2006-11-16 - Helsinki, Finland.
A mammoth bone was found when the sea bed in front of Helsinki was dredged. The bone is at least 40,000 years old but it is expected to be 120,000 years old. It is 11th finding related to mammoths in Finland. The finding is somewhat weird because the sediment attached to the bone is not typical to the area but to Karelia. Additionally similar findings have not been done earlier from the same era. Thus the origin of the finding will be checked carefully.
2006-10-05 - Helsinki, Finland.
Finlands most recent mammoth bone finding was made in an unusual place, namely in the garage of Professor of Genetics Marja Simonsuuri-Sorsas home in the Espoo suburb of Tapiola. A piece of a bone, a humerus from a mammoths left front leg, lay hidden in a cardboard box for over 40 years. Simonsuuri-Sorsa was a young biologist in 1960, when she found a large piece of bone in a summer cottage potato patch in Suomusjärvi. She had just finished a course in paleontology and wondered excitedly whethe...
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 ...
