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Elephants at risk of extinction because of ruthless hunting by farmers

2008-03-25 - New Delhi , India.

The elephants are ravenous eaters of bananas and rice, and raid the fields, devastating everything. The farmers hunt them or poison them, to defend their meagre profits. Experts: better living and working opportunities must be given to the farmers. Elephants are at risk of disappearing from entire countries in Asia, because of ruthless hunting by farmers who are defending their fields. All over, rapid deforestation and the expansion of planting has increased the age-old conflict between elephan...


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Elephants at risk of extinction because of ruthless hunting by farmers

2008-03-18 - New Delhi , India.

The elephants are ravenous eaters of bananas and rice, and raid the fields, devastating everything. The farmers hunt them or poison them, to defend their meagre profits. Experts: better living and working opportunities must be given to the farmers. Elephants are at risk of disappearing from entire countries in Asia, because of ruthless hunting by farmers who are defending their fields. All over, rapid deforestation and the expansion of planting has increased the age-old conflict between elephan...


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TN: 60-year-old female elephant passes away in Trichy

2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.

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A Tribute to Paolo, Amboseli’s Iconic Elephant

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