THE simplest way to kill a herd of elephants is to use assault rifles in fully automatic mode, firing armour-piercing bullets. Half a dozen men carrying military-issue guns stalk a selected group and, when they are as close as five metres away, pump magazine after magazine into the animals. There was an error in the article entitled 'A "just war" no one wants' ... Read full article (external link to the source article)More from category: culling More from country: South Africa More from location: CAPE TOWN Share this articleFacebookDiggdel.icio.us Elephant news on your website? Put elephant news newsticker on your website, which is automatically updated from our server with the latest 10 headlines, and where each headline is linked to the specific article. When someone clicks on a headline it will open in a new window, so the visitor will remain on your website. Later, this function will be developed with optional colors and sizes, so return here to check what is new. Upon request, this ervice may also be customized to your choice. Just put this code on the page where you want the newsticker: <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.elephant-news.com/inc/feed.php"></script> When the ticker is on place on your site, feel free to inform me, maybe I can make a link back to you.At best, also register as a website member to get support and information about changes or updates. No news?. 20 years on Internet!ELEPHANT NEWS was created on 2001 in Munich, and relaunched in Phnom Penh in 2020, with almost 8 000 links to news articles about elephants on the InternetA number of articles now also have a cross reference to the elephant database, either for individuals elephants and/or to an article about the location holdingIn the right column, you can also see if an elephant has birthday today, and follow the link to more facts! medical Third elephant tests positive for virus at Dublin Zoo 2024-07-10 - Dublin, Ireland. Dublin Zoo has confirmed that a third elephant has tested positive for a virus which has left two other elephants dead over the last ten days. Eight-year-old Avani and seven-year-old Zinda died from E... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Asha in the Elephant Database Read about Dublin Zoo in the Elephant Database medical Houston Zoo Elephant Receives First Ever mRNA EEHV Vaccine 2024-06-18 - Houston, United States. Houston Zoo Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at Houston Zoo, has been given the first-ever dose of an mRNA vaccine created by virologists at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to prevent the deadly elephant endot... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Tess in the Elephant Database Read about Houston Zoo in the Elephant Database birth Blackpool Zoo confirms 2 elephants are expecting babies 2024-04-26 - Blackpool, United Kingdom. The latest round of pregnancy tests at Blackpool Zoo has revealed that two of its elephants are expecting babies. Mother and daughter Noorjahan and Esha are both pregnant and due to give birth in late... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Noor Jahan in the Elephant Database Read about Blackpool Zoo in the Elephant Database death RIP 2 year old “Chi Pich” 2024-04-02 - Sen Monorom, Cambodia. There was sad news from Mondulkiri Province, with the death of 2 year old elephant “Chi Pich” being announced. Sources from the Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment Organization (ELIE) said ... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Chi Pich in the Elephant Database Read about Elephant Valley Project Cambodia in the Elephant DatabaseExtern relevant Links (external link which opens in new window):EEHV (Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus)Extern relevant Links (external link which opens in new window):EEHV (Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus) death Popular tusker Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan dies 2024-03-26 - Kochi, India. Popular tusker Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan, 55, 55, died at Mangalamkunnu in Palakkad on Monday. The elephant owned by M A Haridasan had been under treatment for the past few months. Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan in the Elephant Database Read about Mangalamkunnu brothers in the Elephant Database birth Pinnawala Orphanage sees birth of 76th calf 2024-03-23 - Kegalle, Sri Lanka. The 76th elephant calf was born at the Rambukkana Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on March 20.This baby elephant was born to 32-year-old she-elephant Shanthi and 19-year-old Pandu at the Pinnawala Elepha... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Unnamed in the Elephant Database Read about Pinnawala elephant orphanage in the Elephant Database organisation SANParks partners with neighbouring nations to benefit communities 2024-03-23 - Pretoria, South Africa. In the ongoing efforts to curb poaching and snaring of animals within the Zimbabwe and Mozambique borders, South African National Parks (SANParks) is working to create more partnerships with neighbour... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Kruger National Park in the Elephant Database event Toledo Zoo Shares the Name of Precious New Baby Elephant 2024-03-15 - , United States. After weeks of voting and thousands of submissions, the Toledo Zoo has officially chosen the name of their precious baby elephant and we're personally thrilled about the news! Ladies and gentleman, Ki... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Kirk in the Elephant Database Read about Toledo Zoo in the Elephant DatabasePress Release: The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby elephant, born to African elephant, Renee.Press Release: The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby elephant, born to African elephant, Renee. birth Reid Park Zoo welcomes new baby elephant 2024-03-09 - Tucson, United States. A baby elephant was born at Reid Park Zoo. The zoo said Semba, the facility’s African elephant matriarch, gave birth to a 265-pound calf around 3:31 a.m. Friday, March 8. Reid Park Zoo said the calf... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Unnamed in the Elephant Database Read about Reid Park Zoo in the Elephant Database event Baby elephant in Copenhagen named after Thai river 2024-03-04 - Copenhagen, Denmark. A female baby elephant in Copenhagen Zoo has been named Chin after the Tha Chin river in central Thailand. The elephant was born last week in the Danish zoo. The zookeepers, who take care of the young... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Chin in the Elephant Database Read about Copenhagen Zoo in the Elephant Database conflict This elephant misses his mahout, authorities seek police help 2024-02-29 - Alappuzha, India. Evoor Kannan, the elephant known for his murderous rage and with a history of killing two mahouts is in a bad mood these days. He had been gentle under the care of his former Mahout Sharath Parippally... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Evoor Kannan in the Elephant Database Read about Evoor Major Sri Krishnaswamy Temple in the Elephant Database birth Third elephant calf born in Beekse Bergen 2024-02-20 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands. African elephant Punda has become the mother of a healthy elephant calf after a 22-month pregnancy. This is the third calf born in the Safari Park Beekse Bergen k in four months. Never before have thr... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Tendai in the Elephant Database Read about Beekse Bergen Safaripark in the Elephant Database death Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s elephant calf dies at age 2 2024-02-15 - Pittsburgh, United States. The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Her EEHV was detected through routine blood testing on Feb. 8, even though she presente... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Tsuni in the Elephant Database Read about Fairhope Conservation Center in the Elephant DatabaseExtern relevant Links (external link which opens in new window):The Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virusExtern relevant Links (external link which opens in new window):The Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus death Farewell to Seoul"s oldest elephant passing at age of 59 2024-02-15 - Seoul, South Korea. The oldest female elephant in South Korea passed away Tuesday at a zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, at the age of 59, zoo officials said Thursday. The female elephant, named Sakura, had suffered fr... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Sakura Jjang in the Elephant Database Read about Seoul Grand Park Zoo in the Elephant Database birth A star is born: Baby elephant debuts 2024-01-30 - Bangalore, India. The Bannerghatta Biological Park is brimming with excitement as it welcomes a delightful new addition—a baby boy elephant calf. This adorable arrival brings the elephant count in the Bannerghatta zo... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about unknown in the Elephant Database Read about Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in the Elephant Database death Guruvayur Kannan, nine-time winner of elephant race, dies at 62 2024-01-27 - Guruvayur, India. Elephant Kannan, of the Guruvayur Devaswom Elephant Camp, a nine-time winner of the festival-related elephant race, has passed away. His demise was around 5:30 pm on Saturday. The tusker's age at the ... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Guruvayur Kannan in the Elephant Database Read about Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in the Elephant Database poaching A baby elephant is found dead 2024-01-27 - Koh Nhek, Cambodia. Villagers found a baby elephant dead in Koh Nhek district, Mondulkiri province in the middle of the forest on January 26, 2024, suspected of being shot. Mondulkiri Provincial department of environm... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! evolution Discoveries: The Evolutionary Edge of Elephant Trunks and Ancient Giants 2024-01-13 - Beijing, China. A recent study published in the journal eLife has uncovered new findings on the development of dextrous trunks by indigenous elephants. According to Dr. Shi-Qi Wang, a senior author of the research, t... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! poaching Alleged poaching kills 46-year-old Sumatran elephant in Riau park 2024-01-13 - Pekanbaru, Indonesia. The Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan District, Riau Province, again lost one of its Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) after a poacher allegedly killed it for its tusks. The 46-year... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about Rahman in the Elephant Database Read about Tesso Nilo WWF-BKSDA Flying Squad camp in the Elephant Database fossil Celebration of Elephants: A Must-see New Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History 2024-01-11 - New York, United States. In a narrow but sprawling curatorial space at the uptown museum, The Secret World of Elephants, now opened, tells the story of elephant species and their relatives through life-size models, videos, gr... Read more But Share with Tweet first, please! Read about American Museum of Natural History in the Elephant Database Back in history: 1 2 » »» [Start-Latest elephant news] [Latest headlines] [Archive 1995-2014]
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2024-07-10 - Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Zoo has confirmed that a third elephant has tested positive for a virus which has left two other elephants dead over the last ten days. Eight-year-old Avani and seven-year-old Zinda died from E...
2024-06-18 - Houston, United States. Houston Zoo
Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at Houston Zoo, has been given the first-ever dose of an mRNA vaccine created by virologists at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to prevent the deadly elephant endot...
2024-04-26 - Blackpool, United Kingdom.
The latest round of pregnancy tests at Blackpool Zoo has revealed that two of its elephants are expecting babies. Mother and daughter Noorjahan and Esha are both pregnant and due to give birth in late...
2024-04-02 - Sen Monorom, Cambodia.
There was sad news from Mondulkiri Province, with the death of 2 year old elephant “Chi Pich” being announced. Sources from the Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment Organization (ELIE) said ...
2024-03-26 - Kochi, India.
Popular tusker Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan, 55, 55, died at Mangalamkunnu in Palakkad on Monday. The elephant owned by M A Haridasan had been under treatment for the past few months.
2024-03-23 - Kegalle, Sri Lanka.
The 76th elephant calf was born at the Rambukkana Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on March 20.This baby elephant was born to 32-year-old she-elephant Shanthi and 19-year-old Pandu at the Pinnawala Elepha...
2024-03-23 - Pretoria, South Africa.
In the ongoing efforts to curb poaching and snaring of animals within the Zimbabwe and Mozambique borders, South African National Parks (SANParks) is working to create more partnerships with neighbour...
2024-03-15 - , United States.
After weeks of voting and thousands of submissions, the Toledo Zoo has officially chosen the name of their precious baby elephant and we're personally thrilled about the news! Ladies and gentleman, Ki...
2024-03-09 - Tucson, United States.
A baby elephant was born at Reid Park Zoo. The zoo said Semba, the facility’s African elephant matriarch, gave birth to a 265-pound calf around 3:31 a.m. Friday, March 8. Reid Park Zoo said the calf...
2024-03-04 - Copenhagen, Denmark.
A female baby elephant in Copenhagen Zoo has been named Chin after the Tha Chin river in central Thailand. The elephant was born last week in the Danish zoo. The zookeepers, who take care of the young...
2024-02-29 - Alappuzha, India.
Evoor Kannan, the elephant known for his murderous rage and with a history of killing two mahouts is in a bad mood these days. He had been gentle under the care of his former Mahout Sharath Parippally...
2024-02-20 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands.
African elephant Punda has become the mother of a healthy elephant calf after a 22-month pregnancy. This is the third calf born in the Safari Park Beekse Bergen k in four months. Never before have thr...
2024-02-15 - Pittsburgh, United States.
The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Her EEHV was detected through routine blood testing on Feb. 8, even though she presente...
2024-02-15 - Seoul, South Korea.
The oldest female elephant in South Korea passed away Tuesday at a zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, at the age of 59, zoo officials said Thursday. The female elephant, named Sakura, had suffered fr...
2024-01-30 - Bangalore, India.
The Bannerghatta Biological Park is brimming with excitement as it welcomes a delightful new addition—a baby boy elephant calf. This adorable arrival brings the elephant count in the Bannerghatta zo...
2024-01-27 - Guruvayur, India.
Elephant Kannan, of the Guruvayur Devaswom Elephant Camp, a nine-time winner of the festival-related elephant race, has passed away. His demise was around 5:30 pm on Saturday. The tusker's age at the ...
2024-01-27 - Koh Nhek, Cambodia.
Villagers found a baby elephant dead in Koh Nhek district, Mondulkiri province in the middle of the forest on January 26, 2024, suspected of being shot. Mondulkiri Provincial department of environm...
2024-01-13 - Beijing, China.
A recent study published in the journal eLife has uncovered new findings on the development of dextrous trunks by indigenous elephants. According to Dr. Shi-Qi Wang, a senior author of the research, t...
2024-01-13 - Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
The Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan District, Riau Province, again lost one of its Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) after a poacher allegedly killed it for its tusks. The 46-year...
2024-01-11 - New York, United States.
In a narrow but sprawling curatorial space at the uptown museum, The Secret World of Elephants, now opened, tells the story of elephant species and their relatives through life-size models, videos, gr...
