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Illegal logging threatens Rhinos, tigers, elephants

2007-01-21 - Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.

Continuing illegallogging in South Bukit Barisan National Park in Lampung andBengkulu provinces has threatened habitats of rare animals likerhinos, tigers, and elephants. "If there is no concrete action to stop such illegalpractices, tigers, rhinos, and elephants in the park will comeinto extinction," said official of World Wildlife Fund for Nature(WWF) Indonesia di Lampung Nurcholis Fadhli Sunday.


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WWF: Coffee threatens Indonesian animals

2007-01-17 - JAKARTA, Indonesia.

Coffee beans exported to the West are being illegally grown inside an Indonesian national park, threatening the habitat of endangered tigers, elephants and rhinos, the WWF said Wednesday. "If this trend of clearing park land for coffee isn‘t halted, the rhinos and tigers will be locally extinct in less than a decade," Nazir Foead, WWF-Indonesia‘s Director of Policy and Corporate Engagement, said in a statement.


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Expert aid for elephant reserve

2007-01-12 - Jamshedpur, India. ANUPAM RANA

The district forest wing seems to have taken up the task to improve the conditions at the Dalma elephant sanctuary. For, the wing has recommended to the state forest and environment ministry to invite wildlife experts to give suggestions to improve the issues, concerning elephant corridors, pollution and habitant.


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Asom conservationists criticise officials for killing elephant

2006-12-22 - Guwahati, India.

Conservationists in Asom have lashed out at forest officials for shooting dead an elephant, mistaking it to be a killer. The forest officials resorted to the extreme step after an elephant named 'Osama bin Laden' ran amok, killing 27 people. However, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) officials said 'Osama' was not the actual one who created the havoc, but a look-a-like.


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India: Funding for tiger conservation increased, but dropped for elephants

2006-12-12 - New Delhi, India.

Funds for conservation and checking poaching of tigers and several other wild animals have been increased this year, whereas for elephants the allocation has been slashed, according to Union Environment and Forests Ministry. The protection of pachyderms under project elephant received a jolt as its funding decreased from Rs 13.34 crore last year to Rs 11.51 crore this year, down by 13.7 per cent. Significantly, demands for funds from Assam for the project elephant has dropped from Rs 1.30 crore ...


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Minister: Cauvery elephant sanctuary to be established

2006-11-26 - DHARMAPURI, India.

To protect the elephant population in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri forests, The State Government would take initiatives to establish Cauvery Elephant Sanctuary, covering both Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri forest areas, Forest Minister N Selvaraj said here on Saturday. He said to avoid any life loss and crop loss, the Forest Department had been working to erect solar fencing on the forest borders in the State.


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Elephant art aims to achieve jumbo effort for conservation

2006-11-23 - Auckland, New Zealand. Press Release: Auckland City Council

An exhibition of paintings by Auckland Zoo elephants Kashin and Burma to raise funds to support conservation projects in the wild, is about to go on display at Auckland's Reef Gallery.All profits from the exhibition will go to the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund, which supports a range of overseas and local conservation projects.


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Elephant herd released at Mpongo

2006-11-16 - EAST LONDON, South Africa. Mark Stansfield

AFTER an absence of almost 200 years, free-roaming elephants can once again be seen not far from the hub-bub of modern East London – and to witness these majestic creatures in their natural habitat is a thrill not to be missed. The elephants, consisting of two adult females, a sub-adult and two calves, have been released into the 2300-hectare Mpongo Private Game Reserve located about 30km outside the city on the road to Sutterheim.


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Meet on elephant mishaps in north Bengal

2006-11-04 - Calcutta, India. JAYANTA BASU

Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said railway officials and the forest department will meet to discuss ways to minimise accidents involving elephants on railway tracks in north Bengal. the accidents took place because gauge conversion had led to an increase in the speed limit of trains.


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Hunting "has conservation role"

Elephants are one species to have benefited, Mr Lapointe argues

2006-10-27 - London, United Kingdom. Elli Leadbeater

Rifle-toting tourists hunting exotic animals could actually help protect Africa's vulnerable species, a leading conservationist has suggested. Elephant populations had benefited from a permit system that allowed sport hunters to kill a limited number of the beasts, according to Eugene Lapointe.


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