant, giraffe, crocodile and whale to be dissected for new Channel 4 show
A four part series, Animal Autopsy, will feature the dissections of an elephant, giraffe, crocodile and whale. Sounds gruesome to me.
March 30, 2009 No Comments
Ivory Lust Snared Elephants, Slaves, Zanzibar to Connecticut
A review of Ivory’s Ghosts by John Frederick Walker, which traces the history of the ivory trade.
March 30, 2009 No Comments
Stupid Elephant Tricks
Representative Urban has been trying to push a bill through since 2005 that would require the humane treatment of elephants. This would impact the elephants that perform for the Ringling Bros. circus.
Image by Getty Images via Daylife
Fairfield County Weekly
March 30, 2009 No Comments
Africa’s Elephant Kingdom (Blu-ray)
March 30, 2009 No Comments
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.
March 30, 2009 No Comments
Dates for Animal Planet Series on the Amboseli Elephants
The Amboseli Trust for Elephants has filmed a 13 part series on the Amboseli elephants for Animal Planet. Cynthia Moss reports that some of the dates for broadcast have been announced. She is still waiting to find out when the series will air in the US and the UK.
March 30, 2009 No Comments
Dallas Zoo’s African Savanna to be home to elephants and others
The Dallas Zoo, best known for the controversy surrounding Jenny, an elephant they were going to send to Mexico, is building a 10 acre “savanna”. This attraction will be home to lions, ostriches, giraffes and elephants.
March 23, 2009 No Comments
Ringling Bros. circus elephants prepare for a safari through NYC
This morning was the 139th annual elephant walk in New York City. The Ringling’s Bros. circus has the elephants walk from the rail yard in Queens to Madison Sq. Garden.
March 23, 2009 No Comments
Baby elephant Samson
Photos of Samsom, the first baby elephant born at the Baltimore Zoo, who just celebrated his first birthday.
March 22, 2009 No Comments
Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center gives baby elephant new lease on life
The Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center is in Cambodia. Two years ago they rescued an elephant, named Chhouk, who had been injured by a snare trap. He is one of 8 elephants living at the rescue center.
March 22, 2009 No Comments
