2008-05-31 - Patna, India.
An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday. The wild male elephant, had been terrorising villagers in two states, destroying their crops and homes. Forest officials and a police team tracked down the rogue jumbo in Jharkhand late on Friday, where it was shot dead, Ravi Ranjan, a senior government official said. "Yes, Osama has finally been killed and it took us 20 bulle...
2008-05-30 - Dak Lak, Vietnam.
An elephant regarded as the biggest in the Central Highlands’ Dak Lak Province, the land of elephants in Viet Nam, suffered a sudden death on Tuesday evening after reportedly eating grass from a field that had been sprayed with insecticide. The 68-year-old elephant, Y Trut, had won many prizes at local races and strength competitions. Y Trut, 7.4 tonnes in weight and 3.4m in height, was buried according to the customs of Tay Nguyen highlanders.
2008-05-26 - Cooch Behar, India.
A pregnant elephant was found dead in a maize field near the National Highway in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal and it is suspected that she suffered a heart attack during labour. The carcass of the pachyderm was found by villagers in the area this morning following which senior forest officials including Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife north) L C Bahuguna rushed to the spot, officials said. They said a veterinary surgeon of the forest department Pralay Mandal and others examined the ...
2008-05-18 - Siliguri, India.
The decomposed body of an adult elephant was today found at Ponorogharia area near Oodlabari in the Dooars. The spot is in Lethi-I forest of Noam range in the Kalimpong forest division. According to the Kalimpong divisional forest manager, Mr Ompraksah, a forest patrolling party from the Noam range discovered the carcass of a female elephant early this morning. The eight feet long pachyderm was found lying on the track inside the Lethi forest and the body was partially decomposed.
2008-05-14 - Subrahmanya, United States.
Much admired female elephant of Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple, Indumathi, breathed her last on Monday night after a brief illness. Final tributes were paid to the 58-year-old elephant at Nakshatravana on the banks of river Kumaradhara on Tuesday. Indumathi had recovered from a sore on its stomach recently; but she was suffering from indigestion for the past two days. Unable to respond to the treatments of senior doctor Dr Venkatachalapathy, she passed away at 11.40 pm on Monday, leaving thousands...
2008-05-13 - Dallas, United States. JOANNA CATTANACH
KeKe, a 39-year-old African elephant, was euthanized Monday afternoon at the Dallas Zoo after suffering from intestinal problems. "The circle of life goes on here every day." KeKe's death calls into question the future of the zoo's other elephant, Jenny, 31. Zoo officials said they do not expect to keep her by herself long-term, because elephants are herding animals that seek companionship. They said they do not know yet whether she will be transferred, or whether another elephant will be brough...
2008-05-13 - Dallas, United States.
"Keke," an elephant at the Dallas Zoo, died late Monday afternoon after veterinarians worked throughout the day to treat her. The Dallas Zoo closed the elephant exhibit Monday to treat Keke, who had colic. Zoo officials said the 30-something pachyderm ate some rocks, which led to her stomach problems. Veterinarians were planning to use a crane to lift KeKe to her feet for a more thorough evaluation of her situation.
2008-04-27 - Guwahati, India.
The injured elephant, which was stuck in a swampy pit at Daldoli in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district for five days, died a “natural death” in the wee hours today. The 22-year-old female elephant had fallen into the pit after being hit by a train while crossing tracks that run along the ridge overlooking the pit. A post-mortem conducted by experts from the state zoo and College of Veterinary Sciences found multiple injuries on the elephant’s backbone, resulting in paralysis.
2008-04-22 - Francistown, Botswana. Francinah Baaitse
Last Tuesday, we reported the tragic deaths of two Sri Lankan handlers, Chandana Alahakoon and Piyal Pedige, killed in the line of duty by either one or all the four elephants they took care of at Mokolodi Nature Reserve. This week, it was reported that one male elephant, Shaka, had been killed. A press release from the Serendib elephant project and Mokolodi Nature Reserve stated that they killed Shaka at the instruction of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks and that there is no hope ...
2008-04-09 - California, United States.
Winky the elephant will be cremated, and her ashes will be scattered over the California sanctuary where she lived for the past three years, a Detroit Zoo official said Tuesday. For years, Winky and an elephant named Wanda were major draws at the zoo. In 2005, they made a controversial move to California after their keepers decided that holding elephants in a small exhibit was inhumane and unhealthy. Winky, 56, was euthanized Monday after her arthritis made her unable to stand. Officials say Wan...
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