2007-07-07 - Grahamstown, South Africa.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has obtained a court order preventing a man from training and exhibiting elephants, the SPCA said on Thursday. The SPCA had opposed an application by one Yossuf Jeeva to train six African elephants and to exhibit them. He also wanted to train two Bengal tigers, six lions, cheetahs, African wild dogs and spotted hyenas.
2007-05-01 - Grahamstown, United States.
CAPTURED in the wild and trained for 18 months to cart wealthy tourists around an Eastern Cape game reserve, it is not just the future of five young elephants that hangs in the balance following SPCA objections to a permit application to use the animals for mounted game safaris. Ten Zimbabwean elephant trainers, who boast more than 50 years’ collective experience, could also face a bleak future if the permit is denied.
2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...
2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.
A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...
2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...
2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.
A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.
2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...
2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...
