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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...
made popular Jun 22 2009
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.
made popular Mar 18 2009
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.
made popular Mar 18 2009
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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made popular Mar 2 2009
AP, Nairobi
Poachers seeking ivory have killed five elephants in southeastern Kenya in the past six weeks, a government wildlife official said Monday.
made popular Feb 23 2009
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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...
made popular Feb 1 2009
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.
made popular Nov 26 2008
The urbanization is demanding its pound of flesh and getting the whole body.The Save Forest,Save Environment are simply signs and hoardings to put because they look...
made popular Nov 14 2008
eBay has announced a worldwide ban on the sale of ivory products on its auction websites from next year. An eBay spokesman said the move was the best way to help...
made popular Oct 23 2008
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...
made popular Sep 8 2008
AP, Bangkok
When illustrating America’s close ties to Asia, never forget the elephants.
made popular Aug 7 2008
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...
made popular May 1 2008
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...
made popular May 1 2008
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...
made popular Apr 17 2008
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...
made popular Mar 16 2008
South Africa says it will reverse a ban on elephant culls because the population now needs controlling.
made popular Feb 27 2008
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...
made popular Feb 25 2008
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...
made popular Feb 25 2008
AP, Gauhati
Wildlife experts in northeastern India are experimenting with a new weapon to prevent marauding elephants from destroying homes and crops and trampling people in...
made popular Nov 19 2007
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Amidst controversy that China is selling fake products to the international market, the U.S. and China have pledged to pursue product pirates identified by U.S....
made popular Jun 15 2007
Organized environment crime is on the rise, with international crime groups making fortunes out of environment and wildlife.
Organised environment crime includes...
made popular Jun 8 2007
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