2005-11-08 - Pilanesberg, South Africa.
Eight elephants saved from a fire six weeks ago have been taken back to the Pilanesburg National Park in the North West - their place of origin. Wildlife specialists, who nursed the animals, are satisfied with the condition of the elephants. Sixteen elephants were admitted to a sanctuary outside Hamanskraal after being torched in a veldfire. Eight of them, including adults and calves, died at the sanctuary from various complications and trauma related to the burns.
2005-10-23 - Pilanesberg, South Africa. Myrtle Ryan
The plight of the elephants burned in runaway fires in the Pilanesberg National Park at the end of last month has captured the hearts of South Africans. This week, as their fate hung in the balance with several calls for them to be humanely put down, a KwaZulu-Natal inventor rushed to their rescue and has literally helped saved their skins. On Thursday, members of the North West Parks and Tourism Board and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - which has said "where undu...
2005-10-20 - Pilanesberg, South Africa. Nipho Magwaza
Two weeks after the outbreak of veld fires in various parts of the country, elephants are still feeling the pain the flames have left them in. Already four elephants which were severely burnt have been put down at the Pilanesberg National Park, near Sun City in the North West Province, and an 18-month-old calf that was severely burnt in the fires died on Sunday.
2005-10-14 - Pilanesberg, South Africa. Fiona Macleod
Fourteen badly burnt young elephants rescued from a wildfire in the Pilanesberg National Park are caught in a tug of war between conservationists about whether they should be put out of their misery. The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) sent a high-level delegation of five veterinarians to check on the elephants after one of them died of its injuries. They have been treated at a private quarantine facility north of Pretoria since the rescue late last month.
2005-09-24 - Pilanesberg, South Africa.
Thirteen of the more than 20 elephants that got burned in a run away fire in the Pilansberg Game Park, in the North West, yesterday, have been rescued and taken to a safe facility. One elephant was put down. The inferno started on Tuesday outside the west fence of the park. Eighty percent of the grazing at the park has been destroyed. However, it is the damage to the elephant population that is hard to estimate.
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 ...
