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They came at night. Half a dozen huge, angry beasts trampled through the village, devouring anything edible and destroying everything in their path.
In a matter of minutes, the small village’s harvest was gone — and the Zambian inhabitants had...
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Animal rights activists and the Ringling Bros. circus are getting their final say in a seven-year court battle over treatment of elephants under the big top.
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AP, Washington
Animal rights activists and the Ringling Bros. circus are getting their final say in a seven-year court battle over treatment of elephants under the big top.
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AP, Washington
The head of the company that owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus acknowledged in federal court Wednesday that all his elephant handlers strike the...
made popular Mar 4 2009
That boat doesn’t seem to be as powerful as the elephant on the water skis. It must be having a dull ride, but no denying, the heavy beast is on a joy ride!
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AP, Nairobi
Poachers seeking ivory have killed five elephants in southeastern Kenya in the past six weeks, a government wildlife official said Monday.
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After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a trial is scheduled to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling Bros. and...
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AP, Jakarta
A man was trampled to death and a home destroyed after sixteen wild elephants rampaged through a village on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said Wednesday.
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The role of tourism in wildlife conservation is well known. Armed with cameras, tourists are now shooting Sri Lanka’s elephants and bringing them back from the verge...
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AP, Bangkok
When illustrating America’s close ties to Asia, never forget the elephants.
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AP, Dakar
South Africa lifted a 13-year ban on killing elephants Thursday, a move conservationists warn could encourage poachers to slaughter the animals for ivory and threaten...
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AP, Dakar
South Africa has lifted a 13-year ban on elephant culling.Once on the verge of extinction in some parts of South Africa, elephant numbers in that country have recently...
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AP, Kuala Lumpur
Borneo’s pygmy elephants may be descendants of an extinct Javan elephant race, saved by chance by an 18th century ruler, according to a new study released...
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AP, Vientiane
Connie Speight has swayed on elephant-back through unforgiving jungle and has adopted nine of the high-maintenance beasts. At 83, the retired American teacher is back...
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South Africa says it will reverse a ban on elephant culls because the population now needs controlling.
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AP, Pretoria
South Africa said it will allow elephants to be killed to control their population, reversing a 1994 ban and immediately drawing criticism from animal rights...
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AP, Pretoria
South Africa says it will allow the culling of elephants for the first time since 1994.A cautiously worded government statement given to reporters Monday says culling...
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In this March 19, 2008 file photo, elephants of the Ringling Bros circus walk through the streets of Manhattan on their way to Madison Square Garden in New York. Animal rights activists and the Ringling Bros. circus are getting their final say in a...
