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Game reserve hotels threaten elephants

” TV presenter warns that uncontrolled development in Kenya parks could destroy the very animals the tourists come to see” – Independent Online Edition

     

May 20, 2007   No Comments

B’desh park seeks food aid for detained elephants

“A Bangladesh safari park has called for urgent financial help from the government to feed nine elephants after their mahouts were detained for knocking down trees, officials said on Thursday.” – Reuters AlertNet

     

May 19, 2007   No Comments

Elephant corridor: Villagers to relocate

“More than 50 people here will move to alternative settlements to facilitate a six-km elephant corridor connecting Kerala’s Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and Brahmagiri reserve in neighbouring Karnataka. ” – The Times of India

     

May 5, 2007   No Comments

Hotels threaten herds of roaming elephants

“Ancient elephant trails and lion breeding habitats are under threat from a series of hotels being built in a remote Kenyan game park, claim conservationists.”- Telegraph

     

May 1, 2007   No Comments

Driven to death

“Is the very move – relocating elephants in the national parks – aimed at protecting these majestic animals killing them? Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports on a visit to the Lunugamvehera National Park where elephants appear to be dying of starvation.” – The Sunday Times – Sri Lanka

     

April 4, 2007   No Comments

African elephants’ new home ready

“Sixteen African elephants at a wildlife park will soon move into an extension on their enclosure now that 16 Gurkha soldiers have finished building it.” – BBC NEWS

     

March 25, 2007   No Comments

Snibston rangers help hungry Heffalumps!

“Two major Leicestershire attractions have joined forces this week in a mutually beneficial arrangement of quite an unusual nature. Snibston Country Park rangers were approached by staff from Twycross Zoo with a problem that they are happily able to solve. The rangers have been asked to help feed the giraffes and elephants at the zoo with the leftover cuttings from their land management of the park. ” – Media-Newswire.com

     

February 9, 2007   No Comments

Elephants increase to 3,000

“The elephant population in Queen Elizabeth National Park has hit the level of three decades ago of about 3,000. According to a census report released by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the elephant population is about 2,959, up from 2,497 in 2004.” – New Vision Online

     

January 29, 2007   No Comments

Where the Elephants Used to Roam

“The reader learns that humans and wildlife desire the same things, and that we are troubled by similar concerns. The Owenses witness elephant populations struggling to survive as reproductively fit females perish at the hands of poachers.” – Scienceline

     

January 28, 2007   No Comments

We don’t want your millions, activist told

“Zimbabwe government wildlife officials have blacklisted a conservation group that has raised millions of rands to save animals in the Hwange National Park, one of Africa’s great game reserves.” – IOL

     

January 22, 2007   No Comments

Elephant Court: Call of the wild

“The Elephant Court is situated right here at Thekkady. When you are here, you will understand that in designing this resort, the architect was exploring the relationship between nature and man.” – Express TravelWorld

     

November 21, 2006   No Comments

Riding elephants in the Negev

“Soon Israelis will no longer be required to fly to Thailand to ride an elephant. This rare experience will soon become available in a unique Israeli park set to be founded in the Western Negev.” – Ynetnews

     

November 5, 2006   No Comments

Do Elephants Count Calories When They Climb

“Despite the fact that there might be lush vegetation growing on the slopes of hills, researchers in Kenya have discovered that elephants are reluctant to climb hills, even for a good meal. In the correspondence section of the journal Current Biology, Jake Wall, Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Fritz Vollrath look at data gathered from elephants fitted with satellite tracking devices.” – Kruger Park Times

     

October 27, 2006   No Comments

Don’t honk when you see stray elephants on the road

“Motorists along the East-West Highway must not honk or switch on the car headlights when they come across elephants on the road. ” – the star online

     

October 27, 2006   No Comments

Kenya gives elephants more room

“Kenyan wildlife authorities resumed on Friday the relocation of hundreds of elephants from an overcrowded reserve in Kenya’s coastal region to a more spacious park further inland, said officials.” – News24

     

October 6, 2006   No Comments

Kenya gives elephants more room

“Kenyan wildlife authorities resumed on Friday the relocation of hundreds of elephants from an overcrowded reserve in Kenya’s coastal region to a more spacious park further inland, said officials.” – News 24

     

September 29, 2006   No Comments

Anthrax scare hits Kerala tiger reserve

“The Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala’s Idukki district has been hit by an anthrax scare after preliminary tests on a dead elephant showed it had the disease, officials said. ” – The Times of India

     

September 14, 2006   No Comments

Kenya relocates 150 elephants

“The Kenya Wildlife Service has begun moving 150 elephants to its largest national park from a smaller reserve because of overcrowding with rhinos, said a spokesperson on Wednesday.” – News24.com

     

September 13, 2006   No Comments