“After years of legal wrangling and repeated clashes with protesters the four female Asian elephants were due to arrive on a flight from the Cocos Islands at 11:30am today. The other four elephants will arrive in a couple of days” – NEWS.com.au

“The elephants began their controversial journey from Thailand in June and have been held in quarantine on the Cocos Islands, 2750km north-west of Perth in the Indian Ocean.” – NEWS.com.au

“The Asian Conservation Alliance has called on Chiang Mai Night Safari to check whether five elephants to be delivered to a zoo in China are wild or captive-bred animals.” – Bangkok Post

“With the controversy over the export of eight elephants to Australia still fresh in the minds of Thai and international environmentalists, the Chiang Mai Night Safari has agreed to send to China 29 wild animals from four endangered species.” – The Nation Multimedia

“Only DNA checks can settle the issue of whether the animals being sent to Australia are domesticated or wild ” – Nation Multimedia

“Australian zoos should reconsider their plans to import eight Asian elephants from Thailand, given widespread opposition to the idea, animal welfare groups say.” – The Age

” Customs officials discovered 18 wooden boxes filled with about 350 elephant tusks, which were intended to be transferred to Manila ” – Taipei Times

“Nairobi court to hear NGO’s plea; Koala deal stopped due to elephant blockade ” – Nation Multimedia

“Our Thai elephants face yet another hurdle on their long, slow journey to Taronga Zoo, with Thai protesters calling for yet another halt in the program to bring them to Australia.” – The Daily Telegraph

“NGO to ask Australia to halt Thai elephant deal” – Bangkok Post

“A Kanchanaburi wildlife conservation group announced that it won’t negotiate with the government and waits for the result of DNA testing to verify whether the Australia-bound elephants are home-bred or from the wild.” – Bangkok Post

“Eight Asian elephants earmarked for Australian zoos are in good condition at a quarantine station in Thailand, but there is still no firm date for their arrival.” – theage.com.au

“The zoo and its Sydney counterpart will send about 40 native animals, including koalas, kangaroos, dingoes and possums, to the Chiang Mai Night Safari in a deal that will see the importation to Australia of eight Asian elephants.” – theage.com.au

“Prosecutors in Vietnam decided Thursday to indict a man who smuggled in a large number of elephant tusks and a source said he will stand trial soon.” – Thanh Nien Daily

“Animal welfare groups have welcomed the decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to give conditional approval for Sydney and Melbourne Zoos to import a group of Asian elephants.” – ABC News Online

“A hearing into whether eight Thai elephants will be allowed into Melbourne and Sydney zoos will continue today.” – ABC News Online

“Taronga Zoo’s $40 million rainforest enclosure should be home to retired circus elephants – not wild Asian beasts, says actor Jessica Napier.” – tvnz.co.nz

“Two hours west of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Kanchanaburi campus of Mahidol University, eight Asian elephants are waiting.” – National Geographic News