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Rogue tusker injures two elephants in zoo
2016-11-26
- Bhubaneswar, India.
A rogue tusker, which had strayed from the adjoining Chandaka wildlife sanctuary, wreaked havoc in the elephant safari at Nandankanan zoo here, injuring two resident elephants on Thursday night. The two injured elephants are Basanti and Chandan - one female and the other a male. The tusker entered the safari through a gap in the fencing.
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Wild jumbo intrudes into zoo, attacks two inmates
2016-11-25
- Bhubaneswar, India.
A wild elephant destroyed 20 feet of the boundary wall of Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in the wee hours of Friday and attacked two elephants at the zoo. According to sources, the security personnel at NZP were able to scare away the animal using lights and noise makers. Two zoo elephants – Chandan and Basanti –sustained minor injuries in the attack.
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Singapore-based Australian injured by elephant in Phuket
2016-11-01
- Phuket, Thailand.
An Australian man who is a resident of Singapore was injured by an elephant in Thailand´s Phuket island on Monday, say local officials. The incident happened on Mai Khao beach on the northern end of the island. The injured man, who is warded at Bangkok Hospital on the resort island, is currently in a stable condition, Mr Sarawut Sisakukam, chief of Mai Khao sub-district administrative organisation, told The Straits Times on Tuesday night. Officials did not name the man.
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Elephant killed, driver badly hurt in bus crash
2016-10-01
- Lampang, Thailand.
A male elephant was killed and a man badly hurt when an inter provincial bus rammed into it in Hang Chat district late Friday night. All passengers on board the bus were unhurt.
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Zurich firemen use crane to haul old elephant to her feet
2016-04-21
- Zuerich, Switzerland.
Druk, the oldest of the zoos elephants, found herself on the ground after a tussle with other members of the herd, the zoo said in a statement. Seeing that the elderly elephant didnt have the energy to stand up by herself, zookeepers called on Zurich city fire service to help.
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Elephant Falls Into Ditch At Tea Plantation In India, Rescued By Excavator And Locals (VIDEO)
2011-11-13
- New Delhi, India.
This elephant tumbled into a hole while walking in a tea plantation in India, according to the video. The animal struggles to get off its back to no avail, as a crowd gathers and attempts to help. In what appears to be a last-ditch effort, some locals bring in an excavator to dig out the elephant and give it a few friendly pushes.
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Jumbos hit by trains: When will these tragedies end?
2011-11-13
- Colombo, Sri Lanka. Kumudini Hettiarachchi
One is dead and will more follow, for three elephants have been mowed down by the Colombo Fort-Omanthai mail train at the 97.5 milepost between Galgamuwa and Ambanpola at about 3 a.m. last Tuesday. Ironically this is not the first but the third time that elephants have been knocked down at the same location. It was in June this year that three gentle giants died an agonising death after being hit by a special train carrying Poson pilgrims. A few years prior to that another three were killed prac...
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Firefighters rescue trapped elephant
2011-02-12
- Kent, United Kingdom.
Firefighters faced a jumbo problem when they were called to rescue and elephant at Howletts Wild Animal Park. One of the Park’s elephants collapsed in its bedroom and needed help getting to its feet. Umna, a 13-year-old African Elephant, was trapped on her side at the park in Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne, after becoming ill with colic.
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Two elephants die in train accident, one gives birth
2010-03-02
- Guwahati, India.
The female elephant was one of two knocked down by a train. The other elephant which was pregnant was seriously injured. It gave birth after the accident. The baby was rescued by forest guards and sent to the Guwahati Zoo for treatment.
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Elephant escapes from circus area, tramples girl
2010-01-25
- Muarojambi, Indonesia. The Jarkarta Post
A tamed elephant has escaped from a circus arena in Kumpeh Kasang village in the Jambi regency of Muarojambi, injuring a 10-year-old girl, Antara state news agency reported on Monday. Spokesman for the Jambi police Adj. Sr. Comr. Alhansyah said the elephant stepped on Maya, breaking the young spectator's left leg. Another spectator was sustained slight injurires after he fell to the ground during the commotion, Alhansyah added. The two victims were admitted to Raden Mataher Hospital in Jambi cit...
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A sad message: The scientist and elephant researcher Ajay Desai passes away in Belagavi
2020-11-21
- , India.
Field biologist and wildlife conservation expert Ajay Adrushyappa Desai passed away in Belagavi on Thursday night. He was 62. Family sources said he suffered a heart attack in his sleep. Mr. Desai is ...
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Animal rights group urges court to recognize Bronx Zoo elephant as person
2020-11-19
- Bronx, United States.
Happy the elephant was the center of attention in court Thursday when five state appellate judges debated whether the beloved Bronx Zoo mammal should be recognized as a person. However, the judges wer...
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Peshawar Zoo authorities move court seeking permission to import elephants
2020-11-16
- Peshawar, Pakistan.
The authorities of the Peshawar Zoo have approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to import a pair of elephants from Zimbabwe. A three-member bench, headed by Justice Mushir Alam, has issued no...
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Juno the Elephant will undergo surgery to remove tumor no longer responding to chemo
2020-11-13
- El Paso, United States.
One of the El Paso Zoo’s Asian elephants, Juno, will undergo her seventh cancer treatment this week. In October 2016, Juno was diagnosed with a malignant mass in her right mammary gland, commonly kn...
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Elephant Sunder gets a treat at end of musth
2020-11-13
- Bangalore, India.
20-year-old male elephant Sunder was treated to seasonal enrichment to mark the completion of its four-month-long musth period at the Bannerghatta Biological Park here on Thursday. Vanashree Vipin Sin...
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Elephant shot fifteen times dies in agony after succumbing to its wounds in Thailand
2020-11-12
- Rayong, Thailand.
The elephant, named Nga-Sun, was found collapsed on a palm plantation by villagers in Rayong province last month. Vets from the local wildlife team identified gunshot wounds across the animal's buttoc...
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Lost elephant calf in Malbazar sent to rescue hub
2020-11-11
- Jalpaiguri, India.
An elephant calf was rescued from near the New Mal railway station in Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri on Tuesday. Soon, a team from the Malbazar wildlife squad arrived and intercepted the calf. The...
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Cambodia Ministry says Asian elephants face threat
2020-11-10
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Soth Koemsoeun
Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra said the Asian elephant is being severely threatened in world sanctuaries. Airavata Elephant Foundation president Chenda Clais said on November 10 that ...
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Sreekutty the elephant had a jumbo birthday bash, these adorable pictures are proof
2020-11-09
- Kottoor, India.
Sreekutty was brought to the Kappukadu elephant rehabilitation centre on November 8, 2019. Staying in the Kappukadu elephant rehabilitation center in Kerala, the calf turned a year old on November 8. ...
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Uttarakhand weighs denotifying elephant reserve
2020-11-09
- Dehradun, India.
The Uttarakhand government is considering denotifying the Shivalik Elephant Reserve. A senior forest department official told The Indian Express, “The state wildlife board will discuss this. That ar...
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Nepalese Mahout killed in elephant attack
2020-11-08
- Nawalapur, Nepal.
A mahout has died when an elephant attacked him while grazing it inside the Chitwan National Park. The deceased is 36-year-old Hansaraj Kunmar Dhami of Chandranigahapur, Rautahat. He had been currentl...
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Five men trying to sell elephant tusks caught on Food Street
2020-11-08
- Bengaluru, India.
HM Chaitanya Swamy, DHNS, Bengaluru, NOV 08 2020, 01:34 ISTUPDATED: NOV 08 2020, 01:56 IST Police have arrested a five-member gang from Tamil Nadu that allegedly tried to sell elephant tusks on Food S...
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849 wild elephants died in Kerala forests from 2009 to 2019. The death rate of wild elephants in Kerala is high, reveals statistics shared by the forest department.
2020-11-07
- Palakkad, India.
The death rate of wild elephants in Kerala is high, reveals statistics shared by the forest department. As per the 2018 census, the wild elephant population in the state is 5,706. The death rate is h...
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Electric fence on the Indo-Nepal border puts migrating elephants and humans at risk
2020-11-06
- Naxalbari, India. AVIJAN SAHA, SAHANA GHOSH
Elephants in north West Bengal, would earlier cross the Mechi river along the Indo-Nepal border, over to Nepal, along a regular route identified as the Mahananda-Kolabari elephant corridor.
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NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap traveled to Kenya to document efforts being made to save and protect elephants
2020-11-06
- Sereolipi, Kenya.
Nestled in the foothills of Samburu County in northern Kenya is Africa’s first community-owned elephant orphanage. This magical place of healing and hope is named Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. Reteti r...
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Kerala is all set to become home of world’s largest elephant care-and-cure facility
2020-11-06
- Kottoor, India.
With upgradation in progress, the centre will later on have around 50 elephants including the existing 16 elephants. The upgraded centre will have a veterinary hospital equipped with special facilitie...
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Vallabhan waiting for tusk trimming with 1.5 metre long tusks
2020-11-06
- Malayinkeezhu, India.
Tusker Vallabhan of Malayinkeezhu Sreekrishnaswamy Temple is struggling to hold his head high literally after the tusks grew longer and heavier. He is unable to take food due to the long tusks and is ...
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Report on illegal capture, trade of wild elephants in Sri Lanka
2020-11-06
- Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The research team observed that the last elephant birth in captivity was recorded in 1994. “However, the report submitted to the Magistrate’s Court by the Wildlife Conservation Department (DWC) Di...
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New $84 million elephant sanctuary to be developed at Victorias Werribee Zoo
2020-11-04
- Werribee, Australia.
Victoria’s Werribee Open Range Zoo is set to receive $84 million funding to develop a new elephant sanctuary. Announced yesterday by Victorian Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, the $84 million...
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Tusker dies while trying to cross over rail barricade
2020-11-04
- Bengaluru, India.
A tusker died while trying to return to the forest after raiding crops in Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) on Tuesday morning. The incident came to light when a patrolling team saw the sight of the jumbo ...
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