2015-04-11 - Hartford, United States.
Antique dealers, collectors, auctioneers and museum representatives gathered in Connecticut last month to oppose a bill seeking a total and uncompromising ban on the sale of ivory.The Raised Bill No. 6955 goes significantly further than last year´s federal ban on the commercial sale of elephant ivory and rhino horn or the state legislation recently adopted in New York and New Jersey.
2007-06-05 - Hartford, United States.
A bill that would have drastically changed the way circuses control elephants has failed in the General Assembly, but the chief proponent said Tuesday she'll revive the controversial issue again next year. Rep. Diana S. Urban, D-North Stonington, said she had 55 votes — all Democrats — in the 151-member House, so she will abandon the bill that would have banned the use of stainless steel bars called bullhooks.
2007-04-24 - HARTFORD, United States.
A bill aimed at protecting circus elephants from abuse is continuing to lumber through the legislature. Today, the Judiciary Committee voted 22-17 in favor of the legislation, which makes it a crime to use any "implement or device" on an elephant that "may reasonably be expected" to harm the animal.
2007-02-21 - HARTFORD, United States.
State Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington, and State Rep. Stephen Fontana, D-North Haven, will hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m. today in Room 1B of the Legislative Office Building to talk about a bill they've introduced to eliminate the mistreatment of captive elephants. Specifically, the bill would outlaw using bullhooks or chains on elephants. Joining the lawmakers will be former Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus animal provider Archele Hundley and other animal rights groups repr...
2005-03-04 - HARTFORD, Connecticut, United States.
They may appear to be passive pachyderms, but performing elephants can be deadly, say some lawmakers who want to ban them from traveling shows and circuses in Connecticut. Elephants are trained through pain, force and fear, they say. Such experiences, combined with the effects of captivity, drive some to go on rampages and trample human beings, sometimes to death, activists say. "When they're not in their little pens, they're chained up," said Tom Rider, a former ...
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 ...
