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mise ? jour/ last update : 28 Decembre / December 2006
 
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" " " Sur cette page sont list?es par ordre chronologique les derni?res actualit?s portant sur les ?l?phants et leur conservation. Pour une recherche par mots cl?s nous pr?cisons le lieu de l'actualit? (Afrique, Asie et/ou le pays), la situation des ?l?phants concern?s (sauvage = Wild, en captivit? = Captive, espace naturel = Wildlife area, zoo, cirque) et les th?mes g?n?raux abord?s (Conservation, Human-Elephant Conflict, Research, Evolution, Veterinary, CITES, braconnage = Poaching, sant? = Welfare, Event). Une recherche par mots cl?s est possible en utilisant la fonction ctrl+f de votre navigateur. """ Tous les lecteurs sont invit?s ? contribuer ? cette rubrique du journal Des El?phants et Des Hommes en envoyant par e-mail des informations r?centes. Les lecteurs motiv?s pour devenir r?dacteurs sont les bienvenus et sont invit?s ? prendre contact avec nous. |
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NEWSLETTER N°2: in French and English, is now available on request. Special Asia: To know more about a trekking in Laos, mahout traditions in India and an elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Newsletter n°1, still available on request. / En francais et en anglais, est maintenant disponible sur demande. Special Asie : pour en savoir plus sur un trekking au Laos, les traditions des cornacs en Inde et un orphelinat d’elephants au Sri Lanka. La Newsletter N°1 est encore disponible sur simple demande. Please contact / Merci de contacter :
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Titre / Title : Two Sumatran elephants poisoned Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Two Sumatran elephants were found dead near a community palm oil plantation in Kuantan Mudik sub district - Kuantan Singingi district Indonesia. The two elephants were discovered in an area adjacent to PT Artelindo Concession recently cleared by the community. Judging from the findings, the team concluded that the elephants had been poisoned. The field team also found that the elephants’ dung were spread away which indicates an abnormal cause of death. The local community had handed over the tusks to the police which now remain in custody of BKSDA Riau.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.panda.org/ Source: http://www.panda.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Laden Killed, Protests In Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Gunning down of Laden inside an Assam forest area has evoked sharp reaction. Wildlife protection groups, including the state chapter of WWF-India are up in arms against the killing of the 'rogue' elephant, as they believe that such a drastic step will hardly help solve the raging man-elephant conflict in Assam. The NGOs are of the view that even if it was rogue, the pachyderm should have been captured and trained. However, a highly placed source the state wildlife department maintained that the department was hardly left with an alternative than to kill the elephant.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www. rediff.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : A Jumbo Cause, Hefty Payment Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “For first time in the legal history of the country, Rajasthan high court has placed elephants in the same category of human beings and ordered an insurance company to pay Rs 5,99,440 to Sadeeq, owner of a 35-year old female elephant Babli, who was knocked down by a speeding jeep on October 12,1988 near Amber fort. Legal authority Jaipur judge Harphool Singh on Wednesday paid the sum to Babli’s owner. Babli was hit when she was carrying four British tourists to the fort. Babli succumbed to her wounds.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www. hindustantimes.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Cleared Of Going On Drunken Rampages Lieu / Place : Europe, U.K R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants are big, powerful and can be very dangerous, but they are not drunkards. Anecdotes about African elephants going on alcohol-fuelled rampages after eating the fermented fruit of the marula tree are probably incorrect, says Steven Morris at the University of Bristol, UK. Assuming an alcohol content of 3 per cent, his team calculates that a 3-tonne elephant would need to eat more than 1200 fruit to get drunk.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// environment.newscientist.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo Row Over US Zoo Elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Debate is raging over the plight of US zoo elephants, with activists charging confinement destroys their feet and even kills them, and the industry fiercely defending their top crowd pleaser. The controversy, which prompted the federal government to seek public comment on the issue, mounted earlier this year after several elephants died in zoos across the country, some from complications of sore feet. In a bid to defuse the situation and set the record straight, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in August sought advice from the public on what to do about foot and joint problems in elephants. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : 120 Wild Elephants Troop Into Town Play Havoc Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A herd of nearly 120 wild Asiatic elephants trooped into a crowded town from an adjoining mountain range in the northeast, forcing thousands of sleeping residents to run for their lives. At least two people were injured. As the elephants roamed the streets of Hojai, a town 170km southeast of Guwahati. The elephants damaged several bamboo houses while retreating before dawn. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.khaleejtimes. com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Maggie working on her New Year's resolution Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Maggie, the elephant at the Alaska Zoo was getting the first-ever elephant treadmill in the country. In the months since the treadmill was installed, Maggie has been getting used to it...very slowly. Her keepers have been working with her every day and say Maggie will now venture into the confined area that holds the treadmill and stand on top of it. Although, they have yet to actually turn it on. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ktva.com/ Source: http://www.ktva.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild Elephant Kills Two in Udaypur Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Two persons were killed when a wild elephant attacked them at Katari of Udaypur district this morning. One Nara Bahadur Magar, 38, of Dhikuwa of Khotang was killed on the spot when the wild elephant attacked him when he had gone to a local Tawa river for lavatory. The same elephant also trampled Sita Gurung, 45, of Katari VDC to death while she was collection water from a tap.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/ Source: http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Forest officials recover five elephant tusks Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Forest officials in Tripura are concerned over the increase in elephant poaching cases. In one such case, five elephant tusks weighing over five kilograms were recovered from three poachers. Acting on a tip off, Agartala Police set a trap and nabbed the poachers who were attempting to smuggle the tusks to Bangladesh. According to official estimates, there are around fifty elephants left in Tripura, suggesting a steep decline in their population. Tripura forest officials suspect the hand of extremists in such incidents, as this would fetch them a large amount of money.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Bengal forest officials concerned over mysterious death of elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Forest officials in West Bengal on Sunday expressed concern over the rising number of elephant deaths in the region. On Saturday, an elephant's body was found in the Baikunthapur forest of the Jalpaiguri district. The pachyderm is believed to have died under mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, the incident has added to the concerns of the forest officials, who have seen an alarming rise in the number of elephant deaths in the state of late. The divisional forest officials in the state have set up committees to educate the locals residing near the forests, about measures to save the jumbo from becoming extinct.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo mission to save Asian Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Riding an elephant to the top of the amber fort in India's desert state city Jaipur is a must-do tourist attraction, but city living is not ideal for the animals. Now domesticated, they work the tourist trade in a city where, in summer, temperatures peak at around 40 degrees Celsius. In the past, their treatment has been harsh, but UK-based charity Elephant Family has been on a mission to teach owners and riders to treat the elephants better. The city-based elephants continue to work, but slowly conditions and local perceptions are changing.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://edition.cnn.com/ Source: http://edition.cnn.com/ |
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Titre / Title : People and elephants: which way to go? Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “For the past ten years, there has been increasing conflict arising from elephants raiding villagers’ crops around Kuiburi National Park. Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) in the area has resulted in local people being forced to establish a 24-hour guard on their pineapple farms, and using fireworks to scare away the elephants rather than killing them, a practice which often occurred in the past. However, with the assistance of the Strengthening Management for a Key Population of Elephants at Kuiburi National Park in Tenasserrim Range Project, it is WWF Thailand’s mission to push for a participatory solution to this conflict. Besides the data collection process, the project has also promoted the establishment of a local board for Kuiburi National Park to advise on the management of the elephant population and related problems. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.panda.org/ Source: http://www.panda.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants In The black Market Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “ “I'd dearly love to own a beast of my own...," said Raj Singh, describing his job as an elephant handler, to me, adding, "except that most of us mahouts can't afford them!" That's why he was constantly on the lookout for animals going cheap. I asked where they normally bought elephants. "Sadly, they don't breed in Rajasthan," said Singh, "so I've often gone to the annual animal fair in Bihar to source them for my employers."Lowering his voice, he added, "I've recently heard that there are some suppliers in Assam selling elephants cheap." I asked why and he said nonchalantly, "I'm not really sure, but some say maybe they steal them from the jungles!". Given the fact that elephants are Schedule 1 animals, their trade is illegal. The wildlife department does issue permits, but elephant handlers say these are hard to obtain. "” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www. rediff.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Realising Her Dream To Save The Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Three-and-a-half years after falling in love with the elephants of Thailand, South Woodford girl Katherine Conner has finally achieved her ambition of getting her elephant sanctuary up and running. In April Katherine returned to Baan Tuek, the village where she has since been building Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary (www.blesele.com) - a sanctuary opened in honour of baby elephant Babar (Boon Lott), Katherine's first rescued elephant who sadly died two years ago. But, after Babar passed away, Katherine made it her personal mission to help orphaned elephants, as well as those used on the streets of Thailand by beggars, and decided to build the sanctuary. Katherine's has been an amazing example of just what human beings can achieve although she has needed to devote every inch of her life to the project in recent years to achieve her goal. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www. wansteadandwoodfordguardian.co.u Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Killer Elephant Named After Osama bin Laden Shot Dead In Northeastern India Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A killer elephant named after Osama bin Laden by fearful villagers was killed by sharpshooters, officials said Sunday. The animal was blamed for 14 deaths in the northeastern state of Assam.“A licensed shooter shot and killed the 10-foot tall bull near the Behali forest reserve in northern Assam,” said wildlife warden Chandan Bora. Wildlife authorities had ordered that the elephant be shot and killed by December 31. The order came after the bull - dubbed “Laden” - was blamed for the death of a woman Wednesday near the thickly wooded evergreen jungle where it lived. The elephant evaded two previous attempts by officials to kill it. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// news.bostonherald.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : ADI Submits Evidence To USDA In Case Against Elephants In Captivity Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The USDA has concluded its consultation reviewing living conditions for captive elephants in the US. With evidence mounting of the difficulties of adequately caring for these animals in captivity, Animal Defenders International (ADI) has presented the USDA with a substantial dossier of scientific research which highlighting that many captive elephants in the U.S. are being held in conditions which seriously compromise their welfare. This important review is a result of intense media and public scrutiny of the plight of elephants in zoos and circuses and follows the submission of a citizen's petition by In Defense of Animals (IDA) to the USDA seeking enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act's adequate space provision at zoos and circuses.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://biz.yahoo.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Pachyderm Police To Help Guard Uttaranchal Forests Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “To check the increased threat of poachers and for better supervision of the forests in the state, the Uttaranchal government has decided to take help from trained elephants from Assam. The state government has initiated the process to hire 80 trained elephants on lease from Assam for the next 30 to 35 years. Apart from patrolling the forests, these elephants would also be used to ferry wildlife tourists. Since the state shares a 274-km long porous border with Nepal, the state is turning out to be a major hunting ground for poachers. State Chief Wildlife Warden Srikant Chandola said the trained elephants would be used for patrolling reserved forests, particularly during monsoon when the roads are inaccessible.The elephants are expected to reach by March, 2007 at a cost of Rs 3.6 crore.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// /in.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Zoo Construction To Displace Elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “This may be the last Cleveland winter for Martika, Moshi and Jo, the three African elephants at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.The popular pachyderms will be shipped to new homes next year when the zoo prepares for construction of a new elephant exhibit. The exhibit, estimated to cost $25 million, will be four times the size of the pachyderm house, which dates from the 1950s. The building will be doubled in size -- large enough to hold 10 elephants, including a male that will allow the zoo to do breeding. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.cleveland.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Protection Act Explores Condition Of Captive Elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, will conduct a town hall meeting Wednesday at which he and animal activists will discuss their concerns about conditions in which elephants are held in captivity and the reintroduction of his Elephant Protection Act, which would have a major impact in San Diego. The boycott was consistent with the opposition of the zoo management community to Levine's Elephant Protection Act -- AB 3027 -- which he first introduced in February. The bill would set minimum standards for zoos and circuses holding elephants, including minimum space requirements.The bill would require outdoor elephant yards to include at least 5 acres for up to three pachyderms.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.10news.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : AZA: Zoo Elephants Thriving; New Data Filed With Federal Government Thwarts Anti-Zoo Extremists Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Comments filed yesterday by the AZA with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveal new data that demonstrates elephants in accredited zoos are in very good health. Elephant exhibits are improving. AZA-accredited zoos have significant elephant expertise. Based on the health of the animals, based on major investments in new facilities, based on the collective expertise of more than 1,000 dedicated professionals, and based on significant contributions to elephant conservation, AZA- accredited zoos are providing outstanding care for elephants," added Vehrs.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Tres grosse saisie, par les douanes, d'ivoire detenue illegalement Lieu / Place : Europe, France R?sum? / Summary : « Le 22 novembre, les douaniers ont saisi 1,5 tonne d'ivoire, des ecailles de tortue et des fanons de baleine, d'une valeur totale de 279.805 euros, au siege d'une societe specialisee notamment dans la fabrication de manches de couteaux et de pieces detachees d'instruments de musique de luxe, ont indique les douanes dans un communique. Ces marchandises sont reprises a l'annexe 1 de la Convention de Washington (Cites) sur la protection des especes de la faune et de la flore sauvages menacees d'extinction, qui stipule que pour detenir et commercialiser ces marchandises, il faut des documents specifiques. » Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/ Source: http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/ |
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Titre / Title : Foetal age determination and development in elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants have the longest pregnancy of all mammals, with an average gestation of around 660 days, so their embryonic and foetal development have always been of special interest. The recent development of sophisticated ultrasound procedures for elephants has now made it possible to monitor the growth and development of foetuses of known gestational age conceived in captivity from natural matings or artificial insemination. Pregnancy can be first recognized ultrasonographically by day 50, the presumptive yolk sac by about day 75 and the zonary placenta by about day 85. The trunk is first recognizable by days 85-90 and is distinct by day 104, while the first heartbeats are evident from around day 80.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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Titre / Title : Uganda impounds large consignment of ivory Lieu / Place : Africa, Uganda R?sum? / Summary : “The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has impounded a large consignment of ivory valued at 227 million Ugandan shillings (126,000 U.S. dollars) in Kampala. Paul Kyeyune, URA's Public and Corporate Affairs officer, was quoted by local media Friday as saying the 99 pieces of ivory weighing about 250 kg were intercepted at a tip-off at Kabuusu Tuesday midnight on the outskirts of Kampala. He said no arrest has been made yet as the investigation is still going on. According to Ugandan law, ivory smugglers may face a five-year term in prison and a fine depending on the quantity and value of the ivory. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.people.com.cn/ Source: http://english.people.com.cn/ |
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Titre / Title : Notorious poacher shot dead Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Kenyan wildlife authorities killed a notorious elephant poacher near one of its famed national parks, officials said on Friday, as neighbouring Uganda reported a huge seizure of illegal ivory. The KWS said its wardens shot dead Somali poacher Hussein Ture in a fierce gunbattle at Tsavo East National Park late on Thursday after tracking him and two colleagues in the bush for three months. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news24.com/ Source: http://www.news24.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants destroy houses in Jhapa Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Wild elephants have destroyed properties of three houses at Shantinagar-3 of Jhapa district. Five elephants synchronously entered Jhapa from Luhagadh of West Bengal of India Friday morning devoured the food grains and destroyed other properties worth millions of rupees at the houses of local Narad Poudel, Toyanath Bista and Ram Bahadur Gauli.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.kantipuronline.com/ Source: http://www.kantipuronline.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Documentary Filmmaker Pushes JVC GY-HD100 To Limit On 30-Day Shoot In Thailand Jungle Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Wayne, NJ - Director/Producer, Dr. Paul Cahill shot his 30-minute Asian Elephant documentary, "The Long Goodbye" using JVC's GY-HD100. The documentary illustrates the conditions faced by 'domestic' elephants in Thailand and the importance of preserving this species. Throughout the 30-day shoot, Cahill captured 30 hours of video documenting Elephant Nature Park and the efforts of the Chiang Mai Rescue Center whose founder acquires abused and injured elephants. Cahill also plans to use the GY-HD100 to shoot several breeding and rescue centers throughout the U.S. such as the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon and the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.digitalbroadcasting.com/ Source: http://www.digitalbroadcasting.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants cause havoc in central Vietnam Lieu / Place : Asia, vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “Four wild elephants have been on a rampage in Vietnam’s central Nghe An province for the last 10 days, seriously injuring a man and destroying dozens of hectares of crops. Over 100 households in Bai Lim village in Anh Son district are threatened by the giant animals that seem to be slowly losing their fear of man. An official from the Anh Son forest management agency said the elephants had appeared in other districts in the area before moving to Anh Son.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thanhniennews.com/ Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Brookfield Plans To Give Elephants Room To Roam Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Brookfield Zoo's two female elephants, Affie and Christi, have lived in a quarter-acre enclosure for decades. Zoo officials hope to build a multi-million African savannah on the north end of the zoo, making the habitat six times larger. But Brookfield believes zoos are the primary place to learn about endangered animals. The new habitat is in the preliminary planning stages, but Brookfield Zoo has 216 acres of land to use. They hope to build the new exhibit in about five years.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://cbs2chicago.com/ Source: http://cbs2chicago.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zimbabwe's elephants under threat Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “Zimbawean elephants are under threat - not only from poachers, but also from game rangers who "execute" rogue animals. In the past few weeks at least two animals were shot dead, in full view of visitors, by National Park staff at Chirundu in the Zambezi Valley. Another blow to elephant conservation in the country was the decision of "Presidential Elephants" volunteer, Sharon Pincott, to leave Zimbabwe. The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe is a clan of more than 400 free-roaming elephants in more than 20 family groups. The elephants were so named when Zimbabwe's President, Robert Mugabe, decreed them protected in 1990. She said the Presidential Elephants visited the Hwange Estate relatively infrequently, as there was little water to drink or bathe in. Water is pumped to the pans at a cost of about $50 000 (about R350 000) a month, money that is mostly privately donated. Johnny Rodrigues, Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said another concern was that juvenile elephants were being sold to be trained to give elephant rides to tourists.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : 100 elephants lay siege to Assam town Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A herd of about 100 wild elephants Tuesday went on a rampage in a town in the northeastern state of Assam, seriously injuring two people and damaging many houses and shops. A police spokesman said the elephant herd went berserk in the town of Hojai in Nagaon district, about 180 km east of Assam's main city of Guwahati. Police fired several rounds in the air to disperse the pachyderms and enforced prohibitory orders to keep thousands of curious locals out of the streets to prevent the elephants from attacking them. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Growing Human-Elephant Conflict Lieu / Place : Asia, Nepal R?sum? / Summary : “Humans and wild elephants have been in a titanic struggle in Nepal in the recent years. Wildlife knows no political boundary. Experts say the wild elephants have been using the traditional migratory route covering Nepal-India border since hundreds of years. Clearance of pristine forests for agricultural and infrastructure development following the eradication of malaria in the 1960s and growing human population in the fringe areas have fragmented elephant habitats in Nepal's lowlands. Despite the fact that there is a stiff penalty for killing an elephant, affected farmers are sometimes left with no choice but to resort to reprisal killing. At times local administrations and park managers are also forced to destroy the protected animals to prevent further loss of life and property. WWF Nepal has been supporting to build trench and fence in the critical areas to prevent wild animals from entering the adjoining crop fields. However, the ordinary fence hardly work and the giant elephants easily enter the crop fields. Electric fence appears to be an option. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/ Source: http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/ |
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Titre / Title : Green light for landmark African nature park Lieu / Place : Africa, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “Five southern African countries have signed an agreement to establish the biggest conservation area in the world - a massive transfrontier national park 14 times the size of the Kruger National Park and almost as big as Italy. The Peace Parks Foundation has described the move as the most significant conservation effort undertaken in Africa in the last 100 years. Called the Kavango-Zambezi trans-frontier conservation area, the park will be situated in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins and will cover an area of 287 132 square kilometres. It is likely to be formally established in 2010.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.int.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Namibia: Etosha National Park Fence a Worry Lieu / Place : Africa, Namibia R?sum? / Summary : “A SWAPO MP in the National Council (NC) says he is concerned about the maintenance of the fences around the Etosha National Park. Bartholomeus Shangheta told the House that wildlife escaping from the park were causing problems for nearby farmers. He said elephants and lions were causing problems at commercial farms in his Otavi constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com/ Source: http://allafrica.com/ |
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Titre / Title : SC issues notice to Uttaranchal on elephant deaths Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Uttaranchal, calling for an explanation for the death of 125 elephants over the last five years. The notice was sent to Uttaranchal and to the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh, following the filing of a case by a voluntary organisation working for the environment, which alleged that elephant poaching cases were on the rise. Forest authorities, however, claim that they have not yet received the notice, but have learnt about it from media reports. Though forest officials argue otherwise, many wildlife activists say that poaching is rampant in the dense forests of Uttaranchal.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Kerala To Curb Elephant Population Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Kerala is set to ban elephants that are brought into the state from outside to curb their growing numbers. The state government says with over 900 elephants in captivity, the state's resources are stretched to the limit.There is an elephant rejuvenation centre at Guruvayoor where elephants take time off their regular duties to relax for a month. But not all captive elephants in Kerala are as lucky as the temple workers. Private individuals, who own them, also rent them out for temple festivals and private occasions. And it's these animals that often get a raw deal because their owner's don't want to spend the huge sums needed to maintain such a large animal." Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ndtv.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Mammoth Bones Found Lieu / Place : USA, Texas R?sum? / Summary : “Still smarting over the theft of fossilized dinosaur footprints last spring, the Army Corps of Engineers and the city have reburied parts of a Columbian mammoth that were found along the receding shoreline at Lake Grapevine.Visitors found a jawbone and part of a tusk, and there may be more bones in the area. But there are no plans to study their location, which is somewhere on 1,200 acres of Corps property under lease to the city, said Dale King, a conservation specialist with the Corps. The find was reburied to protect it for the time being.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dfw.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Rajasthan Court Issues Notice On Cruelty To Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the state government over allegations of cruelty on elephants that were part of a polo match last month. 'The court has issued notices to the chief secretary, director general of police and some wildlife officials,' Mahendra Singh Kachawa, counsel for the Haryana-based People for Animals (PFA), told IANS. PFA had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) Nov 17, a day before the polo match. Cartier Elephant Polo 2006 had faced strong opposition from animal protection groups. Members of the PFA and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India had staged protests wearing elephant masks and holding banners reading 'Cartier: Time to Stop Elephant Cruelty', demanding the company to stop the game. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// in.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Trample Four To Death In Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Four people were trampled to death by wild Asiatic elephants in Assam, wildlife officials said.A dozen elephants attacked a group of woodcutters late Thursday at the Salna reserved forest area in eastern Assam, about 145 km from Guwahati. In another incident, two people were killed by elephants in Bihali vilage in northern Assam. In the past fortnight, herds of wild elephants have been wreaking havoc in several parts of Assam, especially in villages where tribals brew large volumes of rice beer. According to experts, wild elephants have been moving out of the jungles in search of food with people encroaching upon animal corridors.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindustantimes.com Source : M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Set For Move From Texas To Milwaukee Lieu / Place : USA, Texas R?sum? / Summary : “A 28-year-old elephant named Ruth will be shipped from Brownsville's Gladys Porter Zoo to Milwaukee, marking the end of the Texas zoo’s elephant exhibit. Ruth had been a fixture at the Brownsville zoo since 1998 .Milwaukee County Zoo officials plan to begin displaying Ruth later this month. Ruth's relocation stems from new rules by the AZA Standards for Elephant Management and Care, which requires the zoo to expand its exhibit area for a herd of elephants. But the Gladys Porter Zoo has no room to expand hemmed in as it is by residential neighborhoods, parks and a middle school. Zoo officials began discussing what to do with Ruth last year, after the death of her companion Macho. Ruth has been the only elephant on display at the zoo since then.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.kwtx.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Invented For The Military, Used To Defend Wildlife Lieu / Place : Africa, RDC R?sum? / Summary : “By the time Steve Gulick arrived, it was too late. The poachers had struck, and elephant carcasses carpeted the floor. The massacre had taken place in the Mouadje Bai rainforest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since 1994 Gulick has been helping the US-based WSC to patrol the area in an effort to thwart these illegal hunters. It has been an unequal contest. Poachers target elephants under the cover of dense rainforest to avoid being detected from aircraft, and patrols like Gulick's have to trek through the forest on foot. Now he and others are fighting back, using adapted military technology to listen in on elephants and monitor their behaviour. They are also borrowing data from environment monitoring satellites to spot illegal logging that can devastate the animals' habitats. To help achieve that Gulick has set up Wildland Security, a company based in New York City that specialises in sensors to detect wildlife crime. One of its products, a small seismic detector called TrailGuard, can be buried along forest pathways to pick up the footfalls of people as they pass.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www newscientisttech.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Stork Makes Special Delivery At Pilanesburg Park Lieu / Place : South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “The Letsatsing Game Reserve in the Pilanesberg National Park has received a new edition to their elephant family. Lesego, a 22-day-old elephant, was born into a family of orphaned elephants after a very long wait. Rangers and trainers were initially sceptical if the elephants will breed because of too much human interference. Chikwenya, Lesego's mother and four elephants were transported from Zimbabwe to be re-established at Letsasing after they were left orphaned by the 1988 elephant culling in Zimbabwe. Chikwenya is 21-years-old and Lesego is her first born.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sabcnews.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Animal Lovers Flock To See Injured Baby Elephant In Asom Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Animal lovers are queuing up to get a glimpse of an injured baby elephant in Asom. Two-year-old, Rinki, who was hit by a bus, was brought to the Asom Veterinary College here by his owner for treatment. Veterinary officials said the elephant calf is suffering from a spinal chord fracture. The owner of the elephant, who has already spent 40,000 rupees, is now looking for financial support for the treatment. "I have spent a lot of money on the treatment of the elephant which is very expensive," said Habibur Rehman, owner. Several non-government orgainsations and animal lovers have come forward to provide medical assistance to the injured calf.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://in.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Fir Against Train Driver For Killing Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “An FIR has been lodged against the driver of an N F Railway train for ignoring the speed limit while passing through Dooars forest area killing an elephant near Madarihat recently, Forest minister Ananta Roy said. He told that during the last one year five elephants were killed after they were hit by speeding trains in the area. Of the five deaths, two incidents were reported in the last one month. The minister alleged that the Railways were not following restrictions for movement of trains through the dense Dooars which had been mutually agreed by the forest department and the Railways.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.outlookindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Council Pushes Back Controversial Elephant Discussion Another Nine Weeks Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “It will be another nine weeks before City Council will take up the controversial elephant issue, making it more than a year since representatives first voted to do so. On Monday KFOX learned that a discussion on Juno and Savannah's future, set for Tuesday's council meeting, was pushed back again. But it is not the only time council has postponed the discussion. Later this year council again voted to keep the elephants in place and wait for the hiring of a new zoo director before addressing any more elephant issues. In October, Steve Marshall was hired as the new zoo director. No other decisions regarding the elephants were made. With Monday's postponement, it will be Feb. 3 at the earliest before council takes up any discussion of Juno and Savannah's future. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// www.kfoxtv.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : WCFT Gets American Support In Wildlife Conservation Lieu / Place : USA, Texas R?sum? / Summary : “If Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, were alive today he might have pinned a medal of recognition on the Wildlife Conservation Foundation of Tanzania (WCFT) for its outstanding work towards the conservation of wildlife in the country. However, since its inception six years ago, the WCFT has been at the forefront of observing and implementing a petition signed by Mwalimu Nyerere in 1961, pledging the protection of wildlife. On October 17, the WCFT organised a gala dinner for the first time in Dallas, Texas, to raise funds for the conservation of wildlife in Tanzania.The WCFT Executive Vice-President, Mr Gerard Pasanisi, says ‘ The fruitful fund raising was sponsored by the well-known Moet-Hennessy Group, and a number of other generous donors’ “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ippmedia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants vs Environment Lieu / Place : South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “The baobabs, which can live for thousands of years, are victims of Kruger National Park's expanding population of elephants, whose growing destructiveness has sparked an emotional national debate over whether to return to the practice of culling. That would mean shooting entire families and butchering them for their meat, practices that animal-rights activists denounce as barbaric and unnecessary. Because of their size and ability to grow new bark, the baobab trees are relatively resilient to the ravages of elephant tusks. Other trees are not as fortunate: acacias and marulas, for instance, are sometimes crushed and chomped to death in hours. The elephants win the battle for the bark and vegetation that remains, leaving little to sustain the antelopes, giraffes and other animals that depend on the trees for nourishment. The landscape, meanwhile, gradually shifts from woodland to grassland, altering the ecosystem permanently, park officials say. Last year's announcement that the park might resume culling drew a fierce, immediate reaction from international animal-rights groups, including threats of boycotts. Park officials again backed off but continue to study the issue, with a decision due this year. Opponents argue that better management practices, including newly discovered methods of birth control, could solve Kruger's problems without a new cull.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.cleveland.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Call To End Elephant Polo Link Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Advocates For Animals has urged Chivas Regal Whisky and the Duke of Argyll, who has captained victorious Scotland teams, to end their links to the sport. The group claimed forcing the animals to take part was "totally unnatural" and could lead to serious injury.However, a spokesman for Chivas said he was confident the animals that took part in tournament were well treated. But Advocates for Animals claimed the animals were often left with open wounds after training, which it said involved elephants being prodded with a sharp steel hook until they obeyed instructions. The group's director Ross Minett acknowledged that some elephant polo matches raised funds for conservation projects.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// news.bbc.co.uk Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : In Namibia Volunteers Focus On Water Issues Lieu / Place : Africa, Namibia R?sum? / Summary : “Travelers inspired by Brangelina’s postnatal charity work in Namibia take note: subsistence farmers there — and the 600 desert elephants who drink their water — need your help. In Damaraland, in the northwest area of the Namib Desert, a volunteer project is under way to build protective structures around water sources used by farmers and to create additional watering areas for the elephants. The project, called Elephant Human Relations Aid, was founded three years ago by Johannes Haasbroek, a conservationist whose efforts have already secured water sources at 35 local farms. Abenteur Afrika Safaris (www.abenteuerafrika.com) recently teamed up with the project to offer a volunteer vacation experience, which is open to anyone able-bodied and interested, and can last anywhere between two weeks and three months” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// www.nytimes.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : NGOs Against Circus Cruelty To Animals Lieu / Place : Europe, Malta R?sum? / Summary : “Circusses may be fun but not for everyone, 20 animal welfare NGOs are stressing in a bid to highlight the animal cruelty behind the scenes where they are forced to live in captivity and subjected to continuous maltreatment. "The word 'circus' evokes images of popcorn, candy, 'wild' animals, and fun. But behind its glitter lies a cruel world of untold animal suffering. Animals used in circuses are unwilling participants in a show that jeopardises their health and mental well-being," the NGOs said. The organisations launched a campaign "Animal Circus = Cruelty to raise awareness of the suffering of animals in circuses in view of the animal circus performing in Malta over the Christmas periode.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www timesofmalta.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Ice Age Clues Near Bodega. Scientist Thinks Mammoths Rubbed Coast Rocks, 12,000 Years Ago Lieu / Place : USA, California R?sum? / Summary : « On a sunny, brisk late November day, Edward Breck Parkman hunched over and rubbed his back, pachyderm-like, against a large rock jutting out of a meadow on the rugged, green coastline near Bodega Bay. The senior archaeologist for the California Department of Parks and Recreation does not usually play-act in the field, but on this day he wanted to re-create in real life the scene from the late Pleistocene Epoch that he has brought to life in the minds of scientists and researchers around the globe. Parkman believes, and he has a growing body of evidence to prove that mammoths and other large Ice Age creatures once used these very rocks near Duncan's Landing, along the Sonoma Coast State Beach, to scratch their backs. He claims the giant mammals rubbed so much that large swaths of rock have been buffered smooth. If he's right, it would be the first time anyone has uncovered any kind of mark left by the extinct beasts that gives a clue about their behavior” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sfgate.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Have A Meal Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “After unscrupulous suppliers and careless teachers, it is the turn of wild elephants to wreak havoc with the mid-day meal for schoolchildren. A tusker and a makhna (elephant without tusks) barged into Patkapara Junior Basic School and ate the foodgrain and other edibles stored in the office for mid-day meals. The animals also destroyed the office and a classroom. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// www.telegraphindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Indonesian Villagers Call For Action Against Marauding Elephants Lieu / Place Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Thousands of residents in Indonesia's Aceh province threatened to occupy the local parliament unless something is done about wild elephants attacking their villages, a report said. Elephants repeatedly rampage through residential areas of Sumatra island because of deforestation that has reduced their habitat. A community leader from East Trumon said his people were prepared to kill the marauding beasts, which are a protected species, to defend themselves.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// uk.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Liberia's Balancing Act, New Law Allows for Forest Protection, Use, and Conservation Lieu / Place : Africa, Liberia R?sum? / Summary : “Charismatic creatures like the Western chimpanzee, the forest elephant, and the pygmy hippo live in Liberia’s forests. Until recently, so did corrupt warlords who traded timber for arms. Following 14 years of conflict, Conservation International (CI) and its partners now are helping the Liberian government better protect the country’s species and ecosystems, in part by ensuring that violence does not return to the forests. In October 2006, collaborators reached a new milestone when Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf signed a forestry reform measure that aims to balance the needs of the country’s depleted forests with those of its human communities. Conservation, community use, and commercial use are each accounted for in the new law. For conservation purposes, the law sets asides 3.7 million acres of forest through a network of protected areas and stipulates that a percentage of forest taxes be used for conservation efforts. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.conservation.org/ Source: http://www.conservation.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Inside Look At The Beginnings Of Life Lieu / Place : Africa & Asia R?sum? / Summary : “ An unborn elephant, tiny but perfect in every way. Using an array of technology, the images reveal what, until now, has been a secret - exactly how animals develop in the womb. They were created by the same team that in 2004 showed how human embryos "walk in the womb". Using 3D ultrasound scans, computer graphics and tiny cameras, the team was able to show the entire process from conception to birth. Scans were used to track baby elephants developing in the womb for nearly two years - the longest gestation period of all mammals. At 16 weeks, the trunk develops; after about a year, the trunk is longer than the legs; by 14 months, the characteristic ears can be seen, and at birth, the newborn will weigh about 260lb.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// thescotsman.scotsman.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : L.A. Zoo Is Still Undecided On Elephant's Future Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : ““Remember Ruby? The 45-year-old female African elephant has lived more than half her life at the Los Angeles Zoo. She just hasn't been on exhibit for the last two years due to the logistics of moving elephants around to ccommodate the slow, complicated process of constructing the new pachyderm exhibit. But she was very much "the elephant in the room" Tuesday as zoo Commissioner Kimberly Marteau noted at the monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Zoo Commission. At issue is whether Ruby will be transferred to another zoo, retired to a sanctuary or kept where she is.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.latimes.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Art Achieves Jumbo Effort Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : “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. The Elephant Art Exhibition at the Symonds Street gallery, the first exhibition of its kind for Auckland Zoo, features 12 large paintings created on quality canvases.’ It’s great that Kashin and Burma are doing something they enjoy, and at the same time contributing to conservation projects in countries like Sumatra and Borneo where their fellow elephants are under threat from loss of habitat due to ongoing deforestation,” says Auckland Zoo elephant section team leader, Andrew Coers, who has worked with the two female elephants for seven years.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.scoop.co.nz Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Cambodian Court Jails Eight For Illegal Logging Lieu / Place : Asia, Cambodia R?sum? / Summary : “A Cambodian court sentenced eight people, including a former provincial governor, to up to 17 years in jail for taking bribes to allow a Vietnamese company to log in a national park.’ They turned a blind eye to the illegal logging companies after taking bribes,’ judge Ke Sakhan told the court. He and environmentalists described the destruction of more than 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) of Virachey National Park in the northeastern province of Rattanakiri as a "tremendous loss" that threatened species such as tigers, leopard and elephants.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.enn.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Aussie In Jumbo Forest Haven Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “He’s not quite known as the Elephant Man, but he could be. Nigel Mason, an Australian entrepreneur originally from England, who has lived in Bali for 26 years, has a quest: saving endangered Sumatran elephants. He's now saved 27 at his Elephant Safari Park at Taro in the northern hills of Bali. The park's aim is to educate people to the elephants' plight as well as give them a close encounter with these "beautiful pachyderms". It all began when a man asked him to buy his nine elephants from Sumatra. Mr Mason built the park for them in 1997 ; and that started him on the quest. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news.com.au Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Rogue elephants wreak havoc in central Vietnam, again Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “Four elephants Wednesday morning destroyed over 15 ha of rice and crops in central Vietnam’s Quang Nam province, local authorities said. The Tra Doc commune government said three adults and one baby elephant also destroyed dozens of sentry boxes guarding the fields in the commune. Early this month, the elephants demolished one house, but its seven occupants luckily escaped unharmed. A sentry squad has been formed to keep guard against the rouge animals 24/7. Quang Nam has been plagued by similar elephants in the past” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thanhniennews.com/ Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Three women trampled by elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Three women were trampled to death by elephants in the Rajaji National Park in Haridwar district of Uttaranchal, police said here on Tuesday. Two women who had gone to collect fodder in Jattowali Bagh and Kadachh area near the wildlife reserve were trampled by a herd of elephants on Monday, they said. In another incident, a woman in Latowali area died after an elephant charged at here the same area of the park. The bodies of the women were later recovered and sent for post-mortem, police added.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Update On New Developments in Tourism Lieu / Place : Africa, Botswana R?sum? / Summary : “The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, is currently grading accommodation facilities such as hotels and lodges according to acceptable world standards. Minister Kitso Mokaila revealed this new development in the hospitality industry at a press briefing soon after his arrival from the World Travel Market (WTM) where 26 local exhibitors from the tourism industry had traveled with him. Commenting on the problem that Botswana is currently faced with due to the high number of elephants and ivory stockpile, Mokaila said that at the WTM, he met with the Head of CITES policy team for UK, Trevor Salmon and compared notes and shared experiences on how to lobby other countries to note that the revenue generated through the sale of ivory would be used for the betterment of Botswana.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com/ Source: http://allafrica.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Larson is drawn to the wild side Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “He agrees to endure a face-to-face interview for something he cares deeply about — wildlife. Larson's cartoons abound with animals: elephants, wildebeest, frogs, bears, horses, salmon, birds, alligators. The world, however, hasn't been as kind to such creatures. Larson's hope that his work might aid in ending the destruction being wrought upon them and their habitats, especially in Southeast Asia, has brought him a tiny way out of retirement. He's not drawing again. But for the first time in four years he is releasing a page-a-day calendar of some of his greatest hits, in stores now. All his earnings from the 3 million calendars printed, about $2 million according to publisher Andrews McMeel, will go to Conservation International for the organization's work to help end the illegal trade in Asian elephants between others. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.usatoday.com/ Source: http://www.usatoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zambia Elephant Mayhem Lieu / Place : Africa, Zambia R?sum? / Summary : “Elephant poaching in Zambia continues unabated as recent DNA research pinpoints the Luangwa Valley as a major source of illegal ivory The meat from these elephant, from hippo and our now decimated herds of buffalo, is carried to the villages of Rufunsa and Lukwipa on the Great East Road, which links Malawi with the capital, Lusaka, and sold openly to motorists; the ivory, follows the traditional route through Malawi and on to Singapore or to Manila, Hong Kong, Taiwan and eventually, Japan and China. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.andnetwork.com/ Source: http://www.andnetwork.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tiger kills mother, baby elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A duel between a tiger and an elephant in which the big cat prevailed. This incident was not any different. A male tiger, trailing a calf, came face to face with its mother in Jadapola in Nara South range of STR. On Tuesday, the Forest officials detected carcass of the female elephant in the deep forests. There were enough indications of a tiger attack on the carcass. Moreover, officials found pugmarks of the tiger. And the calf, whose presence was evident from the footprints, was missing.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newindpress.com/ Source: http://www.newindpress.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tension as elephant strays into slum Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “There was tension in Nakuru’s Kwa Ronda slum when a elephant strayed into the residential area. Residents found the stray elephant from the Mau Forest at around 7 am on Sunday when it started destroying crops and property. Activities came to a near standstill as hundreds of people watched it from safe distances. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers arrived a few hours later. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.eastandard.net/ Source: http://www.eastandard.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Patrols in Tanzanian park slash poaching Lieu / Place : Africa, Tanzania R?sum? / Summary : “Patrols in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park have cut poaching and increased the population of black rhinoceros, elephants and buffalo. When adapted to poaching, they divided the number of poacher arrests with the number of patrols in Serengeti. Anti-poaching effort was measured as the number of daily ranger patrols. They assumed other factors like patrol officer training did not affect the arrests, and the number of poachers caught per patrol showed the intensity of poaching.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://today.reuters.com/ Source: http://today.reuters.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant tusks recovered in Tripura, three arrested Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The West Agartala Police today said that they have recovered five elephant tusk from poachers. Police said that acting on a tip-off, they arrested three poachers from whom the five tusks weighing more than five kilogram were recovered on Wednesday night. The poachers were later handed over to the forest guards, who are interrogating them. Forest Ranger Bimalengshu Ray said that elephants were regular targets of poachers in the state for their tusk.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Cauvery elephant sanctuary to be established Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The State Government would take initiatives to establish Cauvery Elephant Sanctuary, covering both Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri forest areas. Additional weapons would be given to forest officials for taking preservative and conservative measures. To protect the elephant population in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri forests, the State Government would take initiatives to establish Cauvery Elephant Sanctuary. 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. If any life loss happened, the State Government would pay a solatium of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the victim and compensation for crop losses, too. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newindpress.com/ Source: http://www.newindpress.com/ |
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Titre / Title : A method for determining the extent of thermal burns in elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “A practical method was developed to assess the extent of burns suffered by elephants caught in bush fires. In developing this method, the surface areas of the different body parts of juvenile, subadult and adult elephants were first determined using standard equations, and then expressed as a percentage of the total body surface area. When viewed from a distance, the burnt proportion of all body segments is estimated, converted to percentages of total body surface area, and then summed to determine the extent of burns suffered.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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Titre / Title : The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : “The uniquely designed limbs of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, support the weight of the largest terrestrial animal. Besides other morphological peculiarities, the feet are equipped with large subcutaneous cushions which play an important role in distributing forces during weight bearing and in storing or absorbing mechanical forces. The cushions consist of sheets or strands of fibrous connective tissue forming larger metacarpal/metatarsal and digital compartments and smaller chambers which were filled with adipose tissue. Within the cushions, collagen, reticulin and elastic fibres are found. In the main parts, vascular supply is good and numerous nerves course within the entire cushion.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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Titre / Title : 'Unborn elephant' photos were of models Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “It was an extraordinary picture of an unborn baby elephant from inside its mother's womb, making front page news in London and around the world. Except it wasn't real - it was a model. The models were created using ultrasound scans and computer graphics and were made by special effects company. The models were sculpted in clay and modelling wax and moulded in silicone. The whole production process took several months.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Tourist injured in elephant attack Lieu / Place : Asia, China R?sum? / Summary : “A female tourist from Yunnan Province was badly injured when four elephants attacked her on a road neighbouring a nature reserve in Xishuangbanna over the weekend. The woman was resting with her tour group at the side of the road when the four elephants attacked. Experts said such attacks were rarely reported and that the elephants may have been frightened by someone else nearby. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Kills Another Bobirwa Resident Lieu / Place : Africa, Botswana R?sum? / Summary : “The number of people killed by wild animals in Bobirwa this year has risen to three after an elephant trampled a 39-year-old man to death last week. Like the other two deaths, the man met his fate in the evening when coming from work from farms in the area. The deceased was reported to have left his home with his children to assess the damage that the elephants had caused in his farm. It was suspected that he failed to notice the elephant was still on the farm. The children managed to outrun the jumbo but the deceased sought refuge under a tree. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.mmegi.bw/ Source: http://www.mmegi.bw/ |
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Titre / Title : Taronga rejects claims it's struggling Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : “Taronga Zoo has denied claims it is struggling to attract visitors and will have trouble repaying a loan to build its new Asian elephant enclosure. NSW opposition environment spokesman Michael Richardson claimed figures from the auditor-general showed paid attendance numbers were down almost 30,000 on 2004 figures and running six per cent below budget. But zoo spokesman Mark Williams rejected the claims, saying the enclosure only cost a fraction of the $13 million borrowed for the 12-year master plan refurbishment of the harbourside zoo site.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.ninemsn.com.au/ Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants run amok in Jambi Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Six wild elephants have devastated hundreds of hectares of oil palm trees belonging to local smallholders in Tebo regency, Jambi. Most of the damage to the farms, located near Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Sumay district, has been done at night. He said residents had tried fire and loud noises to drive off the elephants, but they always returned. The rise in the number of elephant attacks on residential areas and oil palm plantations is mainly the result of the destruction of the animals' habitat as a result of illegal logging.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Int'l poachers active in Orissa, show dead elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “After tigers, the elephants have caught attention of poachers, especially in Orissa. Of the 40 elephants deaths reported in Orissa since April this year, half have reportedly been killed by poachers. And, in all these cases, the tusks and other essential parts of the elephants were removed in the most gruesome manner, which experts say can only be the handiwork of poachers. In some cases, usage of new tools to excavate the tusks have also been observed, which indicates the involvement of international ivory smuggling rings. Alarmed by the sudden surge in poaching cases, the Orissa government has asked the state crime branch to investigate the huge number of elephant deaths.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindustantimes.com/ Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Trains Kill 2 Elephants In India Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Trains have killed two elephants in separate collisions over the past week in India, officials said. A passenger train hit an elephant as it crossed a track in the northern Dooars region of eastern India's West Bengal state Saturday night. A few days earlier, another elephant died after a freight train knocked it over in a densely forested area also in the Dooars region, said Tapas Bose, a forest officer in the district. A government committee set up after protests by non-governmental organizations has recommended that trains travel at a maximum speed of 18 mph to 25 mph in the forests, especially areas frequented by wild elephant herds, said Animesh Basu of the Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation. "The idea was that whenever the train drivers spot any animal on or crossing the tracks, they could bring the train to a halt," Basu said. "But the train drivers hardly follow this order resulting in the deaths of so many animals." Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailycomet.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Haryana To Have Elephant Rehab Centre Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : The Centre has sanctioned an amount of Rs 90.75 lakh for setting up of an Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Haryana, Minister of State for Forests and Tourism Kiran Choudhary said. A proposal for the establishment of such a centre was sent to the Central government which approved it and released Rs 50 lakh as the first instalment for the current financial year. Haryana had no resident wild elephant population. However, during then past two to three years, a few elephants had been coming and staying for increasingly longer duration in Kalesar forests of Yamunanagar district. Some domestic elephants had been kept by some private owners in the state. However, in the past three or four years, two elephants were seized from the owners who did not possess the required certificates. One of these elephants was sent to Chhatbir Zoo and the other to Delhi Zoo.The Minister said since zoos normally did not have much space to accommodate additional number of elephants, the Government of India directed the state governments to create facilities for keeping these animals. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : For Elephants, Foot Care Is A Life-And-Death Matter Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The Animal and Plant Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking advice from the public on what to do about problem feet in elephants. The deadline for sending in ideas is Dec. 11. "Federal warmblooded-animal rules aren't, a spokesman notes, "elephant specific" as yet. But zoo elephants have died this year from complications of sore feet in Oregon, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and at the National Zoo in Washington. Some activists say zoos, by nature, are the cause. They prodded the government — which has taken no stand on this — to publish a notice in the Federal Register in August calling for public views on potential elephant-foot action under federal animal-protection laws. The zoo industry, like many others, prefers to self-police. To head off the feds, it is setting a major pachyderm shift in motion. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.naplesnews.com Source: M..H. |
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Titre / Title : Sri Lanka Promotion At Washington National Zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The Sri Lanka Promotion at the Washington National Zoo got off to an auspicious start with a lecture on "The Conservation of Asian Elephants in Sri Lanka and Beyond," at the Washington National Zoo on November 16. At the inception, the Associate Director of Science at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Dr. Steve Monfort spoke of the National Zoo's commitment to elephant conservation efforts in Sri Lanka since the 1960s.Thereafter, Ambassador Goonetilleke spoke of Sri Lanka's long association with the elephant. The Ambassador then focused on the man-elephant conflict currently existing in Sri Lanka, which was also the topic of presentation for both Dr. Kariyawasam and Dr. Fernando. Dr. Kariyawasam said that Sri Lanka's national policy on wildlife conservation had lacked consistency and detail all these years, but was now invigorated by Government's commitment to wild elephant conservation. Dr. Prithiviraj Fernando provided thought-provoking information on the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka and the impact of research on the subject. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailynews.lk Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Authorities In Nepal Capture Remove Tusks From Killer Elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, Nepal R?sum? / Summary : A rogue bull elephant in Nepal's east was tranquilised and his tusks cut after 12 deaths were attributed to a three-month rampage by the endangered animal, a park ranger said. "On Saturday the team shot the elephant with tranquiliser darts. The elephant's tusks have been removed," said Shiva Kumar Budhatoki, a ranger from Sunsari district forestry office."After we tranquilised the elephant we found a bullet wound on its right leg. Locals may have shot it, which could have caused the elephant to attack more people," said Budhakoti. "The elephant has now been released again," the ranger said. Elephants are protected as an endangered species under Nepali law, but there have been instances in the past of tuskers being killed after causing human fatalities. Habitat destruction and migratory route disruption could be reasons the elephant started attacking people, Subba said. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://uk.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : India Urged To Blow Whistle On "Cruel" Elephant Polo Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : This weekend, the Elephant Polo Cup, sponsored by Swiss jeweller Cartier and co-organised by the brother-in-law of Britain's Prince Charles, Mark Shand, will be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan's capital.A statement by Shand and his co-organisers said they are staging an alternative to the regular elephant polo matches which use "ankushes" or sharp iron prods to control the animals. It also aims to highlight the miserable living conditions of India's captive elephants, he says. but the event has been attacked by activists. The PETA, backed by leading wildlife groups including the Wildlife Protection Society of India, have called on Cartier to drop the event, which will involve 20 of Jaipur's 100 captive elephants, used to ferry tourists round the city's sights. Animal rights workers say throughout the year the pachyderms are treated inhumanely, subjected to beatings and live in confined and squalid conditions, and the polo matches would add to their suffering. "Our main concern is that elephants are not made to play games and we would like a complete ban," Sawhney said. A spokeswoman for Cartier said there was no cruelty involved in the event with the elephants only asked to amble around a field for 10 minutes. In most matches the animals are goaded to run fast in hot sun. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.planetark.org Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Plea To Check Elephant Trafficking Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : The Elephant Lovers' Forum has urged the state government to check alleged traffic of captive elephants. In a statement the forum alleged that there were moves to transport captive elephants from Bihar to Kerala without valid documents, such as no-objection certificates from the Chief Wildlife Warden. "Such moves violate provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972,'' the forum said. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www. kaumudi.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : New Line Making Daphne Sheldrick Biopic Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : New Line Cinema has launched development of a feature based on the life of Daphne Sheldrick, a pioneer in efforts to save orphaned baby elephants, reports Variety..New Line is finalizing a life rights deal with Sheldrick, whose work was the focus of a "60 Minutes" report in April as well as 2005 BBC documentary "Elephant Diaries." After viewing the telecast, New Line VP Meredith Finn journeyed to Africa in the summer to meet with Sheldrick at the elephant orphanage outside Nairobi. Sheldrick was named a dame by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year for her work -- the first such honor to be awarded in Kenya since the country became independent in 1963. Over the last three decades, Sheldrick has lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park, with her home serving as a nursery for baby elephants. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// comingsoon.net Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Zoo confinement gives elephants problem feet Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The Animal and Plant Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking advice from the public on what to do about problem feet in elephants. The deadline for sending in ideas is Dec. 11. The zoo industry, like many others, prefers to self-police. To head off the feds, it is setting a major pachyderm shift in motion. In May, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association finalized new elephant standards for its 78 members. They require bigger barns and more room to roam. Whatever foot-care regime the government may devise once the public has had its say, there will be running room for elephants in Pittsburgh. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.post-gazette.com/ Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/ |
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Titre / Title : One of three teeth found in an attic in Canada might belong to mastodon in N.D. Lieu / Place : Canada R?sum? / Summary : “The Highgate mastodon skeleton stands in the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. At least one of several mastodon teeth recently found in an attic in Highgate, Ontario, near where the skeleton was recovered in 1890, may have belonged to the animal on display in North Dakota. Paleontologist John Hoganson plans to find out if any of the three mastodon teeth that were found in an attic in London, Ontario, about a year ago belong to the huge Highgate mastodon that stands in the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. After all, the skeleton came from the nearby area of Highgate, Ontario. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.minotdailynews.com/ Source: http://www.minotdailynews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Surgery conducted on elephant in Puducherry Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A 45-minute "minor" surgery was conducted here today on an elephant to remove pus from an abscess that had developed on the back of the animal's tail. As soon as the abscess was noticed, the services of a retired professor of a veterinary college of Kerala, K C Panicker, were sought and he rushed here to treat the elephant.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant herd released at Mpongo Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “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. Mpongo’s Head conservation officer Cedric Gregson said the elephants were released on November 2 and seem quite content with their new home, although they are still a little shy and apprehensive – understandable after only two weeks in a new home. They were re-located from the Shamwari reserve. Mpongo plans to release a bull elephant in the future, which will ensure Mpongo a breeding programme.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.go.co.za/ Source: http://www.go.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant killings blamed on Orissa mining Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants in Orissa face extinction if they continue to die or be killed at the current rate, according to official and unofficial counts. Spreading mining activity in the region is blamed for man's conflict with the elephant. At least 60 elephants have been killed in the past two years, official estimates say - and unofficial reports say 200 elephants died during the same time. Reports also point out nine elephants died in November. Iron ore and manganese mining has destroyed the forests where the elephants used to roam freely forcing them into farmers lands. Villagers are also being killed in the man-elephant fight for survival. In the last six years 62 people have died and 75 others were injured. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ndtv.com/ Source: http://www.ndtv.com/ |
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Titre / Title : A mammoth bone Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : “A mammoth bone was found when the sea bed in front of Helsinki was dredged. The bone is at least 40,000 years old but it is expected to be 120,000 years old. It is 11th finding related to mammoths in Finland. The finding is somewhat weird because the sediment attached to the bone is not typical to the area but to Karelia. Additionally similar findings have not been done earlier from the same era. Thus the origin of the finding will be checked carefully. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://agonist.org/ Source: http://agonist.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Zambia’s Wildlife Authority police officers implicated in poaching Lieu / Place : Africa, Zambia R?sum? / Summary : “The recent killing of a herd of elephant and general contempt for the law in the Nyimba district of Zambia, suggest the collusion of Government officers in a commercial bushmeat and ivory poaching ring. On Sunday 12 November 06, a matriarchal herd of elephant was attacked in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley by an AK47 wielding poacher, accompanied by seven unarmed meat carriers; an adult female and a juvenile killed - possibly another killed, and one seen crossing the river with blood on its side. Twenty-three shots were heard at the nearby Malone safari camp – closed for the rainy season, between 8.00 and 11.00 a.m. Two weeks earlier an elephant had been killed in the same area and the ivory removed. These disturbing events, given that in 2005 ZAWA village scouts had been caught poaching a buffalo, hippo and bushbuck, swopping some of the meat for village beer, suggest the collusion of ZAWA and village scouts in a meat and ivory poaching ring.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.andnetwork.com/ Source: http://www.andnetwork.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant that killed 12 people captured Lieu / Place : Asia, Nepal R?sum? / Summary : “Nepalese hunters have captured a wild elephant that trampled to death at least 12 people and injured several others in the country's southeast. A team of 15 forestry officials found the elephant on Saturday after a two week search and shot it with a tranquilizer in the jungles of Sunsari district, about 310 miles southeast of the capital, Katmandu. Karna said tests were being conducted on the animal and they had cut off its tusks to prevent any attacks.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.yahoo.com/ Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Four of a family trampled by elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Four members of a family, including an infant, were trampled to death Sunday by wild Asiatic elephants in Assam, the latest in a series of attacks on human beings, wildlife officials said. A forest official said a herd of about seven elephants entered village Borbhugia in Sonitpur district, about 270 km north from here.The official said villagers came out in large numbers on hearing the family shouting for help. Villagers later chased the animals beating drums. During the past fortnight, herds of wild elephants have been wreaking havoc in several parts of Assam, especially in villages where tribal people brew large volumes of rice beer. Experts say wild elephants have been moving out of the jungles in search of food with people encroaching upon animal corridors leading to an increasing number of elephant attacks on villages.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo boost for Somerset East as elephants return to the region Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants have been re-introduced into the Somerset East area where they used to occur in passing herds along the Little Fish River. Cunningham said the three elephants comprising mother, father and daughter seemed to be foraging comfortably. He said an environmental assessment had indicated there was plenty of food available for the group. As a way of testing this, he and his team will be demarcating and photographing one of the likely high impact zones and then monitoring it on an ongoing basis to see how it copes with the elephants. The elephants were acquired from Shamwari through a deal which is facilitating the spread of game in the province. Shamwari carried the cost of the darting and Kamala the cost of transport, with no money required for the jumbos themselves. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theherald.co.za/ Source: http://www.theherald.co.za/ |
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SOIREE RENCONTRE ET DECOUVERTE : PROJECTION d'un support video suivi d'une RENCONTRE-DEBAT sur les voyages eco-volontaires en Namibie et au Botswana.
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Titre / Title : Outcry Over Capture Of Wild Elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “During the capture operation in the 14 000 square kilometre Hwange National Park, game-capture specialists working for Victoria Falls-based tourism operator Shearwater Adventures isolated 12 elephants from family groups, darted the animals and removed them to holding bomas to be trained for use in captivity. The capture flies in the face of the IUCN and AfESG recommendations that no wild elephants should be captured for use in captivity. The AfESG recommendation is endorsed by the South African-based EMOA and increasing number of scientists, and local and international animal welfare groups, which say removing animals from family groups is psychologically damaging to both the captured animals and the wild herds and that training of elephants is inherently cruel.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.zwnews.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Moved After Land Reclaimed Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Animal Rights Africa has relocated nine elephants from the reclaimed Thukela Biosphere, near Weenen, to a sanctuary in Limpopo, the SABC reported.The elephants were scheduled to be relocated after the biosphere collapsed as a result of successful land claims and the influx of people to the area.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iol.co.za Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Debate : Zoos Take Action Over Research On Pachyderms’ Personalities Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Groups such as the Humane Society of the United States say elephants suffer from confinement and should not be displayed in zoos. A recent study that found elephants possess a level of self-awareness previously demonstrated only in apes and humans could fuel that argument. It’s been a constant debate in zoos in general whether any animal should be in captivity,” says Jason Bredahl, elephant manager at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is home to two female African elephants. The elephants, meanwhile, serve as “great ambassadors” for their species. Some zoos, though, are saying goodbye to their elephant ambassadors. The Detroit and San Francisco zoos sent their elephants to sanctuaries, concluding that their facilities couldn’t meet the animals’ needs.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gazette.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Camp May Be Held At Different Places Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The DMK Government in Tamil Nadu is exploring possibilities of holding the annual rejuvenation camp for temple elephants in different places instead of Mudumalai forest area alone, according to HR and CE officials. A team of officials, who visited one of the proposed sites near Manjalaru Dam in the district, said they inspected the facilities available at the big garden of Sri Moongilanai Kamatchi Amman temple, located in a forest area, for conducting the camp for the pachyderms from Madurai, Dindigul and Theni districts. " Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.kerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Free Health Check-ups For Captive Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A group of veterinarians in India have initiated a unique project that aims at providing free health check-ups to captive elephants through mobile clinics. Conceptualised by a team of veterinarians under the guidance of Jacob V. Cheeran, the project is supported by two Bangalore based NGOs - Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) and Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA). The Elephant Welfare Association, Trissur, and the Elephant Study Centre at Kerala Agricultural University are also assisting the veterinarians. The feasibility of the project was assessed through a pilot study where mobile elephant clinics were set up and the team examined nearly 150 elephants in three states - Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Ganesha Saves Chhattisgarh Villager From Tusker's Trample Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Gulam Ram of Ghulmul village of Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district was saved miraculously from being trampled by an elephant, by chanting Ganesha's name. The recitation of Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva by Gulam managed to prevent the pachyderm from trampling his chest. The prayer seemed to have done the trick as the tusker lifted his trunk up, removed his foot and trumpeted furiously. Forty-year old Gulam was drunk on the day the villagers gathered to shoo off the 20-odd elephants that had entered the village. Gulam moved closer to the tusker with the idea of applying vermilion on its forehead, when he was flung and thrown on the ground, but his desperate prayer saved him.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http:// www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Take A Liking For Liquor Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “In Goreshwar village in Assam. People are compelled to live a harassed life due to the widespread elephant menace. In what has now become a daily practice, villagers light up fires in the tall thickets of grass to shoo off herds of rampaging elephants. And, when fire fails to leave an impact, they burst firecrackers. The forest officials are trying to curb the elephant menace. With forest cover dwindling in the north-eastern parts of the country, elephants and other animals regularly come out of their natural habitat in search of food, triggering conflict with locals. Some emerge from the jungle every year to take advantage of the paddy harvest while others have discovered a taste for local liquor, and drink everything they can lay their trunks on.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Face Complaints Over Lions Attack On Elephants Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Law of the jungle: the hungry pride of lions launches its attack on the African elephant as it attempts to flee. Under cover of darkness, a pride of lions launch themselves on a desperate kill. Leaping upon the back of an elephant five times their size, they maul and gnaw until they finally succeed in running their prey into the ground. The dramatic scenes are captured in the new series of BBC1's Planet Earth.The BBC, braced for complaints, will broadcast a "mild" warning about the graphic nature of the scenes before the programme is shown. A camera crew survived on minimal sleep for almost a month in the African bush in the hope of filming such a rare attack. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thisislondon.co.uk Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo Off To Sanctuary Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : “The nine-year-old elephant hit by a lorry on the East-West Highway in Batu Melintang has been sent to an elephant sanctuary. Named Mat Lawar, the pachyderm will receive treatment for the wound on its right leg. It took park rangers, who were assisted by two adult female elephants, two hours to coax Mat Lawar out of the Gunung Basor forest reserve onto a lorry. Its new home is the National Elephant Conservation Centre in Kuala Gandah, Pahang. Looking weak, Mat Lawar slowly limped towards the lorry while Cik Mek and Lokimala guided it along.The two elephants are invaluable to the Wildlife and National Parks Department operations to transport captured elephants, as they are able to calm and lead other wild elephants. The park rangers decided not to use tranquillisers in view of Mat Lawar’s weak condition.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nst.com.my Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Lab Results Will Reveal More About Wenas Mammoth Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “ Archaeology students and their professor are waiting on lab results to find out more about the mammoth bones they found in the Wenas Valley. They spent the summer digging, and made some interesting discoveries. Doctor Patrick Lubinski says he hopes the bison bone they found turns out to be just as old as the mammoth. They won't know until carbon dating results come back. Lubinski has also sent off pollen samples, to find out what plants existed in the area 16,000 years ago. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.kndo.com/ Source: http://www.kndo.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo elephant Sri still carries her dead fetus Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “St. Louis Zoo elephant Sri still carries a dead fetus a year after it died in utero. Still, officials say she is healthy and requires no medical intervention. The Asian elephant's calf died on Nov. 19, 2005, after a 22-month pregnancy. Most elephants in Sri's condition expel the dead fetus within the first year. Typically the body dehydrates, making it smaller, lighter and easier for the mother to pass. However, Junge does know that Sri's cervix is shut, so the elephant is safe from infection. That means the Zoo can take a wait-and-see approach. Meanwhile, the Zoo is preparing for an elephant birth, the second in recent months; a female calf, Maliha, was born in August. The mother-to-be, 10-year-old Rani, is expecting a female calf this winter and is working out daily. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.stltoday.com/ Source: http://www.stltoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Rs 3 cr plan to provide concrete roof for elephant path Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A Rs three crore plan to provide a concrete roof for a 725 metre path used by elephants to the Palani Sri Dhandayudhapaniswamy temple, 120 km from here, has been sent for government approval, officials said. Officials said the total length of the path is 886 metres. There are 45 'four pillared' mandapams along the pathway which cover/provide shelter for 161 metres. The remaining distance is uncovered. Meanwhile, a devotee from Karnataka has offered to donate two elephants to the temple. The pachyderms would be accepted if the Hindu religious and Charitable endowment Board granted permission, officials said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Three trampled to death by elephants in Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Three members of a family, including a four-year-old child, were trampled to death and one wounded by wild Asiatic elephants in Assam. A herd of about 24 elephants went amok after drinking rice beer Monday in Teok Kathoni, a tribal village surrounded by tea gardens, about 370 km from here, a forest official said. Witnesses said villagers tried to chase the herd by bursting firecrackers and beating drums. On Sunday, three elephants were electrocuted after they tripped over an electric pole and the high-tension wire fell on them near a tea plantation in northern Assam. During the past fortnight, herds of wild elephants have been wreaking havoc in several parts of eastern Assam, especially in villages where tribal people brew large volumes of rice beer.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephant crushed to death in West Bengal Home Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A wild elephant was crushed to death when it came in the way of a moving goods train in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District. Wildlife activists claimed that such incidents keep taking place in the absence of any precaution by the railway staff. The state wildlife department has filed a case against the driver of the train. In 2006, four elephants were killed in similar accidents. Elephants are revered in India, but gradually the respect for the animals and the taboo against killing them is being worn down by conflict.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ com |
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Titre / Title : Elephant calves 'need help' Lieu / Place : Africa, South-Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Interim legislation was urgently needed to stop elephant calves from being removed from herds for use in the safari and film industry and as working animals. This was the opinion of a working committee, consisting of provincial conservation agencies across the country, as formulated in a document compiled by the KwaZulu-Natal department of agriculture and environmental affairs. According to the document, permits were still being issued (by provincial authorities who did not form part of the work-group) for the capture and sale of elephant calves. The working committee proposed that Marthinus van Schalkwyk, minister of environmental affairs and tourism establish interim legislation until the department's norms and standards for elephant management had been finalised, as the lack of legislation created loopholes for the exploitation of these animals for financial gain. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news24.com/ Source: http://www.news24.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants enjoy nightly maize feasts as KWS looks on Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “The govt compensates death and injury caused by wild animals, but not loss of crops. The head of communication at KWS, Connie Maina, said the wildlife body does not handle compensation matters and its officers only participate as members of district compensation committees. According to her, the government used to compensate farmers who lost their crops to wild animals but this was stopped after the programme was abused. Seemingly, the elephants prefer the sweet-tasting maize to the disappearing forage in the forest that features the famous Thomson Falls. As the animals satisfy their hunger, the people of Kiandege continue to suffer, wondering what they will eat if all their foodcrops become food for elephants. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nationmedia.com/ Source: http://www.nationmedia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Trumpet the news: Elephants are staying at the zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Tuesday marks the 20-year anniversary of the day the three African elephants came together at the zoo. With luck, they'll stay here years longer, said Susan Elliott, the zoo's spokeswoman. Not as good news, perhaps, for the elephants, each about 24 years old. They were bound early next year for the North Carolina Zoo for a date with C'sar, the zoo's big bull. Or, if that didn't work, they might have been artificially inseminated to help create a larger herd of Loxodonta africana born in this country. Those plans changed a few weeks ago when officials at the Asheboro, N.C., facility decided to go after some younger females.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ajc.com/ Source: http://www.ajc.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Forest dept seeks safe pockets for elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The forest department is trying to create a “corridor” for elephants in Dumka, Chatra, Hazaribagh and Koderma forest divisions apart from six others in Singhbhum and Kolhan, but they are increasingly straying outside their territories like errant schoolchildren. A herd of 13 elephants entered the coal capital a few days ago from Dumka via Jamtara. A threat to the villagers, they have destroyed a dozen houses in Razamdih village till now. On their toes for nearly a week now, the Dhanbad forest department along with elephant experts from Bankura in Bengal is trying to drive the elephants out of Dhanbad and make them follow the corridor. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com/ Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Thukela "problem elephants" captured and relocated to their new home in SanWild wildlife sanctuary Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “In a daring and courageous elephant capture operation that started on Saturday morning a group of so-called "problem elephants" were captured and relocated to their new home in a wildlife sanctuary in Limpopo Province. Five weeks ago attempts were made to capture and relocate the elephants from the Thukela Biosphere Reserve close to Weenen. Initially the capture team could not locate the elephants from a helicopter and when they were finally spotted it was too late in the afternoon to lodge a full out capture. A decision was made to dart and fit telemetry tracking collars to some of the elephants to ensure that they could be located the next morning in order to capture and relocate them.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sanwild.org/ Source: http://www.sanwild.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Three wild elephants electrocuted in Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Three Asiatic wild elephants have died of electrocution after a high tension wire fell on a herd in Assam, wildlife officials said Monday. A forest warden said an elephant herd Sunday strayed into the Behali tea plantation, about 230 km from here, and tripped over an electric pole. The herd of about 35 elephants was moving in the area for quite sometime causing large-scale depredation to paddy fields and damaging village huts. The herd retreated from the accident site after sundown Sunday. Deadly turf wars between humans and hungry elephants in Assam have reached alarming proportions. Shrinking forests and encroachment on elephant territory by people have forced the animals to stray from their habitats into human settlements in the quest of food.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.indiaenews.com/ Source: http://www.indiaenews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant versus man Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : “It was more than 40,000 years ago that on the continent of Africa two species emerged to vie with each other for the title of ruler of the land: the elephant and man. Drought, disease and war saw these two protagonists experience alternating cycles of dominance. It took the advent of the gun for the two-legged hunter to finally take charge. The African elephant has lost the battle of the species. There are only 600,000 left on the continent today. There used to be at least 15 million. With the demise of the big grey nearly complete, it would seem only fair to give back to the vanquished some access to the territory that for millenniums was theirs. It is in human interest to do so. Destruction of the elephant's habitat amounts to the destruction of our own.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.smh.com.au/ Source: http://www.smh.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Protest halts auction of rogue elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Sri Lanka R?sum? / Summary : “The Wildlife Conservation Department has temporarily halted plans to capture and auction two rogue elephants in the Galgamuwa-Maho area, upon protests by the environmental activists. The department was planning to anaesthetise and capture the two elephants, and auction them on the site on November 9 and 10, and sell them to the highest bidders. However, this plan was faced with strong opposition from wildlife enthusiasts. Environment lawyer Jagath Gunawardena said that to capture and auction a wild elephant is a clear violation of the Flora and Fauna Protection Ordinance. He added that this auction is only sequel to the Elephant Policy presented by the Wildlife Department in August. Although the department had halted the auction, the environmental activists believe this is only a temporary hiccup in their plans to sell the elephants. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nation.lk/ Source: http://www.nation.lk/ |
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Titre / Title : Ice-age genome project faces cold storage Lieu / Place : Canada R?sum? / Summary : “After a tantalisingly successful run at sequencing parts of the extinct woolly mammoth's genome, the project is now stalled for lack of funds. Hendrik Poinar of the McMaster Ancient DNA Centre at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and his team hope that sequencing the genomes of extinct animals will reveal otherwise inaccessible data on their evolutionary history, population, diversity and other key traits. Cracking the woolly mammoth genome might help solve the mystery of what killed off these animals as the last ice age waned about 12,000 years ago, and provide hints about the demise of their fellow megafauna.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newscientist.com/ Source: http://www.newscientist.com/ |
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Focus : Nouveau documentaire : « Vu du ciel » Yann Arthus-Bertrand commence cet etat des lieux de la planete par la présentation de l’incroyable richesse du vivant, mais aussi de sa tres grande vulnerabilite. "Vu du ciel" pointe ces contradictions et salue l’engagement de tous ceux qui protegent les tresors vivants, parfois dans l’indifference generale. / New documentary : « Vu du ciel », documentary on biodiversity and its vulnerability by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. A consulter sur notre page Documentaire : / To be consulted on our page Documentaire: www.deselephantsetdeshommes.org/
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Titre / Title : ‘Missing Link’ Of Elephant Family Unearthed Lieu / Place : Africa, Erithrea R?sum? / Summary : “A 27-million-year-old fossil could be the “missing link” between modern elephants and their ancestors, scientists have concluded. Researchers led by Jeheskel Shoshani of the University of Amara in Eritrea recently discovered the lower part of a mandible in the northeast African country of Eritrea. The unearthed tooth had a structure intermediate in shape between modern and ancient elephants. The new species, named Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi, is estimated to have been 1,067 pounds heavy and about 4.2 feet tall at the shoulder. This is far smaller than modern elephants researchers note this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Test Shows Elephant Intelligence Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “A 34-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo showed researchers that pachyderms can recognize themselves in a mirror complex behaviour observed in only a few other species. The test results suggest elephants or at least Happy are self-aware. The ability to distinguish oneself from others had been shown only in humans, chimpanzees and, to a limited extent, dolphins.That self-recognition may underlie the social complexity seen in elephants, and could be linked to the empathy and altruism that the big-brained animals have been known to display, said researcher Diana Reiss, of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the Bronx Zoo. In a 2005 experiment, Happy faced her reflection in an 8-by-8- foot mirror and repeatedly used her trunk to touch an "X" painted above her eye. The elephant could not have seen the mark except in her reflection. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.redorbit.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Negev To Get Elephant Park Lieu / Place : Middle East, Israel R?sum? / Summary : “Kibbutz Nahal Oz and the Tourism Ministry are planning a NIS 6 million elephant park in the agricultural areas near the kibbutz. Details of the wildlife park, which hopes to open in 2008 to 400,000 annual visitors were revealed for the first time yesterday during a tour of the southern region by Tourism Ministry director general Nahum Itzkovich. Between 20 to 30 female Asian elephants will roam the park freely. Females are considered more friendly to people than males. Visitors will also be able to ride the elephants.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.haaretz.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Thai Elephants Arrive in Australia Despite Welfare Concerns Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : “Four female Asian elephants touched down at Sydney airport Thursday afternoon, completing a controversial journey from Thailand marked by angry opposition from animal welfare activists. The elephants arrived safely from the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, the Austalian terroritory where they were held in quaratine since August, a spokeswoman for Sydney's Taronga Zoo. Months of opposition, including protests and legal battles, have dogged the elephants' relocation to Australia as part of the first ever regional breeding program in Australasia. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on :http://www.nationmultimedia.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Wild Elephants Run Amock, Kill A Man On Sumatra Island Lieu / Place : Asia, Sumatra R?sum? / Summary : “Wild elephants trampled a man to death and destroyed several hectares of palm oil plantations and houses on Indonesia's Sumatra island, witnesses and a conservationist said.The elephants also devoured crops and fruits as well as about 100 hectares of rubber and palm oil plantations. Sumatra's elephant habitats are quickly shrinking due to illegal logging and land clearing. About 2,500 wild elephants are believed to live on the island, Indonesia's largest.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://inq7.net Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : 21 Elephants Dead This Year In Indonesia’s Sumatra : WWF Lieu / Place : Asia, Sumatra R?sum? / Summary : “Twenty-one wild elephants on Indonesia's Riau islands have died in the first 10 months of this year, raising further concerns of rapid declines of the animal, the WWF conservation group said. Of the total, 15 died of poisoning and gunshot wounds resulting from "conflicts with humans in residential areas," said Dudi Rufendi, program manager for WWF in Riau. "Due to their declining habitat caused by ongoing deforestation, these elephants tend to enter residential areas and anger villagers on this island," Rufendi told AFP, citing figures from research conducted by his agency. Riau has been one of the provinces in Sumatra island worst hit by ground and forest blazes mostly blamed on plantation and estate owners using fire to clear land for the next crop. All 15 elephants were found with their tusks stripped, Rufendi said, adding that they were "most likely sold to a gang of poachers" on Riau by cash-strapped residents. "What is urgently need to be revealed is the existence of syndicates of tusk poachers on Riau because the demand is always there," he said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nationmultimedia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Ceylinco introduces Hasthi Uvaduru Rakawaranaya for farmers Lieu / Place : Asia, Sri Lanka R?sum? / Summary : “Ceylinco Insurance has introduced an insurance policy aimed at minimising the impact of the Human -Elephant Conflict prevalent in Sri Lanka in conjunction with the University of Colombo, the University of Peradeniya and Virje University of the Netherlands. The new policy identified as the Hasthi Uvaduru Rakawaranaya, will be instrumental in lessening the Human - Elephant Conflict in the island and will rehabilitate farmers and individuals, whose lives and livelihoods are at risk. The Hasthi Uvaduru Rakawaranaya will also focus on conserving elephants and safeguarding their habitats.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailynews.lk Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Meet On Elephant Mishaps Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said railway officials and the forest department will shortly meet to discuss ways to minimise accidents involving elephants on railway tracks in north Bengal. “We have received a letter from the railways on the proposed meeting,” Bhattacharjee said at an international workshop on elephant conservation organised by an NGO, Nature Environment & Wildlife Society. Experts from across the country and neighbouring Nepal and Bhutan attended the seminar. A string of mishaps on a single day in May which killed three elephants on tracks near the Gorumara national park had prompted Bhattacharjee to write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Bhattacharjee said the accidents took place because gauge conversion had led to an increase in the speed limit of trains.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Exhibits On Their Way Out Lieu / Place : USA, Pensylvania R?sum? / Summary : “When the Philadelphia Zoo, the nation’s first, opened in 1874, its curators bought an elephant from a traveling circus and chained it to a tree, delighting children and adults who had never seen such an animal up close. During the 132 years since, elephants have been a big part of the zoo’s attraction. This spring, though, the zoo’s affair with elephants will end. Instead of expanding the space for the exhibit, the zoo’s board of directors has decided to put the money elsewhere. The herd of four elephants will be split between the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and an elephant sanctuary in central Tennessee.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www..dispatch.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Mistaken Theory Harms Conservation Efforts, UK Study Shows Lieu / Place : Africa & Asia R?sum? / Summary : “Efforts to save endangered species have until now been based on a mistaken theory that if one species in an area is under threat, all species there are in danger, according to scientists at London's Imperial College. In a study published in the science journal Nature, the scientists said it was wrong to use the plight of one species in a risk "hot spot" as an indicator of the threat facing all others in that area. "There is a big chance that conservation efforts to date have been misfiring," co-author Ian Owens said. "This shows that we need a change of tack now. The scientists looked at species abundance in grids measuring 100 km by 100 km to draw up the most detailed world map to date of mammals, birds and amphibians. What emerged was a radically different picture from that dictated by common conservation theory, which takes one species as an indicator for all.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.enn.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Rangers Aim To Relocate Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : “Villagers in Kampung Kaki Bukit in Baling, Kedah, are having sleepless nights over marauding elephants which have been destroying their crops over the past two weeks. So far, more than 2,000 banana plants have been destroyed, along with young durian trees. Kedah State Wildlife and National Parks Department director Rahim Ahmad said the department had to rope in elephant experts from the Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department to help capture the elephants and set them free in a suitable site away from the villages. He added that eight rangers from Kedah and Perak Wildlife departments had been camping round the clock in the jungle. ” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com.my Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Voir sa trompe dans le miroir Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : « Apres les hommes, les grands singes et les dauphins, c’est au tour des elephants de reussir le fameux test du miroir. Le pachyderme se reconnait dans l’image refletee, selon une etude menee par Frans de Waal, Diana Reiss et Joshua M. Plotnik. Ces chercheurs ont construit un miroir de 2,5 metres de hauteur et autant de largeur pour que trois elephants d’Asie du zoo du Bronx, a New York, puissent s’y regarder. Les chercheurs ont observe les attitudes caracteristiques des animaux qui se reconnaissent dans un miroir. Les elephants Happy, Maxine et Patty n’ont manifeste aucun signe de sociabilite, ce qui montre qu’ils savent que l’image en face n’est pas un congenere. Maxine et Patty ont tente d’escalader le miroir pour voir ce qu’il y avait derriere. Les trois ont profite du miroir, place dans leur enclos, pour explorer des parties de leur corps qu’ils ne voient pas, comme les oreilles ou l’interieur de la bouche. De Waal et ses collegues ont aussi pratique le fameux test de la marque, experimente pour la premiere fois par Gordon Gallup sur des chimpanzes en 1970. Ce test consiste a tracer une marque a un endroit que l’animal ne peut pas voir sans miroir. Les chercheurs doublent la marque visible d’une marque invisible afin de verifier qu’il n’y a pas une reaction tactile ou olfactive de la part de l’animal. » Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://sciences.nouvelobs.com/ Source: http://sciences.nouvelobs.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Results of vaccination of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) with monovalent inactivated rabies vaccine Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “Objective-To evaluate the humoral immune response of Asian elephants to a primary IM vaccination with either 1 or 2 doses of a commercially available inactivated rabies virus vaccine and evaluate the anamnestic response to a 1-dose booster vaccination. Animals-16 captive Asian elephants. Procedures-Elephants with no known prior rabies vaccinations were assigned into 2 treatment groups of 8 elephants; 1 group received 1 dose of vaccine, and the other group received 2 doses of vaccine 9 days apart. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Results confirmed the ability of Asian elephants to develop a humoral immune response after vaccination with a commercially available monovalent inactivated rabies virus vaccine and the feasibility of instituting a rabies virus vaccination program for elephants that are in frequent contact with humans. A 2-dose series of rabies virus vaccine should provide an adequate antibody response in elephants, and annual boosters should maintain the antibody response in this species.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants trigger panic at Atal TE Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Fear prevails at Atal Tea Estate on the outskirts of Siliguri. A group of 17 elephants walked into the plantation last night without signs of moving out. Although the elephants have not caused any damage so far, their awesome presence has robbed the workers and locals of their sleep. It is the second time in two weeks that such a herd has wandered into the plantation. The locals are, however, scared and annoyed with the frequent elephant visits. Atal being in the middle of their route is therefore frequented by the elephants but the forest department has done nothing to rectify the system,” a local panchayat member complained.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thestatesman.net/ Source: http://www.thestatesman.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Kenya's elephants evicted after spats with neighbours Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “In the Shimba Hills National Reserve which lies less than one kilometre from his tiny property, an enemy roams that forced Bodwe to stop planting four years ago, fearing an attack on his harvest. The attackers are marauding elephants that constantly invade surrounding farms and have become unstoppable. In a bid to address these grievances, a massive 3 million dollar operation is underway to move 400 elephants from Shimba Hills to nearby Tsavo Park. KWS has already moved 228 elephants, and the rest will be moved when the project ends next year. The effects of elephant translocation on the residents of Shimba Hills have not been fully researched yet, but the programme manager said locals believed a weight has been lifted off them since it began last year. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://rawstory.com/ Source: http://rawstory.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants are here Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : “Melbourne’s three new elephants have finally arrived -- after two years, a legal wrangle, protests, two quarantine camps and a lot of flying. A Russian Ilyushin cargo plane delivered Dokkoon, Kulab and Num-Oi to Avalon airport yesterday to the relief of zoo staff anxiously awaiting their arrival. The three females were placed on tray trucks and driven to Melbourne Zoo, and were last night settling in to the Trail of the Elephants enclosure.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news.com.au/ Source: http://www.news.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Tribespersons worship elephants for protection Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “With human efforts failing to prevent the depredations caused by rampaging elephants, tribal people in Jharkhand have instead turned to praying to the animals for protection. The various methods adopted by the forest department have failed to protect the people from the tuskers, which regularly venture into villages, kill humans and destroy crops. The shrinking forest cover and encroachment upon the elephant corridor are the main causes of the man-animal conflict. In response, villagers would arm themselves with sticks, sharp-edged weapons and light a fire and beat drums to keep the elephants away from villages. But nothing tamed the elephants. Trained elephants were called from Assam but they too failed to control the situation. The forest department is planning to put up solar fencing to keep the elephants away from human habitations. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.teluguportal.net/ Source: http://www.teluguportal.net/ |
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Nouvel ouvrage / New book: Fowler, Murray : Biology, Medicine And Surgery of Elephants A consulter sur notre page Livres : / To be consulted on our page Books: www.deselephantsetdeshommes.org/
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Focus : Nouveaux documentaires : « Culture animale » ou la culture comme "propre de l’homme" est ainsi remise en question ET « Emotions animales » : L’etude du comportement animal laisse tres peu de place aux explications d’ordre emotionnel. On presente plutot les sentiments chez les animaux comme des explications fonctionnelles du comportement face à une situation donnee. / New documentaries : « Animal culture » AND « Animal emotions ». A consulter sur notre page Documentaire : / To be consulted on our page Documentaire: www.deselephantsetdeshommes.org/
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Titre / Title : First Evidence to Show Elephants, Like Humans, Apes And Dolphins, Recognize Themselves in the Mirror Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “This newly found presence of mirror self-recognition in elephants, previously predicted due to their well-known social complexity, is thought to relate to empathetic tendencies and the ability to distinguish oneself from others, a characteristic that evolved independently in several branches of animals, including primates such as humans. During the exposure, the elephants tested their mirrored images by making repetitive body movements and using the mirror to inspect themselves, such as by moving their trunks to inspect the insides of their mouths, a part of the body they usually cannot see. Further, the animals did not react socially to their images, as many animals do, and did not seem to mistake their reflection for that of another elephant. One elephant also passed a standard test known as the mark test. Each elephant was marked with visible paint on its forehead--a place it could not see without a mirror--and also received a sham mark of colorless face paint. The sham mark controlled for tactile and odor cues to ensure touching the visible mark was due to seeing its reflection and not to the feel or smell of the paint. This test produced the same results as when great apes and human children are presented with the mark test. Further research on elephant cognition will be conducted by Yerkes' Living Links Center to explore topics in behavioral and cognitive evolution, specifically social complexity in Asian elephants, including cooperation and conflict resolution.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://healthnewsdigest.com/ Source: http://healthnewsdigest.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Doorbells To Chase Elephants Away Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A doorbell can be an effective tool to check marauding elephants from entering into human territory, according to a wildlife expert who has successfully implemented the method in Assam. "The technique involves a cell, switch and a bell connected to a high fence built with nylon strings," said Shimanta Goswami, a member of the Emergency Relief Network of the New Delhi-based Wildlife Trust of India. "Every time an elephant trips on the fence while trying to cross, the bell rings. This gives the people enough time to thwart the animal," Goswami told IANS. The method also can help people count the number of elephants (by counting the number of alarms) entering their territory.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants ‘Sighted’In Maharashtra After 100 Years Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “While the Government of Maharashtra has been allowed to add elephants in its variety of wildlife 'officially' after a century of no records of the animal in the state, the forest officials are busy inviting experts from different states to teach them and the villagers how to tackle these creatures. Not only villagers in south Maharashtra will get a crash course on how to tackle the tuskers which have, after crossing the Karnataka border entered the state and become permanent residents, the domesticated elephants can also be looked after with better care.The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has strongly recommended to include Maharashtra in the ambit of Project Elephant as the elephant population remained stable in the state for over one year. After a debate over elephants, Maharashtra was not allowed to drive these elephants back to Karnataka. The Centre has clearly instructed the state forest department to "take good care" of the animals and have also selected a forest area where they will reside. Suddenly, the state may now have an Elephant Reserve in the areas of Kolhapur and Sangli, after no reports of elephant for over 100 years.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindustantimes.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : UK Company Fined Over Ivory Lieu / Place : U.K. R?sum? / Summary : “A British company specialising in men's luxury grooming products was fined £10 000 on Tuesday for dealing in illegal ivory goods, police said. Detectives seized 24 items - mostly badger hair shaving brushes with elephant ivory handles - from George F Trumper Ltd in London, police said. The handles were stamped "real ivory" and sold for up to £1 100 each. Police also found ivory hairbrushes, glove stretchers and an elephant tusk. The illegal trade in endangered species is one of the major threats faced by wildlife in the world today," said Andy Fisher, head of the wildlife crime unit that investigated the case. "Consumer demand drives this bloody trade and we urge people to remember that every piece of ivory represents a dead elephant." “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news24.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Special Apparatus To Get Mardos Back On His Feet Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : “After months of lying flat, Mardos the baby elephant can look forward to standing up again. An electrical contraption to hoist him up on his feet should be ready tomorrow. His keeper, Ahmad Fitri Osman, is a happy man. “Mardos is recovering well – his eating habits and droppings are normal, although he is slightly overweight because he can’t exercise at the moment. But he is active and like a baby, he is very playful,” he said when interviewed at the sanctuary near here. With the electrical contraption, Mardos will be able to strengthen his weakened leg muscles.Without the electrical contraption, it takes 11 men to turn him over every few hours daily to prevent sores. The 18-month-old calf first made the news in July when it fractured both hind legs while being transported in a truck.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com.my Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Wild Elephant Kills Three Villagers In Sunsari Lieu / Place : Asia, Nepal R?sum? / Summary : “At least three persons were killed and three others were severely injured when a wild elephant went on a rampage in two places in Sunsari district. The elephant crushed a man to death in Panchakanya village and killed two women in Dharan Municipality-15 reports said. Three villagers were injured in the elephant’s attack. The injured persons have been admitted to a hospital in Dharan.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nepalnews.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Anthrax Confirmed In Caprivi Lieu / Place : Africa, Namibia R?sum? / Summary : “The Directorate of Veterinary Services in the Caprivi Region today starts with the mass vaccination of cattle in the area following an outbreak of anthrax that has killed livestock and wild animals. The disease is said to have originated from the Chobe National Park in Botswana where it is believed to have killed dozens of wild animals. It spread to Namibia through animals that freely wander between the two countries. So far, four elephants and eight zebras are known to have died from the disease on the Namibian side of the border.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Fuel, Equipment Problems Affect Bid To Curb Poaching Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “The shortage of fuel, camping and communications equipment is hampering efforts by the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority to curb poaching in the giant Gonarezhou National Park. "Camping equipment forms the basis of our anti-poaching patrols. With adequate equipment, our patrols can be done more effectively," said a senior game warden at Chipinda Pools. The game ranger said the lack of a good communications network in the area was affecting their patrols to curb poaching activities. At Chipinda Pools, game wardens were facing water shortages, while others at the Save-Runde Base Camp had gone for five months scrounging to get water following the breakdown of a borehole.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : 12 wild elephants ran amuck in two Aceh villages Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “At least 12 wild elephants ran amuck in two villages in Trumon Timur sub-district in Aceh Selatan district recently, an official said. The wild elephants trampled down paddies and plantations, and also damaged clean water pipes in Naca village, Trumon Timur sub-district chief Said Azhar said in Trumon on Monday. The agency would send tamed elephants to the areas often disturbed by wild elephants but did not mention when the tamed elephants would be sent to the affected areas.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.antara.co.id/ Source: http://www.antara.co.id/ |
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Titre / Title : Getting set for a big introduction Plans for the zoo elephants' migration to Md. are focused on acceptance and comfort Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “As the Philadelphia and Maryland Zoos' plans to merge their African elephant collections in Baltimore coalesce, foremost in Mike McClure's mind is creating a sense of sisterhood among the family-oriented heavyweights. Capitalizing on the animals' unparalleled sense of smell and recognition, the Maryland Zoo elephant manager will take a messy but important step in building bonds before the big move, which is scheduled for the spring. He will collect dung and urine from Dolly and Anna in Maryland and, with permission, deliver it to Philadelphia, giving Petal, Bette and Kallie the opportunity to "get used to smelling our girls," and paving the way for an acclimation in which the two groups will initially eye and sniff each other from separate enclosures.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.philly.com/ Source: http://www.philly.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Rampaging Elephants Destroy Crops In Central Vietnam Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “A rampaging herd of rare wild elephants is terrorizing two villages in central Vietnam, destroying crops and ignoring villagers' efforts to ward them off. The herd of 20 elephants has stampeded twice since September through the villages of Ya Lop and Ya Loi in the central highlands province of Dak Lak. No one has been hurt but the elephants have trampled and destroyed 50 hectares of cashew, rice and corn in the villages. It was the second incidence of crop-destroying elephants in Vietnam this year. Vietnam now has fewer than 100 elephants left in the wild, though they roamed the country by the thousands just 15 years ago. Hunting and clearing forests for farmland are the main threats to the elephants, environmentalists say. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.playfuls.com/ Source: http://www.playfuls.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Project Elephants is here to stay Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “"Learning to live with elephants" is now the mantra of the Maharashtra forest department and in that, they are now been told by the Centre to prepare the areas in Kolhapur for elephant habitation. With funds under Project Elephants promised for the state, the forest department is trying desperately to reduce man-animal conflict and make the area a safe home for the pachyderms. Also, forest department is urging the villagers to change the crop patterns. Instead, providing them with adequate food supply will ensure no damage to the crop and human habitation. After the area is earmarked, it may get fenced as well. But the environmentalists are against the idea of fencing and claim that the Centre should, instead, ensure that the elephant corridor it maintained and the whole area bordering Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra as a reserve.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindustantimes.com/ Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants kill farmer, destroy houses on Indonesia's Sumatra island Lieu / Place : Asia, Sumatra R?sum? / Summary : “Wild rampaging elephants trampled a farmer to death and destroyed several houses in a village on Indonesia's Sumatra island, witnesses said Tuesday. The head of the Riau province's nature reserve, Nafsir Siregar, said scores of wild elephants have also vandalized the nearby villages of Siak and Balairaja, about 150 kilometers northwest of the regional capital, Pekanbaru. Siregar said there were insufficient funds to relocate the endangered Sumatran elephants to an area where they won't pose a threat to people.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iht.com/ Source: http://www.iht.com/ |
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Focus : 2 articles sur l’évolution des Proboscidiens / 2 articles on the evolution of Proboscidians. A consulter sur notre page Recherches : / To be consulted on our page Research: www.deselephantsetdeshommes.org/
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Titre / Title : Forest Guard Killed By Wild Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A forest guard, Bomman alias `Karadi' Bomman, was killed by wild elephants at the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park on Friday. The Wildlife Warden, Nilgiris, Rakesh Kumar Dogra, said the victim was killed at Narathi, deep inside the sanctuary. Bomman was an expert in dealing with wild elephants and was considered one of the best anti-poaching watchers of the forest department. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Rangers Recover 22 Tusks After Gun Battle With Poachers Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “Zimbabwean game rangers have seized 22 tusks worth $216 000 and arrested two suspected elephant poachers after a dramatic cross-border gunfight with the gang, says an official. Edward Mbewe, spokesperson for the department of parks and wildlife said’ There was an exchange of gunfire and with the aerial support by helicopter, we forced the poachers to flee to Botswana, then north to Zambia. the Parks staff also recovered three elephant tails and game meat in addition to the tusks. The tusks could have been smuggled from Botswana’. In July last year, Zimbabwean authorities arrested two Chinese nationals for trafficking in ivory after 72 tusks valued at $55 000 were discovered. Ivory was in great demand in illegal markets in China, Taiwan and Singapore.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newzimbabwe.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Three Elephants Electrocuted In Orissa Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Three elephants were electrocuted in Redhakhol sub-division of Orissa on Tuesday. The pachyderms died after coming in contact with high voltage electric wires. So far, six elephants have died in a span of two weeks in the région. Forest officials have ruled out poaching as the cause of death and blamed an overhead electrical distribution cable for the deaths."A 11 KV electric wire was there and may be these elephants came for the crop and came in contact with the electric wire and died," said, Subash Mishra, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Orissa. A sharp decline in the natural habitat of elephants is driving them towards neighbouring areas, especially farmlands, resulting in clashes with the local villagers.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Experts Meet To Discuss Elephant Depredation In Maharashtra Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “For the first time in more than hundred years, people in Maharashtra are forced to deal with wild elephants raiding crops and property, experts said. To work out a solution for the affected villages, a workshop was organized by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with the Forest Department.Issues related to bio-diversity, biology and social behavior of elephants, human-elephants conflicts and mitigation measures were discussed at the workshop. Dr P.S.Easa, Sr Director of WTI highlighted the need to made use of the information gained from past experiences, in tackling human-elephants conflicts in various part of the country.’Creation of landscapes for allowing people and elephants to co-exist will be crucial, as elephants need large areas for living (requirement for food and space)’Dr Easa said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : 12,000-Pound Patient Needs Tusk Surgery – With Saws, Chisels Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Tusko, a 12,000-pound, 33-year-old Asian elephant, broke his left tusk 13 years ago; the animal's records don't say how the injury occurred. At the time, a California veterinarian sawed off the fractured portion of tusk flush with the elephant's lip, hoping it would scar over and heal. But the tusk extends approximately 30 centimeters further into the animal's skull, and the remaining section has been chronically infected ever since. On Tuesday, Oregon zoo veterinarian Mitch Finnegan said he is concerned about the effect that chronic inflammation and infection have on the pachyderm's liver and kidneys. So he turned to Boyd Welsch, director of Dental Services at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and an international authority on elephant tusk problems. He expects that Welsch will agree with his treatment plan and will travel to Portland within a couple of months to perform the surgery inside the zoo's elephant barn.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.oregonlive.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Alerte dans le parc national gabonais du Loango Lieu / Place : Africa, Gabon R?sum? / Summary : « Le gouvernement gabonais est pris en tenaille entre le developpement industriel et la preservation de la nature et de l'ecotourisme. Depuis quelques semaines le debat est violent entre les partisans du developpement economique du Gabon qui desirent exploiter son sous-sol, d'une part, et, d'autre part, ceux qui oeuvrent pour la conservation de l'environnement et l'ecotourisme. La societe petroliere chinoise Sinopec qui prospecte dans le Parc national du Loango (Gabon) a grands coups d'explosifs affirme avoir obei a la consigne du gouvernement gabonais donnee debut octobre, de cesser ses tirs en attendant les resultats d'une etude d'impact environnemental. Selon le rapport de WCS et WWF, le sol et l'eau sont pollues par les residus de 16 000 tirs de dynamite, des routes et des campements de base sont etablis sur 740 kilometres, faisant fuir les chimpanzes, les gorilles, et les elephants. « Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.lefigaro.fr/ Source: http://www.lefigaro.fr/ |
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Titre / Title : What Have The Collared Elephants Been Up To? Lieu / Place : Africa, Botswana R?sum? / Summary : “On the 3rd of August 2006 two matriarchs of two separate herds were collared with cell phone collars kindly donated by Momentum. For the occasion Momentum visited Mashatu in order to join us in collaring the elephants. Both collaring operations were a great success and by midday both collared elephants have rejoined their herds. The two matriarchs chosen were Pamina and Agatha. In the case of Agatha her current satellite collar was removed and replaced with a new cell phone collar programmed to give us 2 hourly data points on her location. Pamina has not previously been collared and is considered to be a fairly resident cow on Mashatu. We will see if the collar data proofs this to be right or wrong.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.mashatu.com/ Source: http://www.mashatu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Mastodon's homecoming looks ahead Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “This weekend, Tualatin will host a homecoming celebration about 14,000 years in the making -- and more than 40 years overdue. A mastodon tusk and two molars excavated in 1962 in Tualatin will go on exhibit at the Tualatin Historical Society's Heritage Center. The items, from the dental work of an ancient mastodon, fittingly were kept by the retired Portland dentist who dug them up. Now, for the first time, they will be displayed in the city where they were discovered. George says he was studying at Portland State University in 1962 when he volunteered to dig up a mastodon skeleton the town constable had told him about. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.oregonlive.com/ Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Les elephants sont des vehicules comme les autres Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : « Venus des vertes jungles d'Assam et du Bihar, ils sont une quinzaine a travailler a Mumbai, reduits au statut de migrants illegaux. Dans le trafic exuberant, ils se fraient un chemin, nonchalamment, vers les ceremonies, les mariages, les rallyes politiques. Le mois dernier, la mort de Lakshmi, femelle de 30 ans tuee par un conducteur ivre, a emu la population. Les autorites ont donc decide que les elephants porteraient des plaques d'immatriculation sous forme d'implants fixes entre les oreilles. Un bon moyen de reguler les presences frauduleuses. » Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.lepoint.fr/ Source: http://www.lepoint.fr/ |
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Titre / Title : Hanako the elephant faced with trunk load of woes Lieu / Place : Asia, Japan R?sum? / Summary : “Hanako, a 17-year-old African elephant at Akita Municipal Omoriyama Zoo, is struggling with a torn trunk, zoo officials said. The injury -- as disruptive for elephants as serious hand injuries can be for humans -- is making it difficult for Hanako to eat and drink, but is not expected to lead to other health problems. Zookeepers have her taking regular doses of antibiotics, while keeping close watch over her condition. Nobody knows what caused the injury, but keepers suspect she had been playing with the chain used to keep her in place and the end of her trunk became caught and she hurt it by trying to rip it out.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/ Source: http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/ |
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Titre / Title : Don't honk when you see stray elephants on the road Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : “Motorists along the East-West Highway must not honk or switch on the car headlights when they come across elephants on the road. Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department director Shabrina Mohd Shariff said the advice was among other tips put up on a signboard to inform motorists on what to do in such a situation. The signboards, she said, were put up following reports of elephants straying onto the highway located next to the Belum Forest Reserve, which is the elephants' habitat. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com.my/ Source: http://thestar.com.my/ |
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Titre / Title : S.Korea scientist says paid Russia mafia for mammoth Lieu / Place : Asia, South Korea R?sum? / Summary : “Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said on Tuesday he spent part of private donations for research to pay the Russian mafia for mammoth tissues to clone extinct elephant species. Hwang previously said he obtained mammoth tissues from glaciers and tried to clone them three times but failed. Hwang denied any of the funds were used for anything other than research. He described extra expenses incurred when trying to secure animal ovaries in addition to paying for junior researchers' housing and travel.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.alertnet.org/ Source: http://www.alertnet.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants kill three villagers Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Three people were trampled to death by elephants in different incidents in Kwale and Laikipia districts at the weekend. Villagers claimed the elephant is among those that the Kenya Wildlife Service was moving from Mwalughanje Elephant Sanctuary. Kwale district warden, Mr John Kagwi, said the elephant had been shot dead by KWS personnel. In Laikipia, Thuo Kariuki, who was in a group of villagers, driving away a herd of about 20 elephants, which had invaded their village from the neighbouring Marmanet Forest was attacked and killed. The incident occurred barely a week after KWS personnel arrested five suspected poachers with an elephant’s calf and Impala meat. The suspects, believed to be employees at the government-owned Agricultural Development Corporation Mutara Ranch, were also found in possession of three rifles, provided to guards at the ranch.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.eastandard.net/ Source: http://www.eastandard.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Ivory Haul In Forest Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The safety of animals in Orissa’s Simlipal forest has come under the scanner again with wildlife authorities seizing eight pieces of ivory from four villagers. The recovery was made in the Phansore village area of Lulung, on the southeastern flank of the sanctuary, yesterday. The ivory pieces weighed 5.2 kg. Wildlife officials last week recovered the skeleton of a tusker from the sanctuary. Sources said the officials also seized a hacksaw from the arrested villagers. “According to some estimates, less than 1,200 tuskers are left in India due to poaching,” said Wildlife Trust of India’s Ashok Kumar.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Exhibit Grows In Zoo’s Jumbo Plans Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Like 40 other zoos, Sedgwick County Zoo wants to overhaul and expand its elephant exhibit. In the process, it would add four elephants and launch a breeding program. The breeding program offers the promise of income through additional visitors, and prestige. Only 41 accredited zoos have such a program, according to the AZA, a zoo accrediting, education and conservation group. Reed said he is confident Wichita will support a new elephant exhibit, despite its price tag. Once the zoo's current feasibility study is completed, it can start a campaign to raise funds.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.kansas.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Invade Farms In Lofa – Destroy Several Crops Lieu / Place : Africa, Liberia R?sum? / Summary : “Reports emanating from Lofa County speak of elephants invading villages and farms, as well as destroying crops before returning into the forest. The people of Lofa County are calling on the Liberian Government and international partners, to assist in curbing the destruction of crops by driving away the elephants from their towns, villages and farms, to enable them rebuild their lives. A keen observer of the situation however expressed the need to have the FDA equally take into account the need to preserve the endangered species that had since left the soil of Liberia since the period of the 1960s.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Zoo Expecting First Captive Born Pigmy Elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, Sumatra R?sum? / Summary : “The Sabah Zoological and Botanical Park in Lok Kawi, is expecting the first birth of a Borneo pygmy elephant by a captive jumbo in 16 months. State Wildlife Department Deputy Director, Laurentius N. Ambu said the cow elephant was now into her sixth-month of pregnancy. ‘ We have to monitor the progress of the elephant pregnancy. God willing, if she is healthy we will have the first captive born baby elephant in 16 months,’ he said at a mock cheque presentation-cum-launching of the Orang Utan Exhibit. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyexpress.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Efforts On To Improve Wildlife Habitat Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The forest department is now focusing on improving the habitats of wild animals. Conservator of Forests P.C. Tyagi told media persons recently that with the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary near here becoming part of the Project Tiger concept, conservation efforts had received a shot in the arm. Steps taken to protect the tigers would have a cascading beneficial effect on other wild animals, Mr. Tyagi said. Importance would be given to restoring the health of the peripheral forests.Creation of awareness about the flora and fauna formed an important part of the Project Tiger concept. With the population of wild animals, including elephants and bison increasing and forest cover depleting, the department was engaged in the exercise of preventing man-wildlife conflicts.“ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Kerala's captive elephants get 'registration numbers' Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Captive elephants in Kerala are being given 'registration numbers' - in the form of a microchip device planted under the skin - in order to put an end to frauds committed by unscrupulous owners. It is inserted under the skin behind the left ear of the elephant. The microchip, along with a reading device that can read the number from a distance, will identify the animal in all circumstances. One of the benefits of the unique identity number is that captive-born elephants can be exported only if they have a chip to prove its identity, Cheeran said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.teluguportal.net/ Source: http://www.teluguportal.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Scientist raises issue of elephants maimed by wire snares Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “A South African scientist has expressed concern over the apparent high number of elephants maimed apparently by wire snares laid by poachers to trap game in the northern parts of the country, it was reported Sunday. Professor Rudi van Aarde, head of conservation ecology research at the University of Pretoria, was quoted in the Sunday Independent newspaper as saying he had seen at least seven elephants with parts of their trunks missing during a recent visit to the Mapungubwe National Park. The snares, according to the report, were a widespread method by poachers wanting to trap antelope and other animals for meat and, sometimes, traditional medicines. While elephants are not the only species that killed or maimed by the outlawed practice, there have been numerous sitings of elephants with wounds or disabilities as a result of damage to their sensitive trunks. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://rawstory.com/ Source: http://rawstory.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants stampede through northern Malaysian plantation Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Wild elephants rampaged through a Malaysian plantation district, trampling more than 1,000 banana and rubber trees. At least four elephants believed to be foraging for food ventured out of a jungle Friday and tore through a rural plantation in the northern state of Kedah, shocking villagers whose livelihood depends on the crops, The Star newspaper reported. Villagers have urged wildlife officials to patrol the area over the next few days to prevent the pachyderms from returning amid fears that they might attack humans.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iht.com/ Source: http://www.iht.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants destroy crops in Siha Lieu / Place : Africa, Tanzania R?sum? / Summary : “About 150 hectares of food crops in the newly created Siha district in Kilimanjaro region have been destroyed by elephants for the past 18 months. Briefing the Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Environment), Professor Mark Mwandosya, while on tour of Kilimanjaro region, she said game rangers had been alerted about the marauding jumbos which have also destroyed three hectares of trees. The DC said one man was killed while trying to chase them away and requested the intervention of the central government since her new district is facing acute shortage of forestry and wildlife staff. Meanwhile, 457 out of 12,000 squatters who are being evicted from Siha Plantation Forest have been resettled at Rosely estate in Siha district where they have established permanent homes, Ms Nyamubi told the minister. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/ Source: http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Indonesia to deploy soldiers to help extinguish haze-producing fires Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Indonesia Brush fires that have sent a gray haze over neighboring Malaysia and Singapore scattered rare elephants in an Indonesian forest Tuesday, as the government prepared to have soldiers fight the blazes, officials said. Rare wildlife reserves on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the source of most of the annual brush fires, also have been affected by black smog and thousands of children have been kept out of schools. Indonesia has been struggling to fight brush fires, an annual occurrence set off by farmers or agricultural companies looking for a cheap way to clear brush land for plantations, often palm oil. He suspected four wild elephants found dead last month, most likely from deliberate poisoning, fled the fires into inhabited areas where they came face-to-face with villagers.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iht.com/ Source: http://www.iht.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Bull Mastodons In Deadly Combat; Sound And Fury From Silent Bones Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The American mastodon, a massive, tusk-bearing relative of elephants, inhabited much of North America until its extinction just 10,000 years ago. Strictly plant-eaters, mastodons are often portrayed browsing peacefully on vegetation or lumbering around in small family groups. But mastodons may have had an aggressive side as well. New studies of bone damage on fossil remains of mature mastodon males-aided by 3-D computer graphics-indicate that some died of wounds inflicted by the tusks of other males. University of Michigan paleontologist Daniel Fisher will discuss the results at a news conference Oct. 16 during the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in St. Paul, Minn. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sciencedaily.com/ Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants stray into villages on periphery of BNP Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A herd of around 35 elephants strayed into villages on the periphery of Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) on Sunday night, creating panic among villagers. The elephants strayed into Begehalli, Ramasagara and Nallasandra villages near Jigani in Anekal taluk, three km from the BNP. The animals were seen in an eucalyptus grove in the early hours of Monday. Elephants straying into villages around Bangalore has become a regular phenomenon over the last few years. The repeated invasions by the elephants are not only symptomatic of increased man-animal conflict but also of the encroachment and destruction of BNP. The rapid urbanisation of Bangalore and its suburbs have led to mushrooming of buildings and denudation of lush green forests, thereby driving elephants away from their habitat.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Mystery shrouds elephants’ death Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Three elephants died in the Polagada forest under Rairakhol sub-division, 90 km from here, in the inaccessible Naktideul-Daincha area. The pachyderms died after they had come in contact with high voltage electric wire yesterday night, forest officers in Rairakhol said. Out of the three, two were reported to be females. This is another blow to the forest department which is accused of dwindling number of pachyderms in the state, opined Miss Puspa Mahapatra, an activist of wildlife protection. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thestatesman.net/ Source: http://www.thestatesman.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants kill woman in Jhapa Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “One woman died and another received serious injury as the menace of wild elephants have turned the life of the people living at various parts of Jhapa district quite difficult. Maiya Shrestha of Mangalbare VDC-1 of Shantinagar died after a wild elephant crushed her to death on Monday evening. The wild elephants usually come from PaniGhatta Jungle of the Indian State of West Bengal every year. They cross the Mechi River and enter the Nepali area, affecting the lives of people living in the eastern part of Jhapa district.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/ Source: http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/ |
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Titre / Title : The tragic slaughter of hippos in the Congo Lieu / Place : Africa, RDC R?sum? / Summary : “Hippos will have disappeared from Africa's Virunga National Park by Christmas unless poaching is stopped, wildlife experts have warned. Conservationists at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) say that a Congolese militia group is understood to have killed half the hippo population in the park since setting up a base there two weeks ago. During the last fortnight alone, more than 400 hippos have been slaughtered as well as a number of buffalo, elephants and other animals. The main cause is the area's use as a base for a rebel group known as the Mai Mai who eat and sell hippo meat and ivory, found in the hippos canine teeth. The group has also attacked a number of conservation rangers and their families. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants attack Bangladesh village, five killed Lieu / Place : Asia, Bangladesh R?sum? / Summary : “A herd of wild elephants rampaged through a village in southern Bangladesh on Thursday, killing five members of a family, police and witnesses said. Two children were among those trampled to death by the herd of about 10 elephants in Jangalgunagari village, 350 km (220 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka, a witness said. The elephants also destroyed five bamboo huts and damaged crops before they were chased away by police firing blank shots. Villagers also torched bushes and lit firecrackers to scare the animals away.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.alertnet.org/ Source: http://www.alertnet.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Tanzania To Share Culture, Conservation Today Lieu / Place : Africa, Tanzania R?sum? / Summary : “Josephine Simon and the Rev. Wilbroad Magingi of Tanzania, Africa, are spending two weeks interning at Richard M. Nixon County Park, learning about local conservation issues and sharing ways that conservation is working in their homeland. Simon works as a community conservation officer, empowering members of the community, especially women, to make and sell handcrafted items to tourists. At the same time, she is working to involve the community in conservation. Magingi, an elephant research assistant with AWF, is working in the Kilimanjaro Heartland identifying the conflicts between man and elephants and finding ways for the two to live in harmony.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ydr.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Due Next Month Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : “The long journey from tropical Thailand to Sydney is almost over for five Asian elephants, which are set to arrive at their luxurious new home at Taronga Zoo next month.The elephants were having final quarantine checks on the Cocos Islands in preparation for the final leg of the journey. The Cocos Islands, 2750 kilometres north-west of Perth, are the last stop for the elephants before they undertake a 10-hour flight to Sydney on a Russian aircraft. The new elephant enclosure has hot and cold showers, a breeding pen, a mudbath and swimming pools.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.smh.com.au Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Dies After Consuming Fermented Wash Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “An elephant, which consumed fermented wash, died at Anaikatti forest area, along the Tamil Nadu-kerala border, forest department sources said.The pachyderm had strayed from its herd in search of water and had run amok in Sholayar in Kerala a few days back. It had consumed the wash, containing ammounium sulphate and battery acid, from a reserve forest area in that state where illicit distillation activities were going on and had fallen ill. The post-mortem revealed that the elephant had inflammation in the liver and instestinal haemorrhage. Tamil Nadu forest officials have already alerted their Kerala counterparts about the illicit brewing activities going on in the reserve forest area,” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Conservationists Honoured For Bravery Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Three wildlife conservation managers who "placed themselves in a dangerous situation beyond the call of duty" to help injured colleagues after a deadly elephant attack, have been honoured. And one of them, Tony Conway, conservation manager of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, also received a further commendation in recognition of his courageous leadership. The tragedy that led to their awards unfolded last November at Charters Creek, on Lake St Lucia, as an EKZN Wildlife team was returning to a field staff camp in a three ton truck from routine burning operations at Hell's Gate.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.int.iol.co.za Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Micochips Will Solve Mumbai Motorists’Elephant Problem Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants in India's financial capital are to be microchipped to make sure unlicensed ones don't give motorists a jumbo-sized headache."A microchip is like a voter identity card: if an elephant doesn't have one, we'll know it's in the city illegally," said Sarfaraz Khan, deputy conservator of forests for Mumbai's Thane district and the driving force behind the initiative. Khan said there were just five licenced elephants in the city, but with owners not reporting their animals to avoid paying fees, animal activists estimate there could be 15 in Mumbai.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailymail.co.uk Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : PAWS May Add Visitor Center Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Minnie the elephant has been performing in circuses for the majority of her 51 years. With arthritis and a host of other health problems, Minnie retired from show business and spends her time relaxing on the quiet acres of an animal sanctuary. She is living at the Performing Animal Welfare Society’s ARK2000 in San Andreas. The non-profit refuge, which shelters exotic animals, has formed a partnership with a multi-county resource group to set up a visitor center. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.calaverasenterprise.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Going To Greener Pastures : Safari Moving Its Two Elephants To Bigger Facilities – Stumpy and Mamma are packing their trunks Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “After 25 years at Lion Country Safari, the peaceful pachyderms are moving to other elephant-friendly places in the United States. They've been the only African elephants for the public to see in Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties, but now they're leaving. Lion Country Safari is participating in an elephant conservation program by the AZA, an accrediting organization for zoos. Officials with the program asked smaller zoos and wildlife parks to donate their elephants to larger facilities better equipped to take care of them.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.redorbit.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Shanti Delivers Baby Elephant Today At Houston Zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Shanti, the Houston Zoo's Asian elephant, gave birth early Sunday morning to a 384-pound male calf that zoo officials believe is the largest ever delivered at any facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The unnamed calf also stands 40 inches tall and measures 40 inches from his head to the rump An Asian elephant normally weighs 150 to 340 pounds at birth. The size of the calf could be attributed to the size of its father, Thai, or to the fact that Shanti was overdue.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.chron.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants terrorize Vietnam farmers Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “A group of four wild elephants on Tuesday ravaged a mountainous village of farmers in Vietnam’s central province Quang Nam, reported local authorities. Luckily, no one has been injured or killed, but the elephants – including three mature and a young one – devastated over ten hectares of crops in the 5th village of Tra Doc commune in Bac Tra My district. Police, military servicemen and locals are now taking turns on guard, beating drums and setting fires to intimidate and drive the menacing animals away. But the elephants seem to be growing immune to the threats, even getting more angry and aggressive. A source from Tuoi Tre said illegal hunters had gathered in the area to kill the elephants for tusks, a practice banned in Vietnam, that could result in imprisonment. Local authorities have endeavored to invite foreign experts to the area to trap and move them to protected forests, but as yet nothing is in place to solve the problem.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thanhniennews.com/ Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo's new elephants due by Christmas Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : “Three young Asian elephants bound for a breeding program in the Melbourne Zoo are expected to arrive before Christmas. The three marked for Melbourne and five for Sydney were the centre of legal action and protests that delayed their departure from Thailand for two years. The three — 12-year-old Dokkoon and five-year-olds Kulab and Num-Oi — will be used in Australia's first elephant breeding program.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theage.com.au/ Source: http://www.theage.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants kill 3 villagers Lieu / Place : Asia, Sri Lanka R?sum? / Summary : “Wild elephants dragged two women and a seven-year-old girl out of their huts and then crushed them to death in a village in eastern Sri Lanka, police said on Monday. The elephants entered the village of Mohinipuram in Ampara district at dusk on Sunday, charging at residents and creating panic among villagers. Wild elephants are increasingly entering villages in search of food as deforestation destroys their natural habitats. Earlier this year, the government said it would capture destructive elephants and tame them before putting them to work for the conservation department or to promote tourism. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news24.com/ Source: http://www.news24.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Villagers desert homes fearing elephant attack Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Fear of revenge by a herd of elephants has forced people in a Jharkhand village to flee from their homes following the death of a baby elephant after it fell into a well. A baby elephant fell into a well in Banta village Saturday night, about 70 km from here after it got separated from the herd. The elephant finally succumbed to injuries Sunday morning despite a valiant rescue bid by the villagers and forest department officials. The forest department is also taking precautionary measures to keep the tuskers away from the village.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.kentucky.com Source: http://www.teluguportal.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants kill three females in Akkaraipattu Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Two women and a child were crushed to death by some wild elephants when they entered the village Alimnagar in Akkaraipattu in Amparai district Sunday night around 09:30 p.m. Marauding elephants Sunday evening entered after dusk charging residents and damaged several huts. Elephants had dragged the victims out of their huts and dashed them on the ground. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.tamilnet.com/ Source: http://www.tamilnet.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Illegal ivory trade prospers in Angola Lieu / Place : Africa, Angola R?sum? / Summary : “Despite a shrinking population of elephants, Angola is emerging as a regional hub in the illegal ivory trade. Its share of the trade in ivory tusks has doubled in the past year, according to a report by wildlife organisations TRAFFIC and WWF International, who surveyed the volume of elephant ivory available in curio markets in Luanda. Of the 37 countries that still harbour wild populations of African elephants, Angola is the only one that has not signed the CITES, the main mechanism for regulating trade in endangered and threatened wildlife. Now, Angola has no more than 246 elephants, according to the IUCN. But the booming ivory trade may be bad for business in Angola in the long term. As elephants are killed so are the chances of boosting revenue by attracting tourists interested in seeing elephants in the wild.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.alertnet.org/ Source: http://www.alertnet.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Zimbabwe: Elephant Overpopulation Keeps Cull Debate Simmering Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “Southern African countries have been plunged into an elephant management and ecological degradation crisis that demands urgent action. Regional governments believe a legal and controlled ivory trade could bring substantial economic benefits without jeopardising the conservation of the species, or a further loss of biodiversity. That could include halving the jumbo population to bring them to manageable levels through translocation or exporting live animals to countries that need them. Also on the table is the controversial culling method, which Zimbabwe would like to see resume after a hiatus of 17 years. Meanwhile, the Zimbabwean authorities are encouraging the participation of local communities in elephant conservation efforts, through the Community Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE), in which villages are part of the decision-making process, and the main beneficiaries of revenue earned from wildlife. Affected communities are not paid compensation by the government. However, rural district councils under CAMPFIRE have set aside funds for loss of property, crops and even death.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com/ Source: http://allafrica.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Orphaned elephants move to new home Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Twelve elephants in KwaZulu-Natal that were to have been shot have been reprieved and will be moved a wildlife sanctuary in Limpopo, Animal Rights Africa said today. Due to a successful land restitution claim, the entire Thukela Biosphere Reserve, near Weenen, now has new owners who do not want the elephants on their newly returned land. A decision to cull the elephants was taken earlier this year by the new owners of the land, the Lindaukhuhle Trust. Hunters were called in to carry out the task but due to the intervention of two animal rights groups, Justice for Animals and Xwe African Wild Life, a reprieve for the elephants was negotiated. A new home for the elephants was found at the SanWild sanctuary near Letsitele in Limpopo. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.businessday.co.za/ Source: http://www.businessday.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild animal smugglers stopped in their tracks Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “A check stop in northern Vietnam uncovered a large cache of wild animal parts in a truck including 11 elephant tusks, while hundreds of kilograms of animals were seized in the south yesterday. Traffic police in the northern province Thanh Hoa Saturday morning searched the truck carrying the elephant tusks, and found 22 tiger teeth, 6 bear galls and 4 tiger skulls. The smuggler fled the scene, but the contraband was retrieved and brought to the provincial investigation agency.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thanhniennews.com/ Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Doctor Touts Vasectomies for Elephants Lieu / Place : USA, Africa R?sum? / Summary : “At Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, head veterinarian Mark Stetter demonstrates the 5-foot contraception tool for a procedure that he hopes will help control Africa's elephant population: vasectomies. The theme park's plan is the latest attempt to deal with what African officials say is overpopulation, although conservationists dispute that. But some African wildlife experts and advocates say the vasectomies plan is ill-conceived, blaming the problem instead on elephants in parks being confined to small areas that don't resemble the natural ecosystem. The vasectomies plan was devised to help solve problems with culling and transplanting elephants, which can adversely affect the animals' families.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Aceh elephants running wild Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Wild elephants who are losing their natural habitat are encroaching on residential areas in Trumon Timur, southern Aceh, destroying hectares of crops. The latest incident occurred Monday at 10:30 p.m. when three elephants came down on a rice field and destroyed the crops. The frequency of elephant incursions into human settlements had increased over the past two weeks after the local Natural Resources Conservation Center the Leuser International Foundation withdrew two trained elephants that had been used to scare away the local elephants. The two tame elephants and their 12 trainers from the Saree Elephant Training Center were on a two-week loan to the area. They managed to catch one wild elephant during their time in Trumon Timur.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Animal behaviour: Rogue elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “Attacks by elephants on humans, both in Africa and India, have been increasing dramatically in the past five years. As villagers tell of 'revenge raids', scientists argue that loss of habitat and social structure is seriously destabilising these magnificent creatures. Now new research has begun to emerge, suggesting that the incidence of elephant attacks on humans is growing because elephants are suffering severe trauma as a result of seeing so many of their kin killed by humans, according to a report in the New York Times Magazine. In a forthcoming book, Gay Bradshaw, a psychologist at the environmental sciences programme at Oregon State University, argues that elephants are suffering from severe trauma as a result of decades of poaching, culling and habitat loss that have disrupted the structures of traditional elephant society. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.independent.co.uk/ Source: http://news.independent.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Beware, elephants, corridors on the wane! Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The book by the title ‘Yaanaiyai Pinthodarum Vannathupoochi’, authored by K Kalidasan and V Ramakrishnan of Osai, an environmental organisation here, speaks about the dependence of butterflies and carnivores on elephants besides the latter’s invaluable role in our ecosystem and hence the urgent need to protect them. The authors give a note of caution on the dwindling elephant corridors leading to the conflicts. The government, which accords priority to sanctuaries and national parks, should recognise the importance of elephant corridors. As of now, there is pressure on the officials to accord permission for carrying out construction activities in the elephant corridors as in places like Anaikatti in the district. According to the environmentalists, if the buildings come up, it will not only prevent elephant movement, but the water, available there, will be sucked up due to the use of borewells.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newindpress.com/ Source: http://www.newindpress.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Victory for elephants as CITES says No to ivory stockpile sale Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “Conservationists, including IFAW, scored a major victory today when the Standing Committee of CITES, decided against allowing the one-off sale of 60 metric tonnes of stockpiled ivory – representing thousands of elephants – which would have placed endangered elephants in Africa and Asia under increased threat from poachers. However, a decision to approve Japan as an approved stockpile buyer was condemned for clearing the way for future sales. The decision not to allow the sales came after concerns about the ability of the MIKE monitoring system to provide sound and reliable information to support CITES decision-making. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ifaw.org/ Source: http://www.ifaw.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Victoire pour les éléphants : la CITES dit non à la vente d'ivoire Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : « Les écologistes, et notamment IFAW ont obtenu une victoire essentielle hier. En effet, le Comité Permanent de la CITES a voté contre l’autorisation de la vente exceptionnelle d’un stock de 60 tonnes d’ivoire - représentant des milliers d’éléphants - ce qui aurait placé les éléphants d’Afrique et d’Asie sous la menace croissante des braconniers. Cependant, la décision d’approuver le Japon en tant qu’acheteur agréé pour ces stocks a été condamnée parce qu’ouvrant la voie à des ventes futures. La décision de ne pas autoriser les ventes a été prise après que des inquiétudes aient été exprimées concernant la capacité du système MIKE de contrôle de l’abattage illégal des éléphants à fournir des informations fiables pour soutenir les prises de décision de la CITES. « Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ifaw.org/ Source: http://www.ifaw.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Keeping Jumbos Out Of Burial Site Lieu / Place : Asia, Sumatra R?sum? / Summary : “A community-based eco-tourism company launched its first “Community Conservation Fund” project in Sukau, Kinabatangan to help check elephant intrusions at a burial site. The project undertaken by Red Ape Encounters and Adventures Sdn Bhd. (RAE) will help fund the setting up of an electric fence to protect a communal gravesite from elephant encroachment. The gravesite lies along the regular migration route of about 150 Borneo Pygmy elephants. Their movement causes damage to the gravestones resulting in human-elephant conflict. “It is not the elephants’ fault that they encroach into our areas as their habitat has become smaller and smaller as more land is converted for development.“This is why it is crucial to practice and carry out measures to integrate wildlife and habitat conservation that are suitable with local social-economic development,” explained Sahdin. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thestar.com.my Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Princess Enjoys 25 Birth Elephant At Royal Kraal Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Princess MC Rangsinoppadol Ukol, renowned animal activist and conservation warrior was thrilled as the new baby was born with a wishing star in the sky. The Princess named the baby Muenlan, meaning many millions. “Rasamee (the mother) is beautiful both in nature and structure and the baby reflects her attributes. I believe she is very special and she will be instrumental in helping to create the funds to make this place world famous. Princess Rangsinoppadol is keen for the story of Ayutthaya and the King’s elephants to continue.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant’s Weight Loos Puzzles Zoo Vets Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “They say that the camera adds a few pounds. Not so for Maliha, the celebrated Asian elephant calf who's had thousands of cameras aimed at her since her birth Aug. 2 at the St. Louis Zoo. Maliha, to the alarm of Zoo veterinarians, has lost weight. On Thursday, the Zoo announced that Maliha has moved indoors - out of sight of her human fans - while Zoo officials watch her around the clock. The weight loss is not a crisis, said Dr. R. Eric Miller, director of the Zoo's WildCare Institute. But what's causing it is a mystery. An ultrasound, blood tests and a thorough physical failed to detect any sign of disease or infection. Her mother, Ellie, tested negative for a breast infection that could have been blocking milk flow. Maliha hasn't acted sick, but Zoo officials thought she seemed a little less peppy of late, Miller said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.stltoday.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Take Centre Stage Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A slice of the royal Orient of yore will be seen on Monday when majestic elephants take centre stage to add lustre to the Vijayadashami procession to mark the grand finale of the Mysore Dasara celebrations. Three of them- Srirama, Gajendra and Abhimanyu- are `stars,' having made an appearance in a Panda Award-winning documentary. In the early 1990s, Srirama, Gajendra and Abhimanyu were taken into the dense jungles on the Madhya Pradesh-Bihar border at the behest of the local authorities who were at their wits' end with a few rogue elephants on the rampage near Ambikapur. The responsibility of bearding the rogues in their den fell on Abhimanyu, Srirama and Gajendra, who were known to be tough and aggressive with a no-nonsense approach to work. Assisted by a female elephant, Shobha, who did not make it to the Dasara this year, the three entered and vanquished the rogue herd much to the delight of the local people.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thehindu.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Sounds Of Neighing Horses Used To Scare Away Wild Elephants. Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Wildlife authorities in Assam will soon play recorded sounds of horses neighing to scare away hungry wild Asiatic elephants currently locked in deadly turf wars with humans."We shall be recording the sound of horses neighing and then play the same over loudspeakers in areas where elephant depredation is very serious in an attempt to scare away the pachyderms," Assam’s chief wildlife warden M Malakar said. This was among other measures devised at an emergency meeting of experts, officials, elephant owners, and locals that concluded at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam to ease the alarming man-elephant conflict in the region. The meeting also decided to launch a massive awareness campaign to relocate elephant habitats and evict people settled illegally in forest areas. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gulf-times.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Celina Jaitley Raises Funds For Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The heart breaking news about 25 year old elephant Laxmi being knocked down by a truck distressed quite a few people including Celina Jaitley. As per reports in a daily, Celina has taken up the cause of Indian elephants kept at various national parks and zoos across the European Union. Even actor Rahul Khanna had recently written to the CM regarding the ruthless plight of elephants. Celina said that it was time the authorities woke up to the mistreatment and other issues plaguing elephants.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://Glamsham.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Kenya Gives Elephants More Room Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Kenyan wildlife authorities resumed the relocation of hundreds of elephants from an overcrowded reserve in Kenya's coastal region to a more spacious park further inland. The second phase of the relocation from the Shimba Hills National Reserve to Tsavo East National Park, will target about 250 elephants. Shimba Hills, which is around 200 square kilometers , is now home to about 550 elephants but has a capacity of at most 500, while Tsavo East is about 14,000 square kilometers. “There's a lot of human-wildlife conflict as well as environmental degradation so if we manage to reduce the number to that level then. We shall have a manageable ecosystem in that reserve," Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokeswoman Connie Manai said. The animals would be moved in family groups over a period to ease the stress of the relocation.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://uk.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Punnathur Kota Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Thirupathi, Sabarimala and Guruvayur are the three major temples in South India visited by crores of devotees, all through the year. If there is some attractive magnetic force which differentiates Guruvayur from other temples, it is the temple owned elephant home, popularly known as Aanathavalam or Punnathur Kota. None of these elephants are bought by the temple. They are all donated by devotees for fulfillment of their wishes. This function is called Nadairuthai. The elephant home at Punnathur Kota, an old palace of a local king, was started in 1976 with 16 elephants, since there was no space to keep them near the temple. Now the number has increased to 62 with 3 to 4 elephants joining every year. All the Guruvayur elephants are very well looked after, and they undergo one month rejuvenation treatment in June-July months where they are given ayurvedic tonics, massages and baths. Normally, an elephant bath takes six hours. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.organiser.org/ Source: http://www.organiser.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Wildlife body starts moving 250 elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : "The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has embarked on the second phase of the elephant translocation programme. “Mr Patrick Omondi, the KWS Head of Species and Management Conservation, told that yesterday a family of five elephants and one bull were moved from the Shimba Hills National Reserve to Tsavo East National Park on Saturday. He said KWS would transfer 250 elephants in one month. Last year 150 elephants were moved, during the first phase of the exercise, in the largest elephant translocation in the world. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.eastandard.net/ Source: http://www.eastandard.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Jumbos go hi-tech in Kerala Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The programme of implanting electronic identity cards in the form of microchips on captive elephants was inaugurated here on Monday by Kerala Forests Minister Binoy Viswam at the start of the Wildlife Week celebrations in the state. The programme is part of the state's measures to ensure proper upkeep of the jumbos by owners and mahouts. The minute chip containing all the `personal data' of the elephants would be implanted in the skin behind the left ear of the animal.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dnaindia.com/ Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Oregon Researchers Find Key To Pachyderm Pain Relief Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “Providing safe, effective pain control for ailing elephants has frustrated zoos and sanctuaries for decades, but researchers at Oregon State University have zeroed in on relief for the colossal creatures. While it's long been known that ibuprofen and phenylbutazone are effective pain killers, no one really knew just how much to give an elephant. But Ursula Bechertand John Mark Christensen have calculated the optimal therapeutic dose levels of both ibuprofen and phenylbutazone for elephants, both common pain medications used in large animals. The OSU team found the effective dose of ibuprofen is six milligrams per kilogram of weight for Asian elephants and seven milligrams per kilogram for African elephants, given every 12 hours. It isn't much different than the standard human dose, except humans metabolize the drug much faster, Christensen said. In humans, the therapy is repeated every four to six hours. For phenylbutazone, the optimal dose is three milligrams per kilogram for both Asian and African elephants, but Asian elephants need dosing every 48 hours, compared to every 24 hours in African elephants.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.medfordnews.com/ Source: http://www.medfordnews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Meeting for White Elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, Myanmar R?sum? / Summary : “Yesterday authorities from Buthidaung Township held a meeting at the Forest Department's office to discuss searching for white elephants in the Mayu Range. The meeting was held by authorities from the police, army, the Forest Department, and Township Councils after a message was received from local mountaineers that a white elephant is roaming the jungle with a group of elephants. During the meeting, the authorities formed two groups - Group A, and Group B - to find and catch the white elephant. The two groups consist of police members, Forest Department officials, and members of village councils, or Rayaka. The two groups are hoping to catch the white elephant in the area very soon. White elephants are exalted by the Burmese community, and Burmese junta has a belief that the presence of a white elephant will bring prosperity and wealth to a country.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.narinjara.com/ Source: http://www.narinjara.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant dung decomposition and coprophilous fungi in two habitats of semi-arid Botswana Lieu / Place : Africa, Botswana R?sum? / Summary : “In order to understand the impact of habitat changes on ecosystem processes caused by increased populations of elephants, elephant dung decomposition was studied in semi-arid Botswana. Dung decomposition rates were studied with and without the presence of arthropods, using pairs of exposed dung and dung enclosed in nylon-mesh bags, respectively. Dung decomposition rates were lower in the absence of arthropods. The rates in the late wet season were higher in the scrubland than in the woodland. In the early dry season, immediately after the wet season, the rates were higher in the woodland than in the scrubland. The difference in decomposition rates between habitats was attributed to microclimatic conditions created by vegetation cover.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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Titre / Title : Tourism official proposes elephant ban at Angkor Lieu / Place : Asia, Cambodia R?sum? / Summary : “A tourism official proposed to prohibit elephants from entering Cambodia's Angkor Park, right after the government enforced a ban of dog at the heritage last week to ensure its peace and cleanness. Moeung Sonn, managing director of Eurasie Travel and president of the National Association of Tourism Enterprises, was quoted by the Cambodia Daily as saying that the pachyderms carrying visitors to the temples might be a hazard to the daily 2,000 to 3,000 walking tourists who went to the nearby mountain to watch the sunset. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.people.com.cn/ Source: http://english.people.com.cn/ |
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Titre / Title : The Waco Mammoth Site Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Although not currently open to the public, the site is being considered for inclusion into the National Park Service. The archeology site is unique because it preserves a herd killed by natural causes, and it includes adults and juveniles. Two hikers discovered the fossilized remains of the elephantlike creatures sticking out of the river bank in 1976. It might have been an early spring day when the herd of Waco Colombian mammoths wandered to the water's edge of the Bosque River. The stream began rising slowly at first as a thunderstorm moved down the river valley. In a flash, the herd was trapped in flood waters. In the confusion as the mammoths tried to escape, a 55-year-old bull and 45-year-old female each grabbed a juvenile in their mighty tusks and tried to lift the youngsters out of harm's way. As the pair struggled up the steep incline from the river followed by the rest of the family, the muddy bank collapsed and buried them all in an instant. So far scientists have found the skeletons of 24 mammoths at the site along with a camellike animal. It is the largest concentration of the mammoth species ever found that died of natural causes, Whitlock says. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.austinchronicle.com/ Source: http://www.austinchronicle.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant tusk recovered from animal poachers Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two men in Bijnor and recovered from them an elephant tusk, worth thousands of dollars in the international market. "My informer told me that some people are involved with elephant tusk smuggling. I went to the spot along with my informer and other officials. One of the three ran away, but we arrested two and recovered an elephant tusk," said, Javed Khan, a police officer. Forest officials said the recovered tusk could be linked to the killing of an elephant in May 2005 in Uttaranchal. Poaching of animals is rampant in the dense forests of Uttaranchal.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Philadelphia Zoo Relocating Its Elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The announcement that the elephant exhibit would be closed came at a news conference this afternoon. The African elephants - 50-year-old Petal, 24-year-old Kallie and 23-year-old Bette - will be moved to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. The Maryland Zoo is undergoing a major expansion of its elephant habitat starting with construction of a long, looped "elephant trail" from the existing exhibit, which will wind through wooded hillsides. 42-year-old Dulary, an Asian elephant, will go to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. The Philadelphia Zoo had wanted to build a larger habitat where it could raise baby elephants, but officials could not raise the 16-million dollars needed for the project. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://abclocal.go.com/ Source: http://abclocal.go.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Andries ‘Clem’Coetsee Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : “CLEM COETSEE was one of Africa’s most respected game conservationists. In 1979, Coetsee perfected the technique of eliminating an entire herd, except for its infants, in one fusillade, to avoid the psychological trauma that elephants experience after witnessing the violent death of their peers. He developed a technique of drug-darting, crating and transporting full-grown elephants, and later whole families, as an alternative to culling them. In 1992 the worst drought in a century impelled him to do what wildlife experts thought was impossible: to relocate adult elephants For the first time, individual adult elephants were loaded on to cattle trucks and taken hundreds of miles to private conservancies After individuals, he tried families. He continued in 1993, and became so efficient that he could move three families in a day. Andries ‘Clem’ Coetsee, wildlife expert, was born on May 13,1939. He died from a heart attack on September 4,2006, aged 67.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.timesonline.co.uk Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Why Elephants Are Going On The Pill Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “In West Bengal, Forestry officials say that they plan to administer the first of the contraceptive pills and injections to 20 captive elephants this month..“You have to understand that keeping elephants is very costly and, if they breed, it becomes even more expensive,” P.T. Bhutiya, a senior West Bengal forestry official, told. Captive bulls and cows graze freely together once their work is over. Another problem is that wild bull elephants break into the enclosures to mate with the females. Once a cow is pregnant, she cannot work for her entire 20-month gestation. And for years after the birth, she tends to her calf rather than obeying her handler.Wildlife activists fear the contraceptive — porcine zona pellucida (PZP) — could disrupt the complex social structure of elephant herds. Mukuta Mukherjeee, co-ordinator of the group environmental Friends of Wetlands and Wildlife, described the programme as a “killing exercise”. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.timesonline.co.uk Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Wildlife Groups Call For Elephant Ban In Mumbai Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Wildlife groups called for an elephant ban in India’s financial capital yesterday after a 25-year-old female pachyderm was left paralysed in her second road accident in three years. Mahouts, or handlers, can earn thousands of rupees by allowing their elephants to take part in ceremonies and crack coconuts in a symbol of good luck for the future, wildlife workers said. But they called for a ban on elephants in the steamy city of 18mn people where melting tarmac roads infect their feet and where they constantly risk injury from the vehicles that clog the streets.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gulf-times.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant-Human Battle Rages In Assam, Emergency Meeting Called Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Wildlife authorities in Assam have warned that the human-elephant conflict has reached alarming proportions with the pachyderms straying into towns and cities looking for food.. Wildlife officials are holding an emergency meeting next Monday at the famed Kaziranga National Park in eastern Assam to devise new strategies to reduce the human-elephant conflict.’A shrinking forest cover and encroachment of elephant corridors have forced the pachyderms to stray out of their habitats into human settlement areas,' said Kushal Konwae Sharma. Satellite imagery shows that between 1996 and 2000, villagers encroached on about 280,000 hectares of thick forests in Assam.Villagers in the past drove away herds by beating drums or bursting firecrackers. Now they poison the animals.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://in.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Alert train driver saves six elephants in Rajaji Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The elephants were crossing the railway track near Kansrao section of the park, when the the watchful driver noticed them, said officials. After reaching the Kansrao section at about 6 pm, the driver pressed on the emergency brake after spotting the elephants less than 60 meters ahead. The 18 km stretch of the railway track in Rajaji has witnessed several fatal accidents in the past. Between 1987 and 2002, 20 elephants have died on this stretch. Railway and forest officials have been working jointly with WTI for past several years to prevent fatal accidents of wildlife in train hits in Rajaji National Park. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/ Source: http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Paralysed Laxmi Succumbs To Her Injuries Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Doctors yet to find exact cause of pachyderm’s death, animal activists plan to file petition in court. Laxmi failed to make it. The 25-year-old non-tusker, who was hit by a water tanker on the Sion-Panvel Highway at Chembur on Tuesday night, succumbed to her injuries at the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals in Parel at 4.30 am on Friday. Laxmi had fractured her spinal cord and left hind leg in the accident and was paralysed. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://cities.expressindia.com/ Source: http://cities.expressindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Four Elephants Found Dead In Riau Forests Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Four bodies of wild elephants have been found in the jungles of Riau province. Environmentalists suspected that the animals were dead after they were poisoned. Samsuardi estimated the animals were killed one month ago. Meanwhile, Nurcholis Fadli also from WWF said that he believed villagers killed the elephants because they had been destroying crops, or because starving elephants had trampled at least four farmers to death last month. He said he believed the dead elephants were from the same family in Tesso Nilo National Park, where several other elephants were found dead earlier this year. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : A Male in the Way by Mike Loomis Lieu / Place : Africa, Cameroon R?sum? / Summary : “Once we got back on the trail, we came across a set of tracks from a female and two calves. We followed those tracks for about 90 minutes, and then noticed that a set of tracks from a large male had joined those from the initial three animals. What this told us is that the female was probably in heat and that the male was following her hoping to mate. What this also meant was that there was no way the female was going to stop moving in the near future, and that there was no way we were going to catch up to the four animals. So, we called the tracking off and headed back to camp.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.fieldtripearth.org/ Source: http://www.fieldtripearth.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants To Leave Garden City Zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Two jumbo-sized will be making their way to Florida. Moka and Chana, female African elephants that have been tenants of Lee Richardson Zoo since 1986, will be transferred next month to Florida’s Jackson Zoo for breeding. Because the elephants will need time to adjust to their new environment and gestation is so long for pachyderms - 22 months - officials aren't planning on Moki or Chana, or any of their offspring, ever returning. The switch is in line with zoo industry efforts to ramp up captive breeding of elephants since they rarely are taken from the wild anymore. Lee Richardson officials unsuccessfully tried to artificially inseminate Chana in 2003 and now, with the 24-year-old Garden City pachyderms' biological clocks ticking, natural breeding will be attempted with the male elephants in Jacksonville.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on :http//www.newschannel10.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : OHSU Research, Biochemist Rasmussen Dies At 67 Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “‘Bets’Rasmussen, an Oregon biochemist renowned for her discoveries of how elephants chemically communicate, died Sunday in a Seattle hospital. She was 67. A decade ago, Rasmussen gained international attention when she reported in the journal Nature her discovery of the sex pheromone that female elephants secrete in their urine to let bulls know they’re ready to mate. The Breakthrough came after 15 years of dogged research and, as she liked to joke, ‘after collecting 700 gallons of elephant urine’.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.oregonlive.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Republic Of Congo Creates Protected Areas Lieu / Place : Africa, Congo R?sum? / Summary : “The Republic Of Congo Monday announced the establishment of two massive protected areas for elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas. Nearly 3.800 square miles will create protected areas that together could be larger than Yellowstone National Park, Minister Henri Djombo and officials from the Wildlife Conservation Society announced at the United Nations Monday. The first new protected area will be called the Ougoue-Lekiti National Park and lies in the western part of the country. It will adjoin Bateke National Park in Gabon, which was established with WCS’s help in 2002.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.redorbit.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Judge Dismisses Suit About Zoo Elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector dismissed a lawsuit Monday brought by local animal-rights activists against Woodland Park Zoo and the city of Seattle. Valerie Bittner, NARN’s attorney, said the zoo’s oldest elephant, Bamboo, was experiencing ‘elephant psychological breakdown’ because of improper care and lack of space in its one-acre yard. NARN sought to get Bamboo move to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee. Spector dismissed all the claims against the city, the zoo, its directors and staff, saying they had no merit –except for the claim filed under the Endangered Species Act, which the judge ruled belongs under the jurisdiction of the federal court.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://seattletimes.nwsource.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Hope For Sabah Wildlife Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Efforts to conserve wildlife such as elephants and their ecosystems will be further enhanced following the formation of the Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT). Protem chairman Tan Sri Richard Lind said at present many plantations plant oil palm right up the riverbanks, which inevitably isolate natural forests in the process.’ Even the remaining undisturbed natural forests are sold as soon as land application is accepted. Thus, it is urgent to negotiate the land which has remaining natural forest. The current issues and problems relating to biodiversity and wildlife conservation in Sabah are mainly isolation of protected areas as well as intensive use by oil palm-plantations without considering the integrity and continuity of wildlife habitat and ecosystems. The plantations blocked the migration route of Borneo Pigmy elephant and also isolated the orang-utan into small habitats’.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyexpress.com.my Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Activists See Red Over Painted Elephant Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Animal activists are furious that an elephant was spray-painted for an art exhibit protesting world poverty.’ I think it sends a very wrong message that abusing animals is not only OK, it is an art form’ said Ed Boks, head of the city’s Animals Services Department. We find it no longer acceptable to dye baby chicks at Easter but it is OK to dye an elephant. Bill Byer, a regional Director of the group In Defense of Animals, went to see the animal at the exhibit Friday afternoon. ‘It didn’t seem the elephant was under stress he said. There were carrots and things, but it is another example of our exploitation of animals so gimmicky and unnecessary.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.montereyherald.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Birth Control Ire In India Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A decision to administer birth control to female elephants in India’s West Bengal around Calcutta is drawing fire from animal-rights groups. West Bengal has about 400 elephants, of which nearly 70 are tamed and in service to private owners or the state forest department. A forestry official said budget cuts are forcing the department to maintain those elephants that are useful and introduce birth control amongst the wole population There are three to four births annually among the department’s elephants the official said. Wildlife conservation groups are angered by the proposed birth control. Instead of preventing reproduction,they said, baby elephants should be released to the wild, or alternative funding sought.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.calcuttanews.net Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Kerala Tiger Reserve On Red Alert Following Anthrax Scare Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Kerala Forest Department officials have issued a red alert in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the best conserved and protected tiger and elephant reserves in India, following reports of anthrax virus scare. Though the anthrax virus cannot spread very fast, and there is nothing to worry, the officials say that the Periyar Lake, which is spread over an area of 26 square kilometres and is the nucleous of the wildlife reserve, can help the bacteria to spread to other animals. An elephant died at the reserve on September 10, and samples of its blood sent to the Centre For Infectious Diseases at Thiruvananthapuram had tested positive for anthrax. There are about 36 to 40 tigers and many elephants in the reserve.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://in.news.yahoo.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants May Get IDs, More Protection Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Public opinion will be sought on a proposed new law relating to elephants before a final revision of the draft bill is submitted for parliamentary consideration, the vice minister of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry said. The bill complies with and consolidates about 10 existing elephant-related acts and contains 27 key provisions to protect both wild and domestic elephants. These include controversial new regulations regarding the issue of elephant identification documents and the establishment of a DNA database of the animals. Under the new law, the birth of a domestic elephant must be reported to the ministry within seven days for an elephant ID card to be issued. If an elephant dies, the owner must report the death to officials within 24 hours. The draft bill also states that a DNA database will be set up when such technology is available in the country. The bill also covers the process of importing and exporting elephants as well as measures to provide welfare for the animals.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nationmultimedia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Peace Be To The Elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Southern Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Transfrontier parks are beginning to change the map of southern Africa. When he thought up the idea, the late Anton Rupert referred to such reserves as peace parks. He probably had in mind peace between people, for at that stage, almost two decades ago, southern Africa was in the grips of conflict. Nobody probably thought it could also mean peace for those elephants on the coastal border region between South Africa and Mozambique.Caught up in the human conflict, they paid a heavy price. Many were killed to exchange their tusks for arms, or to feed the soldiers. Now after all these years, a transfrontier plan is a motion to create a corridor between the two parks that will allow the elephants safe passage to resume old acquaintances. So, for them too, the promise of peace at least.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thestar.co.za/ Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : La declaration d’Accra : "il faut sauver les elephants » Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : « Les autorites responsables de la gestion de la faune sauvage et les experts de 19 etats africains se sont rassembles le 24 aout dernier pour appeler a un renforcement des actions regionales et internationales destinees a sauver l'elephant d'Afrique des menaces que sont la perte de son habitat et le braconnage de l'ivoire. Les delegues assistaient a un symposium international de trois jours sur la protection des elephants dans l'Afrique centrale, de l'ouest et de l'est, qui avait ete organise a Accra par IFAW. Les delegues presents au symposium ont redige une "declaration" appelant leurs gouvernements respectifs, leurs partenaires de developpements, les ONG et autres entites a un plan d’action en 10 points. » Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ifaw.org/ Source: http://www.ifaw.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Crop Raids Foiled by Chili Peppers, Africa Project Finds Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Conflicts between farmers and elephants have long been widespread in Africa, where pachyderms nightly destroy crops, raid grain houses, and sometimes kill people. Now farmers are fighting back with an unlikely weapon: chili peppers. Elephants don't like capsaicin, the chemical in chilies that makes them hot. By planting a few rows of the pungent fruit around valuable crops, framers create a buffer zone through which the elephants are reluctant to pass. The chili peppers, he says, give farmers an economically feasilble means for keeping elephants away from crops through nonlethal methods. Electric fences have been successful at stopping elephants, Deutsch says, but they require expensive upkeep. So far the red peppers appear to be an easy, cost-effective means of warding off pachyderms without harming them, Osborn says. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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Titre / Title : New edition : The Elephant Magazine Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “The Elephant is the public magazine for people who love elephants. The Elephant is published 4 times a year, with 64 pages full of the latest news, discoveries, research, developments and background information. In the current edition : Sumatra's elephants decreasing dramaticly - Human-Elephant conflict growns in Sri Lanka - Nature finds an aswer to wildlife threat - No culling in Botswana - Plans to preserve Vietnam elephants” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.elephant-magazine.org/ Source: http://www.elephant-magazine.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Humans, elephants in territorial war Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “An emergency meeting of local community leaders, conservationists and officials on elephant management is set for September 25 at Kaziranga, a wildlife sanctuary in eastern Assam. The loss of habitat has forced elephants into villages in search of food - raiding crops, knocking down houses and killing people. In retaliation, angry villagers have killed the elephants by electrocution, shooting them with poison-tipped arrows or spiking food with poisons. However, one new project by the World Wildlife Fund has shown promise in its ability to keep wild elephants away from villages, Malakar said. The program uses trained elephants and riders to herd wild elephants away from populated areas.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.int.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : 7 Main Points on Lessons Learned from the past 10 years on Human-elephant Conflict Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Resuming from the “Strengthening Management for a Key Population of Elephants at Kuiburi National Park in the Tenasserim Range” project, coordinated by the Forest Unit, WWF-Greater Mekong with permission from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, it has reached the time that the Forest Unit submit the second progress report to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. This report includes details on various study results and lessons learned from the project that have been concluded. The Forest Unit, WWF Thailand, have summarized the lessons learned and experiences of involving agencies, both state and private, that participated with the project at Kuiburi National Park. This summary was formulated so that the results can be applied and most effectively used in elephant management planning in Kuiburi National Park. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wwfthai.org/ Source: http://www.wwfthai.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Talking elephant amazes keepers Lieu / Place : Asia, Korea R?sum? / Summary : “The 15-year-old Asian elephant called Koshick began mimicking words used everyday by his South Korean keeper. Over the past two years, the elephant's diction has improved to the point that he can reproduce discernible phrases and words. Scientists are now hoping to establish whether Koshick can actually understand language. "Elephants' voices have a very low frequency between seven and 10 Hertz (Hz), so human beings cannot recognise it. But this elephant has created a way to produce voices which human beings can hear." Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://today.reuters.com/ Source: http://today.reuters.com/ |
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Focus : Nouveau documentaire : Africa Trek / New documentary : Africa Trek. Sonia et Alexandre Poussin ont traverse l'Afrique a pied : partis du Cap Bonne Esperance, ils ont remonte le Rift africain, pour arriver, 3 ans et 3 mois plus tard, au lac de Tiberiade, en Israel. 14.000 km pour un voyage inoubliable. A consulter sur notre page Documentaire : / To be consulted on our page Documentaire: http://www.deselephantsetdeshommes.org/docu.html
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Titre / Title : Elephants massacre Lieu / Place : Africa, Chad R?sum? / Summary : “The remains of slaughtered elephants lie amidst the trees near Zakouma National Park in southeastern Chad. Mike Fay, a Wildlife Conservation Society biologist on a National Geographic Society-funded expedition, spotted the animals in early August—two of about a hundred dead elephants seen during a recent aerial survey just outside the park's borders. Although international ivory trade has been banned since 1989, elephant tusks are hot commodities on the black market. Fay warns that his discovery is evidence of a major poaching problem on the borders of one of the elephants' last central African strongholds. The animals were massacred, his team reports, as they crossed the protected park's borders during the wet season in search of forage. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Center For Elephant Conservation Announces Second Test Positive For Tuberculosis in Male Elephant Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey announces that a second male elephant has tested positive and is being treated for tuberculosis (TB) while all other elephants at the Ringling Bros. Center and on traveling circus units have tested negative for TB. The State of Florida, following USDA guidelines, has issued a quarantine notice for the remaining elephants at the Ringling Bros. Center with the exception of elephants not housed near the others. The three returning elephants, along with the rest of the Ringling Bros.herd and animal care staff have all tested negative for TB. As with humans who contract TB, elephants can be sucessfully treated and lead health and active lives.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.medicalnewstoday.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo Health Care Camps On Onam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Onam celebrations are on and many heavy-weight elephants gathered in Kerala to play a special role in the state’s biggest festival. Just before Onam, hundreds of elephants were paraded at the Vadakkumnadha temple inThrissur. And though it’s not everyday that a health camp is organised for elephants, on the occasion of Gajassangamam, it seemed like the right thing to do. And it was just not a case of plain physical check up of the elephants. Health cards were also issued to the trainers. The Society also proposes to set up mobile units to treat the elephants in emergency situations.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ibnlive.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Deaths Raise Concern In Central Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Three elephants were brutally killed by villagers near Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary since July said conservationists in Central Assam. These deaths at close intervals have raised concern among elephant conservationists. Elephants raiding crops have led to human-elephant conflicts and are seen as a major obstacle to their conservation. The Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) of WTI has been carrying out rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals in the region. The project is a collaborative work of WTI and the Assam Forest Department with support from the IFAW.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Thailand Halts ‘Elephant Swap’ With China Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Thailand said it has halted plans to swap five endangered Asian elephants with China for white tigers and other animals, citing concerns the pachyderms may have been smuggled into the country. The government must prove that the elephants were bred in captivity in order to comply with the CITES. But Damrong Phidet, director general of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, said the government could not prove the five were born to Thai elephants ‘Those five elephants must stay in Thailand because we cannot trace back their origins.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nationmultimedia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants And Villagers Battle In Jungles Of Bangladesh Lieu / Place : Asia, Bangladesh R?sum? / Summary : “Deep in the forests of southeastern Bangladesh, a battle rages between herds of endangered elephants and villagers whose livelihoods depend on felling trees that provide elephants’ habitat. The migration of humans displaced by natural disasters has added to the damaging pace of deforestation in southeastern Bangladesh, near the border with India and Myanmar. Elephants are being squeezed into an increasingly small part of the forest, greatly raising the risk of confrontation. The new residents chop down trees to rebuild their villages and log the forests to earn money. They also clear forest for their homes and to create adjacent farmland for cultivation. The encroachment has led to sometimes nightly battles between villagers and elephant that come in search of food.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gulf-times.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : The Use of Laparoscopic Sterilisation in Free-Ranging African Elephants as a Method of Population Control Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Population control of free-ranging African elephants has become a major conservation issue facing many parts of southern Africa. The immunocontraceptive vaccine study is ongoing and is currently being utilised as a potential method of elephant population control at Phinda Private Game Reserve. Recent advances in technology now provide the ability to perform laparoscopic techniques in free-ranging African elephants that can be used to sterilise reproductive females. Phinda Private Game Reserve is set to initiate the first field trials of laparoscopic sterilisation within a free-ranging elephant population. Should the project prove to be successful, the techniques developed and tested at Phinda may be taught to local wildlife veterinarians who could then be trained to perform laparoscopic sterilisation of elephants in the field and thus provide local wildlife officials with a tool to help manage elephant populations. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wildwatch.com/ Source: http://www.wildwatch.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants' day out! Kerala fair criticised Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The elephant fair in Thrissur is an inseparable part of Kerala's culture and tradition and attracts thousands of people as well as protests. Animal lovers feel the fair violates the rules for elephants in captivity. They are moving the Kerala High Court against the organisers, which include ministers, the district administration and forest officials. Animal lovers point out that the Forest Department had given an assurance in court that it would protect the animals against cruelty at such festivals, but it has failed to do so. While the opinion on holding such events is divided, what is undeniable is that authorities could be more sensitive and make sure the animals are not ill-treated.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ndtv.com/ Source: http://www.ndtv.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Russian Villagers Plunder Unique Mammoth Skeleton Lieu / Place : Russia R?sum? / Summary : “Two residents of a village in Russia’s Siberia found unique remnants of a mammoth, stole the tusk and threw the rest away. The dismantled skeleton, discovered several days later, proved to be a sensational find with well-preserved not only bones, but muscular tissue and sinew, as well as fragments of a brown-yellowish coat, RIA Novosti reported. The remains of the mammoth became visible after a landslide over the Oldzho river, and lay on the river bank until two local villagers found them. The two cut off the tusk, cut it into parts and transported it home together with teeth and lover jaw of the animal for later sale. After that they continued the digging, throwing what they found in a pile aside. The local nature preservation committee has now collected the remains and sent the find for an expertise. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.mosnews.com/ Source: http://www.mosnews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant owners and mahouts form society for healthcare and trade in Kerala Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “In a novel initiative, the elephant owners and mahouts in Kerala have joined hands by forming a cooperative society to handle various issues related to their trade and healthcare of the elephants. The conclave called Gajasangamom 2006 (Elephant Meet), which besides the launch had medical check ups for the pachyderms and its keepers. The organisers-Society of Elephant Owners, the city's Municipal Corporation and the District Tourism Promotion Council-distributed safety gears made of fluorescent material, which would reduce accidents on roads while transporting animals from one place to another. In Kerala, elephants are vital to the local cultural milieu and are often paraded at religious ceremonies. Meanwhile, all the elephants and mahouts attending the camp were given free insurance cover. Besides the cooperative will also run a small savings bank for the mahouts. This will help them to take better care of the elephants even when they are in dire straits.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.webindia123.com/ Source: http://news.webindia123.com/ |
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Titre / Title : RDC : elephants et hippos menaces de disparition dans le parc des Virunga Lieu / Place : Africa, RDC R?sum? / Summary : « Des miliciens Mai Mai ont tue des dizaines d'hippopotames et d'elephants dans le parc national des Virunga, dans le nord-est de la Republique democratique du Congo (RDC), ou ces animaux sont menaces de disparition. Ces miliciens locaux sont signales dans le parc depuis le mois de juin. "Un elephant represente 4 a 5 tonnes de viande, et un hippopotame entre 2 et 3 tonnes", a-t-il ajoute, precisant qu'un kilo de viande etait vendu entre 2 et 3 dollars. Les Mai Mai appartiennent a d'anciennes milices d'auto-defense transformees en milices pendant les dernieres guerres sur le sol congolais. Certains d'entre eux, refractaires au desarmement, sont regulierement accuses de pillages par les populations locales. » Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.monuc.org/ Source: http://www.monuc.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Baby African Elephant Arrives At Zoo Lieu / Place : USA, Indianapolis R?sum? / Summary : “Ivory, the zoo’s 24-year-old African elephant, gave birth to a 266-pound female calf at 9 p.m. Thursday. Debbie Olsen, the zoo’s director of conservation and science programs, said the birth is a boost to the national organisations that monitor the elephant breeding program.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.indystar.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Thai Veterinians Breed Elephant By Artificial Insemination Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Thai veterinarians have succeeded in impregnating an elephant by artificial insemination for the first time in Thailand. The baby elephant is expected to be born in March next year. The artificial insemination was carried out by implanting fresh sperm into a female elephant named ‘Pangkod’. Dr Sitthidej Mahasawangkul, head of the Elephant Hospital at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, said that the thai veterinary team is attempting to develop an artificial insemination technique using frozen sperm to breed new species in other provinces and to increase population of elephants.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://etna.mcot.net Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Widespread Elephant Slaughter Discovered In Chad Lieu / Place : Africa, Chad R?sum? / Summary : “Mike Fay, a WCS conservationist and National Geographic Explorer in-Residence, and his team discovered five separate elephant massacre sites totaling 100 individuals during a survey made Aug.31 from their small plane. All elephants were killed since the end of May 2006, more than 50 of them in the days before they were found. “Zakouma elephants are getting massacred right before our eyes. Fay said We had not been in the air more than two hours when we saw our first carcass. It was fresh, maybe just a few weeks old, not far from the park headquaters, and the animal’s face had been chopped, the tusks removed. Fay led a survey team also commissionned by the Chadian government and CURESS in 2005 that counted 3.885 elephants in Zakouma Park. A year later they could find only 3.020.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sciencedaily.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Two Wild Elephants Enter Indonesian City Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “The residents of Pekanbaru, capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra, were in an uproar after two wild male elephants entered the city last Thursday night. People found them in the brush near residences in a suburb of Pekanbaru City. Officers then anesthetized them temporarily with drugged darts, but then they disappeared after nightfall. Officers then brought in two domesticated elephants to attract the two wild ones, which were found on the riverbank half an hour later, two km from the first sighting -- both were unconscious. Two-and-a-half hours later, and after much effort, the two elephants were evacuated and taken to the Elephant Training Center in Minas, Riau. It is hoped the giant animals will adapt to the new environment.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.ohmynews.com/ Source: http://english.ohmynews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : USDA seeks input on captive elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is requesting comment on foot care for captive elephants. In a Feb. 2 petition, In Defense of Animals claimed that captive elephants suffer from chronic foot and joint problems because of inadequate space and living conditions. The group asked APHIS to issue an interpretive rule or policy to clarify conditions adequate for captive elephants. In response, APHIS is requesting input on whether specific standards for captive elephants are necessary in the Animal Welfare Act. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.avma.org/ Source: http://www.avma.org/ |
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Titre / Title : To save the elephant, a unique public-private partnership begins Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “A unique solution to resolve the elephant-human conflict, that could serve as a model for conservation elsewhere, is taking shape in Chhattisgarh. Under this, different forests will be linked by revitalising existing corridors and creating new ones in a three-phase project to protect affected tribals and earmark biologically sustainable forests for an elephant reserve. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.indianexpress.com/ Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Rangers kill rogue jumbos after human attacks Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Kenyan wildlife rangers in choppers killed a pair of rogue elephants this week after a series of fatal attacks on people in incidents highlighting growing human-animal conflict, officials said on Thursday. The rampaging bulls, blamed by locals for leading larger groups of jumbos onto farms to raid crops, were shot dead on Sunday and Wednesday near the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve and a ranch in central Kenya, the officials said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Lucy The Elephant Euthanized Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Lucy the elephant, believed to be the world's fourth-oldest African elephant in captivity, was euthanized Friday morning after staffers found her lying down in her stall, the Milwaukee County Zoo said. Brittany, Lucy's companion and the only other elephant at the zoo, was allowed in Lucy's stall after she was euthanized so she could grieve, Diliberti said. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.cbsnews.com/ Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zambian Wildlife Authority to Look into Elephant Corridor Lieu / Place : Africa, Zambia R?sum? / Summary : “Zambia has joined four other African countries to start a program to identify the traditional routes used by elephants as corridors. So far, eight elephants in Zambia have been darted and attached with monitoring collars that would assist ecologists in discovering their routes and corridors formed over hundreds of years ago. Most ecologists and tourism managers have found difficulties in identifying the real corridors for elephants, which could cause human beings to encroach on their routes and natural habitat. This coupled with tourism developments have resulted into wildlife-human conflicts that are usually seen in African countries. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.redorbit.com/ Source: http://www.redorbit.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tourism boom nudges out jumbos Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The Kaniyanpura elephant corridor in Karnataka is Asia’s largest with 6,500 elephants using it to move from one forest to another. The state’s booming tourism industry is preying on the space reserved for the wild. The Wildlife Protection Act 1972 only covers National Parks and Sanctuaries and does not prevent the corporate sector from buying out private land close to critical wildlife areas. The corridors used by the elephants are old and beaten tracks, always used by the animals to move around. The idea of them being diverted like city traffic clearly poses an environmental threat.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ibnlive.com/ Source: http://www.ibnlive.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Action Plans Against Elephant Intrusion Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : “Villagers of Pengkalan Hulu, Lenggong and Sungai Siput Utara in northern Perak have identified elephant attacks as a serious problem. In winding up debates on the 2006 Development Expenditure (Supplementary) bill, Tajol Rosli said ‘the National Parks and Wildlife Department had action plans to handle the problem of elephants intruding into the villages. Translocation operations will be conducted in areas which are affected by elephants’.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Dasara-Elephants Accorded Traditional Welcome Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Traditional welcome was accorded to six elephants to mark the beginning of preparations of Dasara festivities beginning on September 23. Karnataka Minister of Housing DT Jayakumar, who is also District in-charge Minister offered pooja in front of Mysore Palace to Bhalarma, who has distinction of carrying the golden howdah for ninth-consecutive year and to Bharata, Gajendra, Prasanth, Revathi and Kanthi. The second batch of six more elephants will be arriving during first week of September. All the elephants would be housed in the Palace courtyard and would undergo rehearsal before World famous Dasara procession on Ooctober Two. It was customary for the elephants to be shifted to the Palace courtyard at least one month before the festivities begins to enable them to get adjusted to the environment. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.deccanherald.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Record Ivory Cache Traced To Zambia Elephants, DNA shows Lieu / Place : Africa, Zambia R?sum? / Summary : “The size of the shipment –more than 500 –more than 500 whole tusks and thousands of individual pieces-means that elephants from a single region have been hit hard. Investigators wanted to identify which population of African elephants the ivory had come from and for they needed a ‘fingerprint’ that would lead them to the animals that were killed. Bill Clark, secretary for the Interpol Working Group on Wildlife Crime asked Sam Wasser, a wildlife biologist at the University of Washington in Seattle to match DNA from the seized ivory to his genetic map. Wasser’s research group borrowed a technique from forensic dentistry. When Wasser’s team compared 75 samples from the illegal shipment to their genetic map they found that all of the ivory came from Zambia.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.nationalgeographic.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Zoo Asked To Check If China-bound Elephants Born In Wild. Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “The Asian Conservation Alliance called on Chiang Mai Safari to check whether five elephants to be delivered to a zoo in China are wild or captive-bred animals. ‘The Thai Cites office should not issue an export permit for the elephants unless there is a clear picture of where and when all the captive elephants in Thailand were born so they are 100% captive-bred as defined by Cites’ ACA chairman Masayuki Sakamoto said in a statement. The Japan-based NGO group voiced concerns over the wildlife exchange programme, saying it could become a major threat to biodiversity in Southeast Asia and promote the capture of wild elephants. It would definitely pose a serious threat to the elephant population, as there are only 35.000 in Asia and just 2.000 in Thailand..” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.bangkokpost.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Have You Ever Seen An Elephant...Run? Lieu / Place : U.K. R?sum? / Summary : “Dr Hutchinson, a research leader at the UK’sRoyal Veterinary College and his team are using Hollywood-style motion capture camreas combined with MRI to build a 3D computer models of elephants locomotion. Dr Hutchinson said ‘we are particularly interested how elephants coordinate their limbs and working out which joints contribute most to the length and frequency of their steps. In examining whether elephants truly run or not we need to understand what limits their top speed. Is it the tendons and muscles having to withstand the impact of 7 tonnes of elephant or is it something else ? A better understanding of elephant biomechanics offers the possibility for real animal welfare improvements. By developing ways to spot slight changes in gait and joint movements in captive elephants we can catch the early onset of osteomyelitis and arthritis. If these conditions are not treated eraly they can result in an elephant being put down. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sciencedaily.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Begging Elephants Back To Work In Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Captive elephants in Assam , which literally turned to begging for a living on the roads, are back at work, with scores of them engaged in timber transport. For close to five years, middle-aged Rontu Das forced his two captive elephants to beg on the highway. ‘We were forced to make the elephants beg or else they would have died of hunger’Das told IANS.Today, there is a glimmer of hope for the likes of Das and Bora with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), begginning work on the much-hyped North-South-East-West Corridor.’The elephants do the job of clearing the felled trees really fast. Manually it would have taken hours and there would have been a severe traffic jam’ said a contractor.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : The role of foraging behaviour in the sexual segregation of the African elephant. Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants exhibit pronounced sexual dimorphism, and in this study we test the prediction that the differences in body size and sociality are significant enough to drive divergent foraging strategies and ultimately sexual segregation. […] We test two distinct theories: the scramble competition hypothesis (SCH) and the forage selection hypothesis (FSH). […] The SCH was rejected as a cause of sexual segregation due to the relative abundance of low quality forage, and the fact that feeding heights were similar for both males and females. However, we conclude that the differences in the foraging strategies of the sexes are sufficient to cause spatial segregation as postulated by the FSH. Sexual dimorphism and the associated behavioural differences have important implications for the management and conservation of elephant and other dimorphic species, with the sexes effectively acting as distinct "ecological species". Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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Titre / Title : World-class mammoth exhibit opens at Fort Robinson State Park Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The exhibit, entitled "Clash of the Mammoths," was unveiled to the public recently. It depicts the fossils of two Ice Age mammoths who died more than 15,000 years ago, tusks interlocked, during a prehistoric battle. The fossils were discovered in 1962 by a crew of students from UNL, including Mike Voorhies, who was there for the unveiling of the exhibit. Voorhies stayed involved in the effort to restore the fossils and bring them back to western Nebraska from Lincoln, where they have been for the last 44 years. He said both mammoths were middle-aged males, one 45, the other 49. Each had a broken tusk, indicating that the battle that ultimately led to their death wasn't their first. Each weighed more than 10 tons and one stood 12 feet tall at the shoulder, while the other was 13 feet tall.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/ Source: http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Mr. Yongyut checks details on sending Thai elephants and Chimpanzees to China Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyut Tiyapairat is checking the details on sending five Thai elephants and chimpanzees to China. The minister said that Thailand and China have come to an agreement in exchanging their animals. According to the deal, Thailand will deliver five Thai elephants and chimpanzees, while China will bring in white tigers and 14 other species of animals to the Night Safari in Chiang Mai Province “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thaisnews.com/ Source: http://www.thaisnews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : South Africa: Elephant Science Round Table to Meet Again Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “The world's leading elephant scientists will meet in Cape Town on Tuesday to submit their views on the need for further research into the ecology of elephants in the country. Cabinet last year asked Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk to develop policy guidelines for the management of the burgeoning elephant population in national, provincial and private parks in the country. Parallel with the SRT process, the Department said it had engaged with a large number of stakeholders, with hundreds of submissions received from around the world. These would hopefully be published for public comment before the end of the year, with contributions from the SRT2 expected to enhance the process.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com/ Source: http://allafrica.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Kenyan villages make a meal of marauding elephant Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Kenyan villagers have tasted sweet revenge, feasting on a marauding elephant that slipped into a septic tank as it tried to eat bananas from a local farm. Farmers killed and carved up the animal with machetes as dancing residents from nearby villages at the foot of Mount Kenya joined in celebration. Kenya wildlife authorities came to remove the elephant's tusks, but did not stop the villagers' celebration.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ |
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Titre / Title : Farmers killed by wild elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : “Wild elephants ran amok and trampled to death four farmers on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Waktre, an elephant conservationist at the Lampung Wildlife Conservation Society, said that the cause was a shortage of food for the elephants and more human encroachment into wilderness set aside for the animals. The farmers were killed in Lampung province, about 200km (125 miles) northwest of Jakarta, the capital. At least six starving elephants had left a nearby wildlife preserve, where about 200 animals live, and charged into villages to seek food. They devoured crops and fruit and then retreated into the jungle. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Preying on giants Lieu / Place : Africa, Botswana R?sum? / Summary : “Lions and elephants generally keep their distance from each other. But in the dry season, roughly April through October, water becomes more vital than caution, and a water hole can bring even wary adversaries into close quarters. The elephants at this water hole—by October only 10 centimeters deep and the diameter of a dining room table—squeeze other animals out, and the lions respond accordingly, eventually coming to rely on elephants for more than half their food. The first kill we saw was a six-year-old calf. With each kill the lions got bolder, attacking older calves, engaging in frontal attacks within the herd, chasing off six-ton females to get to their young. Finally, they even started attacking adults—a shocking sight never before photographed.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants run like Groucho Marx Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : “It's not quite up there with uncovering the theory of everything, but answering whether elephants can run has huge potential for robotics. A creature used to be considered to be running if all its limbs were off the ground at the same time while moving forward. But so many exceptions were discovered that the definition had to be reassessed. Running is now thought to be achieved if animals' legs exhibit bounce and spring. Walking is defined as stiff-legged forward motion. Dr Hutchinson led a team of researchers who recorded elephants moving at speed. Analysis showed that while at least one foot remains on the ground even when an elephant is moving at top speed, its legs exhibit the bounce and springiness to qualify the species as a runner. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/ Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : 21st century woolly mammoth may be possible: scientists Lieu / Place : Japan R?sum? / Summary : “After an experiment that brought frozen mice back to life, Japanese scientists are now testing the same methods on ancient woolly mammoth remains. Now, fully intact woolly mammoth bodies have been excavated from Siberian permafrost in order to perform the same procedures. The mammoth's sperm nuclei may be inserted into elephants, as elephants are the mammoth's closest living relative. The Japanese ministries of education and health and the Human Science Foundation of Japan will be funding RIKEN's research.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://reports.discoverychannel.ca/ Source: http://reports.discoverychannel.ca/ |
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Titre / Title : Minister Opens New Access Road At Addo Elephant Park. Lieu / Place : South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Martinus van Schalkwyk says the new access road to the Addo Elephant National Park will continue to have positive spin-offs for the community. ‘Through new land incorporated into the park, it has grown to one of the most biologically diverse protected areas in the country’ said Dr David Mabunda Chief executive of South African National Parks (SanParks). The Addo Elephant National Park has been transformed from an area proclaimed for the conservation of a single species to one conserving the unique biodiversity of Eastern Cape while providing real benefits for local communities and stakeholders. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.allafrica.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Presidents open African Cross-Border Nature Park- Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : “South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe opened a key border crossing for expanded international wildlife park, boosting regional hopes of a major new global ecotourist destination. The great Limpopo Transfrontier Park will eventually link parks in Zimbabwe and Mozambique with South Africa’s famed Kruger Park. Park officials said that part of the 450 km of heavy fences between South Africa and Mozambique had been removed and they hoped to have it all down by 2010. The new super park will expand Kruger’s area to 3.5mn hectares from around 2 mn hectares relieving pressure on its elephant population that is over 12.000 and steadily growing.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gulf-times.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Zoo Family Waits For New Arrival Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Ivory looked like just another of the African elephants as she sashayed into view and headed for a grassy area for a bite to eat. but Ivory is due to deliver a calf soon –around Sept.4, or a couple of weeks either side of that date. Zoo staff have been keeping a close watch on her to make sure she doen’t gain too much weight-she has picked up about 700 pounds-.There have been weekly blood tests to keep track of her progress. The zoo’s veterinarians have also done ultrasound examinations and recently saw the baby’s trunk come into view.” Ivory’s pregnancy follows a decade of work by the zoo, working with others to pioneer artificial insemination techniques” said the curator of the Zoo David Hagan.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.indystar.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Scientists See Depth Of Elephant Feelings Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Scientists at the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya recorded footage of Eleanor as she fell to the ground after being bitten Another elephant, Grace, was seen calling out in distress and trying desperately to get the stricken elephant to her feet. But the 40-year-old matriarch was too ill to respond and by the following morning she was dead. That day elephants visiting her body rocked back and forth or stood silently nearby. Radio tracking and direct or recorded observations found that five families visited the dead Eleanor, showing a distinct interest in her body. The study concluded that elephants were interested in sick, dying or dead elephants, irrespective of a genetic relationship :”It is an example of how elephants and humans may share emotions, such as compassion, and have an awareness and interest about death”.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.smh.com.au Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Baby proofing the zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “As visitors to Dickerson Park Zoo watch an infant elephant darting in and out of a forest of looming adult elephant legs, they may not notice the baby proofing going on at the zoo's elephant exhibit. Head keeper Jeff Glazier and other zoo employees have been busy making sure the baby pachyderm, temporarily named "Calf," stays safe and secure. Modifying the elephant area to close gaps a small elephant might squeeze through has kept welder Don Fullingim busy, as keepers find new places an inquisitive young elephant might explore.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news-leader.com/ Source: http://www.news-leader.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Team To Prevent Jumbo Deaths Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Officials of the forest department and the West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) have decided to join hands to protect wild elephants of the region from getting killed by electrified fences set up by villagers. At a high-level meeting held in Sukna, it was decided that joint teams will be formed to monitor tapping of electricity and setting up of such fences at villages close to elephant corridors in all the forest ranges of north Bengal. The meeting was convened after two elephants were electrocuted in fringe villages last month.. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Soon Could Roam In The Region Lieu / Place : USA, Pennsylvania R?sum? / Summary : To many, the 724 acres might look like nothing more than a curious wilderness –part forest and part hip-high hay.But Barbara Baker envisions African elephants, peaceful and playful there.The zoo’s international Conservation Center will be North America’s first breeding grounds for the endangered elephants and may serve as the US base for elephant experts from the Institute of Berlin. The zoo is discussing that with the German institute’s Thomas Hildebrandt, who baker called the world’s leading reproductive physiologist for pachyderms.’We’ve been working with him to have a base here where they can set up lab research’Baker said. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.tribune-democrat.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Landmark Elephant Protection Bill Passes Massachusetts Senate –Prohibits Using Bullhooks Or Chains On Elephants- Lieu / Place : USA Massachusetts R?sum? / Summary : A landmark bill that would protect elephants from abusive use of cruel and inhumane devices, such as bullhooks and chains, passed the Massachusetts Senate – S..B. 2457 is sponsored by Senator Robert Hedlunk and supported by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and a coalition of groups including the Animal Protection Institute (API).’I introduced this legislation because it is clear that the use of the bullhook and the practice of chaining elephants are cruel and unnecessary’ says Sanator Hedlunk.’It’is time to start focusing on the true needs of endangered elephants and stop forcing theses majestic animals to perform under duress and fear of being beaten’ says Kara Holmquist, Director of Advocacy for the MSPCA. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.api4animals.org Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Doctors Use Hunters’Skills To Track Down, Treat Sick Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia,Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Judging from the fresh dung on the jungle floor, the tracker knows his prey can’t be far away, maybe 12 miles This is no hunt, though, It is a mission of mercy. The tracker is Suriya Pongsuwong, a veterinarian who has been curing wild elephants for 22 years. He is on the trail of a five-ton male elephant that at age 50 has only one tusk and is partly lame.’For curing wild animals in the jungle, you have to be patient, because in some cases it takes a few weeks to track them down and then several days more to get to them and find a way to give them medecine. Said Suriya. Observations teams and village volunteers serve as scouts for the team, reporting sightings of ill or injured beasts.The veterinarians sedate an animal before treating the wound and applying medecine.The work requires a hunter’s skills. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.chron.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Hedlund trumpets bill to protect elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “A landmark bill that would protect elephants from abusive use of cruel and inhumane devices, such as bullhooks and chains, passed the Massachusetts Senate yesterday. Senate Bill 2457 is sponsored by Senator Robert Hedlund (R-Plymouth and Norfolk) and supported by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and a coalition of groups including the Animal Protection Institute (API), a national animal advocacy organization.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www2.townonline.com/ Source: http://www2.townonline.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Following the elephant dung Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : “A RM380,000-a-year national elephant survey that began in June in one of the country’s largest protected areas — Taman Negara National Park. Here, three teams of biologists and wildlife rangers are using a new method to estimate the number of elephants that call the park home. With forests shrinking and space running out for the elephants, many have come into conflict with humans. It will also help them work out better management plans for the elephants and forests. Using the elephant dung as indicator, the experts can accurately estimate herd size and the distribution of elephants within the park. Sponsored in part by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service the project will help Malaysia meet its international obligation to monitor elephant populations and prevent their illegal killing.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nst.com.my/ Source: http://www.nst.com.my/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants back in Dong Nai Province Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “The Dong Nai forestry watch team has warned inhabitants not to stay late in forest areas as many wild elephants were sighted. A herd of eight to ten elephants was continuously sighted in Dinh Quan District, Dong Nai Province for over a week. The elephants often came in search of food in the mountain fields close to the forests or Gia Canh and Thanh Son communes.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ |
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Titre / Title : Mammoth fossils discovered in S Hungary Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : “A fossilized mammoth skull, including a meter-and-a-half section of a tusk and several teeth, was discovered in Zok, a village near the city of Pecs in S Hungary. Gyula Konrad, of the geography faculty, said the find had originally been unearthed by a local man, who mentioned it to a university staff member doing research in the area. Konrad said initial digs suggested that the mammoth had been hunted and killed by humans, which makes the find even more interesting.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.mti.hu/ Source: http://english.mti.hu/ |
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Titre / Title : Reforms urged to protect elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Leading academic and animal rights activists yesterday called for educational, social and legal reform to protect Thai elephants and return them to their former dignity. Their demands came at a seminar titled “The Future of Thai Elephants: Nearing the End?” organized by the Thai Environment Network following the controversial export of eight Thai elephants to Australia last month. Associate Professor of Law Srisak Vallibhodom said that poor education and social changes are major factors driving Thai elephants to extinction.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.manager.co.th/ Source: http://www.manager.co.th/ |
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Titre / Title : As the Elephants Multiply, So Do Game Park's Woes Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “While parks in neighboring countries have a greater density of elephants -- throughout southern Africa, there are about 270,000 -- Kruger now has enough to cause major damage to a fragile ecosystem. Last year's announcement that the park might resume culling drew a fierce, immediate reaction from international animal rights groups. Park officials again backed off but continue to study the issue, with a decision due this year. A successful cull -- which likely would include the sale of lucrative tusks into the highly regulated international ivory market -- also might encourage South Africa's neighbors to follow a similar policy. Botswana alone has more than 120,000 elephants.“ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Operation Jumbo Journey Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : “A small family group of elephants are presently finding themselves in dire straits and urgent financial assistance is needed to save their lives for a second time. In an ambitious rescue project the three wildlife charity organisations have joined forces to raise the substantial funding that will be needed to launch Operation Jumbo Journey.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sanwild.com/ Source: http://www.sanwild.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Romani the Elephant is "Recovering Well" Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The Rosamond Gifford Zoo says 29-year-old Romani is recovering well after undergoing surgery almost two months ago. Romani will likely be well enough to take part in this weekend's Elephant Extravaganza at the Zoo. Veterinarians say Romani's latest blood work is normal, and that the elephant is eating well and in good spirits. Vets also say that she is far ahead in the healing process, compared with other elephants who have gone through the procedure.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.9wsyr.com/news/ Source: http://www.9wsyr.com/news/ |
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Titre / Title : Mother elephant isn't such a dumbo after all Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Colbeck has been visiting Echo, a 60-year-old matriarch, in the wilds of her Kenyan home for 17 years. Over that time he has watched her guide her extended family through personal crises as well as droughts and famines, building an extraordinary bond with this most mighty of beasts. Tomorrow, Sir David Attenborough will pay tribute to Colbeck's work, when he opens an exhibition of his black-and-white images at the Nature In Art gallery at Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucestershire. The exhibition runs until September 3. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo asks steel firm for new elephant Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : “A Polish city has appealed to Indian industrial giant Mittal Steel to find a new elephant for its zoo after its previous Indian elephant died. Though Burma, a 40-year-old crowd-puller, died in July, trade restrictions on zoo elephants and long waiting lists mean it can take years for zoos to find replacements. Paluchowska said the steel giant, whose chairman Lakshmi Mittal is one of the world's five richest men, could pull strings in India to procure an elephant for the zoo. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.scotsman.com/ Source: http://news.scotsman.com/ |
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Titre / Title : First elephant birth in Himachal forest Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Environmentalists who have been celebrating the first entry of wild elephants into Himachal Pradesh in decades have something more to cheer about: a baby elephant has been born to the herd. The birth is being described as the first in the hill state where wild elephants have made their presence felt after a long time. Although officials are not sure about the sex of the new member, the baby elephant can be seen awkwardly trying to keep up with the lumbering herd.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://indiaenews.com/ Source: http://indiaenews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants in quarantine before heading to new homes Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Eight endangered Asian elephants have left Thailand bound for new homes in Sydney and Melbourne. The elephants have arrived in the Cocos Islands where they will spend three months in quarantine before taking part in a regional breeding program in Australia.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.abc.net.au/ Source: http://www.abc.net.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Two Elephants Are Under Quarantine Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “Two elephants are under quarantine for tuberculosis at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Elephant Conservation Center in Polk City. The quarantine was issued June 9 by the Department of Agriculture following routine testing of the animals by their handlers. Spokesman Terry McElroy said he didn't think the potentially fatal disease had spread beyond one of the elephants. A second elephant which had close contact with the sick animal was quarantined as a precaution, he said.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theledger.com/ Source: http://www.theledger.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Ellie gives birth to a female calf Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The shrill trumpeting of elephants welcomed the new elephant calf at the St. Louis Zoo early this morning. Ellie, the Asian elephant, delivered a whopping 341-pound female while members of her herd looked on. The calf arrived almost a month later than expected and weighs nearly 75 pounds more than Raja did when he was born in 1992. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.stltoday.com/ Source: http://www.stltoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Student hoping elephants and dinosaurs reveal climate data Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “A University of Kansas doctoral student hopes his study of an elephant named Tembo will yield clues about dinosaurs and the environment in which they lived. Then, Brian Platt said, researchers might be able to better understand climate change. Platt said Tembo made a natural guinea pig because an elephant is the closest living creature in terms of size, gait and the arrangement of bones in their feet to sauropod dinosaurs.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.usatoday.com/ Source: http://www.usatoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Hills give elephants the hump Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Scientists observing elephants in northern Kenya have found they hate walking up hills. Using GPS satellite tracking they found the animals studiously try to avoid sloped terrain. Even minor hills represent a major energy barrier for animals as big as elephants, the researchers discovered. An elephant needed to boost its calorie consumption dramatically to climb a hill - which meant finding a lot more to eat.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.itv.com/news/ Source: http://www.itv.com/news/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants avoid costly mountaineering Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : “Understanding the factors that determine locations of elephant density hot-spots and use corridors is critical in helping to secure safe niches for elephants in the face of growing human encroachment on elephants' native habitat. In the course of studying the influences of a range of environmental factors on elephant movement, the authors found that elephant density dropped off significantly with increasing hill slopes. While this effect may well involve such factors as risks of injury and overheating, or lack of water, the authors' calculations of the energy required for elephants to traverse sloped terrain indicate that the energetic costs of such movement could be a main factor influencing this behavioral tendency. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Handler's death ruled accident; elephant won't be euthanized Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : “The death of a handler killed by an elephant at a Tennessee sanctuary has been ruled an accident, and the directors of the refuge have decided not to euthanize the animal. Connecticut native Joanna Burke of Hohenwald was killed Friday at The Elephant Sanctuary in Lewis County after an Asian elephant knocked her down and then stepped on her. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Lewis County Sheriff's Department have investigated the incident and found that the sanctuary is in full compliance with all regulations. They called Burke's death an accident. However, Buckley said, the incident has prompted more safety measures for handlers. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newsday.com/ Source: http://www.newsday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant killed one, seven injured in Assam Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “Even as intrusions by wild elephants into human settlements are on the rise in several parts of Assam, yet another wild elephant has left one dead and several injured in Lungsung village. The action was repeated in several other neighbouring households but luckily nobody else was killed except for broken bones and bloody scratches. In all, about eight persons were injured in the melee beside several other homes destroyed. Degradation and fragmentation of forest habitats have contributed to the increase in human-elephant conflicts in several parts of India. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/ Source: http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Insemination of elephants closer Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Thai scientists are one step closer to being able to breed elephants from frozen sperm, and if an artificial insemination project continues its success, the Thai elephant will be saved from possible extinction. The artificial breeding programme for Thai elephants is a cooperative project between Chiang Mai's Mae Sa Elephant Camp, Kasetsart University (KU) and Lampang's Thai Elephant Conservation Centre (TECC). The programme began in 2000. The veterinarian admitted that more tests to create the right conditions for frozen sperm to survive were still necessary. Six experiments had been tried so far.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://nationmultimedia.com/ Source: http://nationmultimedia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Keeping Viet Nam’s elephants secure Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : “Last Monday, a herd of 15 elephants arrived at Ia Pior Commune in Chu Prong District, Gia Lai Province. They crushed houses, maize fields and furniture. Traditional methods to distract the elephants were used: people struck gongs to shoo them away, set fires to scare them and when nothing else worked, they ran for their lives. People are living in fear, yet they have to follow government regulations protecting the elephants. They were reminded that a proposal from a provincial officer in Quang Nam a few years back to shoot elephants in order to save human lives was turned down. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ Source: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ |
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Titre / Title : Working with elephants Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : “Elephants held in zoos and safari parks tend to have trouble with their feet. The hard concrete floors of enclosures bring on cracks, like athlete's foot on a large scale. Miller has had chance to observe elephants' feet at close quarters - a process that depends entirely on the cooperation of each individual elephant. Working with elephants gives her the opportunity to study the locomotion of the largest living land animals.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://education.guardian.co.uk/ Source: http://education.guardian.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Artificial insemination to boost Thai elephant population Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : “Veterinarians from Chiang Mai University and pachyderm conservationists have jointly extracted sperm from eight elephants to be used for artificial insemination. Anchalee Kalmapijit, Director of the Mae Sae Elephant Kraal, said the extracted sperm will be stored at Kasetsart University and can be used for up to 50 years. Apart from helping to procreate more, the operation will also contribute to conservation of Asian elephant species.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://etna.mcot.net/ Source: http://etna.mcot.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Conservation Centre for Panchkula district: Choudhry Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : “The Haryana Forests and Wildlife Department will shortly set up an Elephant Conservation Centre in Panchkula district for which talks are going on with the Union Government. Haryana Minister of State for Forests Kiran Choudhry disclosed this while addressing a press conference today. She said 10.75 lakh saplings would be planted over an area of 1,160 hectares in Panchkula district and 16 villages had already been selected under the JBIC Project and 15 more were selected during the current year for which a financial assistance of Rs 93 lakh had been provided. She also stressed upon the need of promoting Self Help Groups that worked exclusively for the welfare of the women. “ Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://cities.expressindia.com/ Source: http://cities.expressindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Halt in ivory trade Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : Zimbabwe has suspended the sale of its stockpile of nine tonnes of ivory to dealers for as long as no proper monitoring system has been put in place. The halt in ivory trade on the southern African country's local market will remain in place until a committee finishes drafting a working document to be used as a guide, based on international regulations. Parks officials complained that due to the flourishing illegal ivory market in mostly China, Taiwan and Singapore, some of Zimbabwe's ivory finds its way to the Far East. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.int.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Destroy Angola Crops Lieu / Place : Africa, Angola R?sum? / Summary : Herds of elephants have destroyed tuber, corn, banana, potato, beans and peanut plantations in the Angolan province of Bengo. Bengo Governor Jorge Inocencio Dombolo said elephants raided several farms in the towns of Pango, Aluquem, Bula, Tumba and Dembos. Dombolo said many of these pachyderms were tagged and had escaped from natural parks in Bengo. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.plenglish.com/ Source: http://www.plenglish.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants run amok in Gia Lai Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : According to locals, the elephants have rampaged through more than 24ha of farmland. They are still in forests surrounding the districts of Chu Prong and Chu Se in Gia Lai, and Ea H’Leo in Dak Lak Province. They have been also approaching villages of Jo Rai ethnic minority people. This is the first time wild elephants have appeared in Chu Prong District, and local authorities are unsure of how to protect the elephants from angry farmers, while also protecting the crops of local farmers. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ |
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Titre / Title : PETA protests circus' treatment of elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A big-top show planned later this week in Petoskey will feature what the Carson and Barnes Circus considers some of the greatest performances from its 70-year history. An animal-rights group alleges this history also has some less-than-stellar chapters regarding the handling of elephants. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals recently wrote Petoskey city officials urging them to ban devices which the Virginia-based organization believes can inflict pain and cause injury to elephants in circuses. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.petoskeynews.com/ Source: http://www.petoskeynews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants trample crops in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : A herd of about 15 wild elephants, seen for the first time in Central Highlands Gia Lai province, have destroyed 24ha of crops in Ia Pior commune, Chu Prong district since June 30. A district People’s Committee official said Tuesday the elephants have not attacked people nor damaged houses. The district authority has warned its local inhabitant of elephant attacks into residential areas. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thanhniennews.com/ Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : A numbers game: Managing elephants programmes. Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : As elephants consume up to 200 kg of plant matter in a single day, when space is limited, as it usually is, they often come into conflict with other animal species, as well as people, who are competing for many of the same, often scarce resources. When elephant numbers go up, tree numbers go down. In addition to tree loss, elephants have been blamed for breaking the park's boundary fence and wreaking havoc on neighbouring villages, especially their crops. Because of these large population areas, there are increased concerns of rising human-elephant conflicts. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.namibian.com.na/ Source: http://www.namibian.com.na/ |
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Titre / Title : New space for pitter-patter of pachyderm feet Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A $6.2-million renovation of the African Pavilion Exhibit at the Roger Williams Park Zoo is scheduled to begin next week in connection with a larger plan to breed the three elephants. The project will increase the amount of indoor holding space for the three female elephants and modernize upkeep of their pool. Zoo officials are seeking to increase the space as they look to breed the pachyderms by artificial insemination soon. This is the first time that the procedure will be done at the zoo. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.projo.com/ Source: http://www.projo.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Thai Team Works to Save Trapped Elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : The five-ton elephant has been lying on its side since the fall last week inside the massive Khao Ang Rue-Ni wildlife sanctuary, which sprawls over parts of five provinces in eastern Thailand. A dozen forestry workers and veterinarians have been unsuccessfully working to lift the pachyderm for days. They're planning to wrap a belt around its belly and lift it with a crane, which was expected to arrive Wednesday. To keep the elephant free of infection, the rescue team has been feeding it antibiotics and vitamins stuffed inside bananas. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Monks pray as elephant is consigned to his grave Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : A male wild elephant rescued on Friday from a mud hole in Chanthaburi's Kaeng Hang Maew district died of his injuries at about 4am yesterday, despite rescue efforts by scores of volunteers. District chief Wiwat Chantananurak, forestry officials and military scouts organised a burial ceremony for 60-year-old Plai Khun Song - also known as Plai Nga Diew ("One-trunk"). Wiwat said Plai Khun Song would be buried for two years and his remains dug up to create a monument that would remind people of the relationship between humans, animals (particularly elephants) and the forest. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://nationmultimedia.com/ Source: http://nationmultimedia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Protesters push for retirement in Bamboo's 'golden years' Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : About 80 animal rights activists and community members protested outside a Woodland Park Zoo fundraiser Friday, asking that the 39-year-old Asian elephant Bamboo be moved to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee. Protesters young and old stood at the north entrance of the zoo, passing out fliers to donors, holding signs and chanting, "Tell the zoo, to free Bamboo." In June 2006, the Northwest Animal Rights Network filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court accusing the zoo of failing to provide Bamboo space for roaming, foraging and bonding with other elephants. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Chained, Caged & Degraded Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : The captive wild animals - seen here at a Circus Sydney performance in Tralee - are made to hobble around on three legs, swing their trunks 360 degrees in time to music, balance on tiny stools and act as a climbing frame for humans. Between performances the elephants are chained to the floor or kept in an enclosure behind an electric fence. During the half-time break, the animals are chained to allow members of the public to pose with them for photographs. Bernie Wright from the Alliance for Animal Rights called for a ban on captive wild animals in circuses. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/ Source: http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant kills handler in Tennessee sanctuary Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A 36-year-old woman whose love for pachyderms led her from her native Maine to rural Lewis County, Tenn., was attacked and killed Friday morning at a preserve for aging elephants, authorities said. The aggressor was Winkie, a 40-year-old female Asian elephant who has been at the sanctuary for six years and who has a history of attacking humans who worked with her. It is unclear what will happen to the elephant now. Friday's death at the compound is the first at the facility, which is licensed as a Class I exotic animal facility by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The sanctuary was in compliance with their license and state laws, according to Markham. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.usatoday.com/ Source: http://www.usatoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : FOCUS : Pachyderm 40: January – June 2006- Journal of the African Elephant, African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups Lieu / Place : Africa, Asia R?sum? / Summary : In this issue articles on : Effect of artificial water points on the movement and behaviour of desert-dwelling elephants of north-western Namibia - Keith Leggett ; Distribution des elephants autour d’une mare sahelienne en relation avec le cheptel domestique et la vegetation ligneuse - Richard F.W. Barnes, Emmanuel M. Hema, Elmehdi Doumbia ; Elephant survey in the Bia Conservation Area, western Ghana - Moses Kofi Sam, Emmanuel Danquah, Samuel K. Oppong, Ebenezer Daryl Bosu ; Food plants of forest elephants and their availability in the Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana - Emmanuel Danquah, Samuel K. Oppong ; Elephant numbers and distribution in the Tsavo–Amboseli ecosystem, south-western Kenya - John Kioko, Moses Okello, Philip Muruthi ; Caught in the crossfire: the forest elephant and law enforcement in a region of political instability, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - Leonard Mubalama and Eulalie Bashige ; The peaks and troughs of Macau’s ivory trade - Esmond Martin ; Are we winning the case for ivory substitutes in China? - Esmond Martin ; Ivory markets of Europe, Esmond Martin and Daniel Stiles, drawings by Andrew Kamiti, review by Kees Rookmaaker. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.iucn.org/ Source: http://www.iucn.org/ |
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Titre / Title : First wild jumbo treated at Corbett Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : In a first ever attempt to chemically immobilize a wild elephant in Corbett National Park, a team of forest officials and veterinarians sedated a 4000 kg jumbo to treat his fatal wounds. This became the first wild elephant to be treated in the Park’s history. Dr. Bhaskar Choudhry wildlife veterinarian of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) stationed here was invited by the park officials to carry out the immobilization operation. The forty-year old elephant had been suffering from severe injuries in his legs which affected his movements. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/ Source: http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force Lieu / Place : Africa, Zimbabwe R?sum? / Summary : “In the past few weeks, we have received several alarming reports of fish and wildlife poaching around the country. With the current economic situation and the levels of unemployment, the poaching is intensifying and has reached crisis proportions. With the fuel shortages, National Parks are unable to carry out anti poaching patrols so the poachers are free to go about their business in broad daylight.” Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : www.zctf.mweb.co.zw Source: www.zctf.mweb.co.zw |
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Titre / Title : Une enorme saisie d'ivoire d'origine illegale inquiete sur la reprise du commerce clandestin Lieu / Place : Asia, Taiwan R?sum? / Summary : Apres la saisie a Taiwan de plus de deux tonnes d'ivoire d'origine illegale, les organisations ecologistes et notamment le Fonds international pour la protection des animaux (IFAW) s'inquietent de la reprise du commerce clandestin de l'ivoire. L'ivoire a ete decouvert dans deux cargaisons transitant de Tanzanie, en Afrique orientale, a Manille (Philippines), totalisant 350 defenses d'elephants d'Afrique, ce qui represente 175 elephants morts. Les autorites pensent que cela pourrait etre la plus importante saisie effectuee a Taiwan depuis 2000, date a laquelle 332 defenses ont ete decouvertes, indique l'IFAW. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.actu-environnement.com/ Source: http://www.actu-environnement.com/ |
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Titre / Title : 'No DNA tests' for elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Thailand's National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department on Monday reconfirmed its earlier rejection of requests for DNA testing to verify the demographic status of eight Thai elephants earmarked for Australian zoos, saying it will carry out the export of the pachyderms as planned. The elephants have certificates issued by Interior Ministry to prove they were bred in captivity and did not come from the wild. If done, the DNA testing would be seen as an intrusion on the interior ministry's function, which is seen as inappropriate. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.bangkokpost.com/ Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Kenya, Australia suspend transfer of native animals Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : Nairobi court to hear NGO's plea; Koala deal stopped due to elephant blockade Kenya and Australia have halted controversial wildlife deals with Thailand amid protests here and abroad. A Nairobi court has put a stop on the Kenyan Government's plan to export animals to Thailand pending the hearing of a case filed by a local non-government group. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://nationmultimedia.com/ Source: http://nationmultimedia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Ivory smuggling plot uncovered Lieu / Place : Asia, Taiwan R?sum? / Summary : Kaohsiung Harbor officials yesterday discovered a large amount of ivory in cargo that had originated in Tanzania. The Kaohsiung Customs Office found an estimated 350 tusks in two containers, weighing around 2,500kg and valued at more than NT$100 million (US$3,100,775). The ivory was discovered in 18 wooden boxes when customs officials were checking suspicious cargo yesterday morning. The two containers were listed as containing sisal fiber. The tusks will be handed over to the Council of Agriculture to decide whether to destroy them or to reserve them for academic research. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.taipeitimes.com/ Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/ |
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Titre / Title : IFAW: Elephant slaughter continues Lieu / Place : Asia, Taiwan R?sum? / Summary : More than two tonnes of elephant ivory - 350 African elephant tusks - was seized yesterday by Taiwan custom officers according to news agency sources. Customs officers reported that the raw tusks still had traces of blood on them, and said the difference in sizes indicated the ivory came from both young and old elephants. This seizure comes less than one month after Hong Kong officials uncovered an illegal shipment of 600 ivory tusks, thought to be from Cameroon. Incidences of poaching and ivory seizure have been on the increase since 2002, when the U.N. CITES proposed to reopen the international ivory trade with a second one-off sale of 60 tonnes of stockpiled ivory from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.politics.co.uk/ Source: http://www.politics.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Baby elephant rescued Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A two-month old baby elephant which was being washed away in a river has been rescued by tribals and brought to the Elephant Care Centre at Kodanad near Perumbavoor, about 40 km from here. The elephant, rescued recently, is slowly recuperating. It was being treated with ayurvedic medicines and antibiotics for minor injuries, suffered near its left and right eyes and legs. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Vet urges permanent plan to help elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : A Thai veterinarian advocating better treatment of elephants said Friday the government should amend laws to control movement of the animals to prevent them from being exploited by their mahouts. Vet Alongkorn Mahannop criticised authorities related to the issue for failing to permanently prevent mahouts and elephants from roaming streets of Bangkok to beg, saying the project had repeatedly been abandoned by many Bangkok governors. He called for keeping serious demographic and DNA records of each elephant, saying each should wear a microchip to protect its identity. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://etna.mcot.net/ Source: http://etna.mcot.net/ |
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Titre / Title : DEC: Antique Dealer Sold Ivory Illegally Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A Forest Hills antique dealer has been charged with illegally selling approximately $15,000 worth of elephant ivory figures and jewelry. Elephants are an endangered species and the sale of more than $1,500 worth of products made from ivory without having first obtained a DEC license or permit is a felony. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.northcountrygazette.org/ Source: http://www.northcountrygazette.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Sullia: Mahout Trampled to Death by Elephant at Mittur Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A mahout was trampled to death by an elephant at Mittur of Ubaradka near here on Friday July 7. The deceased has been identified as Somanathan (45) of Kerala. He was the mahout of this particular elephant which was brought from Cochin in Kerala. The elephant was summoned from Cochin to pull trees in one Mohan Bhat's plantations at Ubaradka. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.daijiworld.com/ Source: http://www.daijiworld.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Baby elephant on the road to recovery Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : Mardos has been eating and sleeping well despite being put on drips and his legs supported by a splint, said Department of Wildlife and National Parks veterinarian Dr Abraham Mathew. Mardos slipped and fractured its legs while being transported with an adult elephant for a show at a school on July 1. Dr Abraham said it was too early to gauge the recovery rate and an evaluation would be made in six weeks. Dr Abraham said Mardos would likely be walking with a permanent limp due to the injuries. He said there was nothing much they could do as the elephant was injured around the knees and this made corrective surgery difficult. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com.my/ Source: http://thestar.com.my/ |
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Titre / Title : Stray elephant calf brought to Vandalur Zoo Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A 10-month-old elephant calf, rescued from a village in the Hosur Forest division, has been brought to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur for rehabilitation. V.N.Singh, Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife, said the female calf strayed into Ayyur village near Denganikotta last Friday. As its mother was sick, it stopped feeding the calf, which led it to the village in search of food, he said. The calf was taken into the forest area to reunite it with the herd last Saturday. The calf stayed with its mother for a couple of days but returned to the village as its mother collapsed on Sunday. It was kept in the custody of Forest officials for a day and then sent to the zoo. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : After Being Rescued From A Mud Hole, An Elephant In Thailand Remains In Critical Condition Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : After being stuck in a mud hole for a week, an elephant in the Khao Ang Rue-Ni wildlife sanctuary was unable to support its own weight after being rescued. The colossal wild animal had sustained a previous injury to its right rear leg, leaving it partially lame. Veterinarians are offering treatment to the elephant, living in the wild, for several months. Although many forestry workers and veterinarians rushed to the scene of the wounded animal in the Khao Ang Rue-Ni, they were helpless in getting the animal out of its hole. By Thursday, the team succeeded in lifting the animal partially, just enough to free the elephant. They also sent for traditional elephant trainers, known as mahouts in Thai, in order to ascertain what more could be done. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.allheadlinenews.com/ Source: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Bangkok elephants 'need microchip implants' Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : A senior Thai veterinarian said every elephant in the country should be implanted with a microchip to help protect the troubled pachyderm population. The Bangkok City authority wants to crack down on the hundreds of elephants and their panhandling mahouts who descend on the capital every year. Putting a microchip in every elephant would enable the authorities to track the beasts, punish offending owners and increase the chances of finding a long-term solution to pachyderm unemployment, he told the Thai News Agency. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.int.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Early signs of elephant butchers Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : Bones and tusks dating back 400,000 years are the earliest signs in Britain of ancient humans butchering elephants for meat, say archaeologists. Remains of a single adult elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) surrounded by stone tools were found in northwest Kent during work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Scientists believe hunters used the tools to cut off the meat, after killing the animal with wooden spears. There does seem to be increasing evidence that they were focusing on hunting only the larger animals with more meat Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants rampage villages for rice beer Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Herds of wild elephants are running amok in Assam, damaging vast swathes of crops and also mud and thatch huts as they move out of their jungles to look for rice beer in human settlement areas in northeastern India. The raids by the pachyderms have resulted in at least five people losing their lives during the past two months. Wildlife officials are in a quandary as the huge animals feast on the farmlands - mainly rice fields and sugarcane cultivations. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.teluguportal.net/ Source: http://www.teluguportal.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Uttaranchal wants Jaipur elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Uttaranchal is seeking trained elephants from Jaipur for its two national parks. The Uttaranchal forest department has made the request to introduce safaris at the Rajaji and Jim Corbett national parks. The Rajaji national park requires four elephants initially, said Shyam Gupta, secretary of the Jaipur Elephant Association. The Corbett park will start safari later. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tuskers trample two women to death Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Two women were trampled to death by rampaging elephants on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital, police said Friday. The incident took place Thursday night when the tuskers attacked six women workers who were returning to their homes in the Angada block, 40 km from here. The elephants immediately returned back to the jungles. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.monstersandcritics.com/ Source: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wildlife in Malawi to receive 70 African elephants Lieu / Place : Africa, Malawi R?sum? / Summary : Majete wildlife reserve in Malawi will soon be receiving 70 African elephants - that almost became extinct - from the Liwonde National Park in an effort to attract local and international visitors to the country. Patricio Ndadzela, coordinator for African Parks Foundation (APF), a concessionaire who is currently managing Majete wildlife reserve confirmed the development last week that the elephant translocation to the reserve would take place. APF is currently managing the reserve following the concession it signed with government to take control and manage the protected area for 25 years. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://environment.andnetwork.com/ Source: http://environment.andnetwork.com/ |
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Titre / Title : China offers hungry elephants 'dinner halls' Lieu / Place : Asia, China R?sum? / Summary : Chinese officials hope to lure hungry wild elephants away from farmland by offering 'dinner halls' with banana and sugar on the menu. Last year three villagers were killed by elephants around nature reserves in Xishuangbanna in the south-west province of Yunnan. Crops belonging to 12,000 families were also destroyed. Wildlife officials are planning 'dinner halls' of banana plantations and sugarcane planted several kilometres from villages to entice the animals away. Twenty years ago, Xishuangbanna had only 80 wild elephants compared to 300 today. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theage.com.au/ Source: http://www.theage.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : NGO to ask Australia to halt Thai elephant deal Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : A Thai non-governmental organization working to protect elephants plans to petition the Australian embassy in Bangkok Monday, asking for its suspension of importing eight Thai elephants on an exchange programme until it can be proved that the Australia-bound elephants are home-bred, not from the wild. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.bangkokpost.com/ Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Three sentenced in elephant tusk case Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : Three men accused of involvement in a smuggling case involving 276 elephant tusks and 400kg of hawksbill turtle shells were sentenced in a Ha Noi Court yesterday. Nguyen Van Thinh, 45, director of the Duc Minh Import-Export Joint-stock Company, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined VND20 for violating regulations on wild animal protection. Two Hai Phong City customs officers - Le Trung Thu and Le Xuan Truong - were handed 30-month suspended sentences for dereliction of duty resulting in serious damage. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ Source: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants accused of causing havoc in farming community Lieu / Place : Africa, Ghana R?sum? / Summary : Prekesease, a farming community near Anyinofi in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti region has been plunged into a state of fear as a result of the destructive activities of elephants in the area. The animals are destroying farms and farm produce, causing much panic and indignation among the people. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.accra-mail.com/ Source: http://www.accra-mail.com/ |
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Titre / Title : When two mahouts let an elephant down Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : This is the sad story of a 15-year-old elephant in Orissa that was taken to a wildlife reserve after being abandoned by its first mahout, only to end up injured at the hands of its second caretaker. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://indiaenews.com/ Source: http://indiaenews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Vasundhara Raje pledges welfare of elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who is on a 15-day tour of Britain and the US, has promised to take good care of elephants in the proposed ‘Hathi Gaon’ or elephant village at Amber in Jaipur. Raje gave the assurance at a charity programme organised by an NGO in London, Elephant Family, Tuesday. Elephant keepers would be trained to look after the pachyderms. Raje said elephant riding facility for tourists had been divided into two shifts to ensure better health and security of elephants. Besides, a special cell had been allotted for their treatment, she added. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://indiaenews.com/ Source: http://indiaenews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : NGO blocks shipment of elephants to Australia Lieu / Place : Thailand R?sum? / Summary : A Kanchanaburi wildlife conservation group announced that it won't negotiate with the government and waits for the result of DNA testing to verify whether the Australia-bound elephants are home-bred or from the wild. The Kan Conservation Group has blocked the shipment of eight elephants to Australia on the grounds that the elephants may have been captured from the wild and may have difficulties adjusting to life in captivity. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.bangkokpost.com/ Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Hunt On For Wounded Elephant Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : Environmental affairs officials are still hunting for a wounded elephant that was shot at the junction of the tar road between Phalaborwa and Hoedspruit and the road to Gravelotte. The elephant, believed to be a young bull, was shot in the small hours of the morning of June 8, 2006 with a .375 calibre rifle. At least three bullets hit the animal, which sustained injuries to its leg and shoulder. According to Bert Howard, regional nature conservation official, the 22-year-old man who shot the elephant will be charged with illegal hunting. Two other witnesses accompanied the man at the time, but allegedly did not shoot. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.krugerpark.co.za/ Source: http://www.krugerpark.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Abandoned baby elephant dies on way to new home Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : Abandoned by the herd after its mother's death, Taiping Zoo came to the rescue of an 18-month-old elephant calf. But while being taken to the zoo, the calf, called Mat Chepor, keeled over and died, soon after being given an antidote. Despite help from the state veterinary department, the calf died. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/ Source: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/ |
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Titre / Title : Dung sale to save elephants Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : A consignment of elephant dung large enough to fertilise the average suburban garden for a year will be auctioned tonight at a gathering of Britain's Asian business elite attended by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. The dung is expected to raise between £5,000 and £10,000 at a charity "durbar" being held in Richmond, west London, in aid of the Indian elephant. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : When elephants attack. Surviving an elephant charge in the Congo rainforest of Gabon Lieu / Place : Africa, Gabon R?sum? / Summary : Slightly smaller than their more familiar relative, the savanna elephant, forest elephants are generally shy animals confined to the dark recesses of tropical forests in West and Central Africa. Here in Loango, where forest is interspersed with savanna, these pachyderms sometimes appear in plain sight as they move across grassy zones and swampy meadows. However, at the first hint of danger, they move back into the protective cover of the forest where they blend surprisingly well into the shadows. The elephants are obviously perturbed by our closeness in a forest where they were poached only a generation ago for their ivory, which is finer and more valuable than that of their savanna cousins Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.mongabay.com/ Source: http://news.mongabay.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Go after hunters who shot jumbo Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : Mat Chepor, the orphaned 18-month-old elephant, would have been alive if hunters had not shot its mother. Ipoh Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) secretary Stephanie Yeap said the calf was forced to fend for itself after its mother died of gunshot wounds on May 8. The calf died on Friday while being transported to the Kuala Gandah Elephant Translocation Unit in Pahang. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com.my/ Source: http://thestar.com.my/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants pose challenge for zoos Lieu / Place : Asia R?sum? / Summary : In light of research showing that elephants are social, intelligent creatures which need companionship and room to roam, the AZAA mandated in May that elephant facilities allot at least 1,800 square feet for one elephant outdoors plus 900 square feet for each additional animal. Since 2004, five U.S. zoos have closed their elephant houses rather than struggle with the new standards. For its part, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo plans to expand its Asian elephant house starting this year at a cost of about $60 million. Partly because of dwindling numbers of wild elephants — about 500,000 African and 35,000 Asian — zoos want to avoid restocking their exhibits from nature. So they are turning to breeding programs. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.smdailyjournal.com/ Source: http://www.smdailyjournal.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo defends its care of Bamboo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Woodland Park Zoo officials "vigorously dispute" claims that they are not providing sufficient care for Bamboo, a 39-year-old Asian elephant who grew up at the zoo, was transferred to Tacoma last summer and returned to Seattle this month. Lawyers for Woodland Park Zoo announced Friday that they have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an animal rights group that claims the elephant should be placed elsewhere. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tough times for the gentle giants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : In 1970 there were 1.5 million wild elephants. By the 1990s this plummeted to 6,40,000. Today, as their natural habitat of forests shrink or disappear and a number of man-hosted factors militate against them, elephants are facing tough times. The situation has become so acute that elephants are getting desperate. Their ire is directed at dwellings and farms that have sprung up in their time-honoured space, and the resultant man-animal conflict has become routine news in the media. Another reason for the falling elephant numbers is the shooting of virile adult males for their tusks. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants at National Zoo to get $60m home Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The National Zoo has announced plans for a new $60 million ``Elephant Trails" exhibit that will dramatically expand and upgrade its current facility for Asian elephants and try to be a centerpiece for breeding and conservation efforts to stop the endangered species from becoming extinct. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.boston.com/ Source: http://www.boston.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants returning with annual circus Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Two years after their last appearance, two African elephants are scheduled to return to Abington with the Cole Bros. Circus on Monday and Tuesday at Memorial Field. Circus officials said the elephants were taken out of the Florida-based traveling show following the 2004 season as part of a ``routine lineup change." The change, however, occurred after protests and the circus being hit with citations of animal abuse by the US Department of Agriculture. In 2004, state Senator Robert Hedlund, a Weymouth Republican, introduced a bill to ban nondomestic animal entertainment. That bill could reach the Senate by the end of this month. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.boston.com/ Source: http://www.boston.com/ |
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Titre / Title : New game park to straddle SA, Zim and Botswana Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A pact for a new transfrontier game park straddling the borders between Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe was signed on Thursday. Once proclaimed, the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) will cover 4 872 square kilometres, almost a quarter the size of the Kruger National Park. Centred on the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers, where the borders of the three states meet, the area is well known for its rich cultural heritage and prolific wildlife. The transfrontier area also contains a large number of elephants, as well as viable populations of lion, leopard and cheetah. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.mg.co.za/ Source: http://www.mg.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Two Zoo elephants are expecting Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The St. Louis Zoo is now expecting two female baby elephants. Tests show that Asian elephant Rani is carrying a female calf. She is due in February. Rani's mother, Ellie, is in the final weeks of her 22-month pregnancy. Zoo officials expect her to deliver a 250-pound female around July 5. She is being monitored 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, Asian elephant Sri continues to carry a dead female fetus. Fischer said Sri is healthy and eventually should expel the dead calf. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.stltoday.com/ Source: http://www.stltoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : It's tough in the concrete jungle Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Ole, a two-year-old Thai elephant, stands side-on to traffic in the middle of a four-lane street in central Bangkok, trunk swinging erratically as buses, taxis and motorbikes whiz past on either flank. For eight hours each night he walks through choking fumes, stopping only when a customer, Thai or tourist, buys a 20 baht (60 cent) bag of sugarcane to feed him and snap a photo. For the next few months, this will be his life. Each night they do a 10-kilometre circuit with two mahouts through the city's business and restaurant districts. It is illegal to parade the elephants through the city but police turn a blind eye. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.smh.com.au/ Source: http://www.smh.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant necropsy results Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The Rosamond Gifford Zoo received the results of the Necropsy performed on an Asian Elephant fetus this week. The exam shows the calf had no abnormalities and she most likely died from an abnormal birth. The calf was removed from Romani last Thursday after 4 days of labor. Specialists at Cornell University performed the necropsy. Further results are expected within the next few weeks. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news10now.com/ Source: http://news10now.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo insists elephant breeding program will continue Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Zoo officials said we will see more of the elephant breeding program for some time to come. Despite recent hardships, zoo representatives said the program will go on. Fedele said the Rosamond Gifford Zoo joined the Species Survival Plan for Asian Elephants in 1981. They started their breed program in 1988, and now she said the zoo has hopes to expand their program"; Many other people said as long as the program continues to be a benefit to the elephants they should keep it open because it serves as a great educational tool. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news10now.com/ Source: http://news10now.com/ |
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Titre / Title : BTC seeks support of WTI to save elephant corridor Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : To save the elephant corridor along Indo-Bhutan border in Assam, the Bodoland Territorial Council has sought the support of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). About 12 families of Saralpara, Ultapani and Labanyapur forest villages under Haltugaon forest division were proposed to be shifted to alternate areas to preserve the corridor. The complicated process for shifting forest villages under the existing laws was also discussed at the meeting, Borgiary said. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.zeenews.com/ Source: http://www.zeenews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Thiruvanantapuram awaits elephant's birth Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Sethulakshmy, a 38-year-old captive elephant is 18 months pregnant. Sethulakshmy is on a special diet of medicated rice, pulses, cereals and coconut leaves. This makes it an expensive proposition to have a pregnant domestic elephant. They cannot work during most of their pregnancy and so do not earn their keep. Her owner who has spent thousands of rupees in looking after her well hopes to earn the money back by allowing TV channels to record the birth live. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ndtv.com/ Source: http://www.ndtv.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Falls Down Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo is being treated for a nasty fall or an illness. Lucy the elephant fell on the ground Friday in her enclosure and couldn't get up. Zoo workers tried to get Lucy to stand up. But it was no easy task, since Lucy weighs nearly 9,000 pounds.So a crane was brought in to help zoo keepers get the elephant back on her feet. Lucy is 46-years-old, which is old for an elephant. Trainers will stay with Lucy through the night. If she's feeling better she may be back on display as soon as Saturday. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.todaystmj4.com/ Source: http://www.todaystmj4.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant 'Kolakolli' dies mysteriously Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : The elephant nicknamed 'Kolakolli' died yesterday about at 10 pm mysteriously in it's cage near Peppara in Thiruvananthapuram district. According to reports, Kolakolli hadn't shown any clinical signs of illness till 7pm when it started to suffer from shivering. And about at 10pm, it fell unconscious and soon died after failing to respond to the treatment. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.keralaonline.com/ Source: http://www.keralaonline.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant calf had been doing well Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A 330-pound Asian elephant calf probably suffocated during its mother's stalled labor last week at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, according to a preliminary necropsy report. The full-term female calf was in otherwise good condition and had no abnormalities, Cornell University pathologists found. Doctors said they found a hemorrhage on the left hind limb of the calf, which most likely was caused by the leg becoming entangled at the brim of her mother's pelvis. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.auburnpub.com/ Source: http://www.auburnpub.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo appeals for elephant funding Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is appealing for public donations to help fund the upkeep of five Asian elephants being imported from Thailand. The elephants are still in Bangkok, where they have been in quarantine for 18 months, after protesters blocked their move to Australia on June 6. No date has been confirmed for their flight. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/ Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Activists Protest Treatment Of Elephants At San Diego Zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Animal rights activists spoke out Saturday night against the way elephants are being kept at the San Diego Zoo. Protestors greeted people going to the zoo's black-tie fundraiser. The demonstators are upset over the zoo's plan to expand its elephant exhibit. The expansion project would bring the exhibit space up to 2 acres in land area. It is currently less than 1 acre. Animal rights activists said the proposed expansion is still not enough. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.10news.com/ Source: http://www.10news.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Milwaukee zoo prepares for 'worst' with 46-year-old elephant Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The African elephant - named Lucy - fell on Friday and had to be lifted back up with a crane. She appeared well after that, eating a bit and drinking water, but since Friday night she has refused food and drink. The zoo was prepared to euthanize Lucy. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.duluthsuperior.com/ Source: http://www.duluthsuperior.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Bushmeat trade threatens African wildlife Lieu / Place : Africa, Madagascar R?sum? / Summary : Ways to curtail this industry will be discussed at an international conference in Madagascar from June 20-24. The conference will also look for ways to harness Africa's ecological treasures for development, while protecting them. Conservationists have warned that poaching, logging and disease could wipe out species. But there is also a health risk for humans: scientists think past outbreaks of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in central Africa were caused by the consumption of infected monkey meat. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.int.iol.co.za/ Source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/ |
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Titre / Title : Animal Rights Activists Blast LA Zoo Over Elephant Death Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Animal rights activists on Tuesday blasted the Los Angeles Zoo's treatment of an elephant who died earlier this month and said they want federal officials to investigate the pachyderm's death. Gita, the 48-year-old elephant who died June 10, stood constantly on her arthritic feet, even though most elephants lie down and sleep about four hours a night. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nbc4.tv/ Source: http://www.nbc4.tv/ |
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Titre / Title : Redesigned Elephant Exhibit To Focus on Conservation Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The National Zoo's elephant exhibit is getting a makeover - and a new focus on conservation. The new exhibit, Elephant Trails, will include indoor and outdoor habitats that support the animals' natural behavior. The large indoor habitat will have a soft floor and an "Elephant Community Center," where the herd can be active and socialize. Between eight and ten adult elephants and their young will live in "suites." Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wjla.com/ Source: http://www.wjla.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Paper maker adds new zoo poo to roo poo Lieu / Place : Australia R?sum? / Summary : After having worldwide success with a paper made from kangaroo poo, a company in north-western Tasmania has signed up with Sydney's Taronga Zoo to make use of its elephant waste. Creative Paper will make a range of stationary, for sale in the zoo's gift shop. The company's Joanna Gair says the first elephant dung delivery was in a fine paper-making state by the time it arrived in the post. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.abc.net.au/ Source: http://www.abc.net.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants Recover in African Park Lieu / Place : Africa, DRC R?sum? / Summary : Large mammals are recovering after years of decline in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Virunga is the most species-rich park in Africa. Civil war and poaching in recent years had reduced the elephant population from 4,300 in the 1960s to just 265 three years ago. In a new census, the population was up to 340. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.livescience.com/ Source: http://www.livescience.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Orphaned jumbo found Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : For more than a month, an 18-month-old male elephant had been desperately searching for his mother, not knowing that she had died of gunshot wounds to her head at Kampung Pulau Cheri near here last month. Hungry and alone, the 300kg calf foraged for food and fed on wild banana shoots near the villages where he had last seen his mother. Following complaints from villagers that their crops were being destroyed, Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) officers tracked the little pachyderm. Their hunt, which began early this month, finally succeeded when the team of seven Perhilitan rangers from Gerik sighted the elephant near Kampung Chepor and managed to drug it at 12.30pm on Monday. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://thestar.com.my/ Source: http://thestar.com.my/ |
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Titre / Title : L.A. Zoo Investigating Gita the Elephant's Death Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The director of the Los Angeles Zoo told the Zoo Commission on Tuesday that he was conducting a full investigation into Gita the elephant's recent death, which animal rights activists call premature and blame on mistreatment. Gita's body has been sent to a San Bernardino laboratory run by UC Davis for an independent necropsy. Tests are expected to take weeks to complete, but officials say an interim report revealed nothing that contradicts their account. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.latimes.com/ Source: http://www.latimes.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Virunga Elephants Recovering Thanks to Heroic Park Guards Lieu / Place : Africa, DRC R?sum? / Summary : Numbers of elephants and other large mammals have increased in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park since the last census three years ago, conservation groups in the United States and DRC report. The researchers give credit for the animals' recovery to the anti-poaching efforts of park guards who patrol this World Heritage Site at great personal risk. Efforts to curb poaching have come at a high cost. Since 1996, more than 100 park guards in Virunga National Park have been killed while trying to prevent poaching, and one was killed as recently as May. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.ens-newswire.com/ Source: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants drive hundreds of Bangladeshis onto boats Lieu / Place : Asia, Bangladesh R?sum? / Summary : Hundreds of villagers have taken refuge on boats in Bangladesh after their homes were destroyed by a herd of rampaging elephants, local officials said on Wednesday. The elephants repeatedly raided their village at Barkal on the fringe of a forest in southeastern Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, pulling down houses and plundering crops. Attempts to scare the beasts away by setting fires, blowing trumpets and setting off crackers failed. Terrified, some 300 villagers -- including children -- took refuge on boats in the sprawling Rangamati lake, coming ashore only in daylight hours for food and other provisions. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.alertnet.org/ Source: http://www.alertnet.org/ |
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Titre / Title : Predators worry residents Lieu / Place : Africa, Botswana R?sum? / Summary : Chobe Enclave residents have complained about animals that threaten their lives, destroy crops and kill livestock. The residents raised the complaints during kgotla meeting that Vice President Ian Khama addreseed in the area The meetings started at Parakarungu last Thursday. Top of the list of problems animals are elephants, hyenas, hippos, Buffalo and lions. Residents said the destruction of crops by elephants impoverished them. They said they never get to harvest anything and that the money they got as compensation was little. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/ Source: http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/ |
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Titre / Title : New elephant exhibit still on track Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Ignoring calls to close its elephant exhibit following the sudden death of Gita, the Los Angeles Zoo pressed forward Monday with plans to build a $40 million pachyderm exhibit. While animal rights critics charged poor conditions at the zoo contributed to Gita's death on Saturday, pathologists said determining what killed the beloved, 48-year-old Asian pachyderm could take weeks. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailynews.com/ Source: http://www.dailynews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Dolly the Elephant Creates Masterpieces At The Zoo Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Asiatic elephants Dolly and Mimi and a black rhinoceros named Mshindi were hard at work Tuesday painting their masterpieces. Not only is painting enjoyable for Mimi, Dolly and Mshindi, it is also a mentally stimulating behavior that helps keep their minds active. The trio has already created 15 works of art which will be auctioned at the "Do At The Zoo". The funds from the auction will help build the new Asian Tropics exhibit. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://cbs4denver.com/ Source: http://cbs4denver.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Booming bushmeat trade threat to Africa wildlife Lieu / Place : Africa R?sum? / Summary : Elephant trunks and smoked gorilla limbs hang from Emile Ndong's stall, "ripening" in the tropical heat. Ndong is one of many profiting from Africa's booming trade in bushmeat. Finding ways to curtail this industry will be discussed at an international conference in Madagascar from June 20 - 24, which will seek ways to harness Africa's ecological treasures for development, while also protecting them. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://today.reuters.co.uk/ Source: http://today.reuters.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Romani the Elephant Update: No Sign of Infection Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A Rosamond Gifford Zoo spokeswoman tells NewsChannel 9 that blood work taken this morning on Romani the elephant shows no sign of infection, and that the incision created by last week’s episiotomy is healing as predicted. Romani is also eating adequately, and continues to be watched closely, according to the zoo. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.9wsyr.com/ Source: http://www.9wsyr.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant's delivery - a lottery for owner Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : An elephant owner in Kerala is overjoyed -- because the animal is getting ready for delivery and he hopes to rake in big money. Guruji, who lives on the outskirts of the state capital, owns five elephants. The reason for his joy is Sethulekshmi, the elephant expected to deliver a bonny baby in March. Discovery Channel has already approached Guruji with an offer of Rs.300,000 to allow their camera crew to shoot the entire delivery. Close on the heels are a few Ayurveda drug companies who want to take possession of the baby elephant's meconium (the first elephant dung). Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.dailyindia.com/ Source: http://www.dailyindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Newborn elephant mortality debated Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Supporters and opponents of programs to breed Asian elephants in captivity agree on a couple of things: Last week's delivery of a dead calf in Syracuse was a tragedy. And it's something that happens too often. Of the six deaths before last week, three were stillborn calves and three died within two days of birth. Those numbers don't include the death of Kedar in August at the Syracuse zoo. Kedar was born healthy, but died four days later after falling into a pool. Katz said lack of exercise, obesity and the unnatural conditions in captivity contribute to a high rate of stillbirths and birth complications. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.syracuse.com/ Source: http://www.syracuse.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Forest officials face jumbo problems Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Forest officials had two ``elephantine'' missions , one,when they rescuea less-than-a-month-old male elephant calf in distress near Burliyar and the other, form of to chase two stray elephants from a farmhouse into reserve forests. The team first visited Burliyar on the Mettuppalayam - Udhagamandalam Road a calf was struggling for life. On reaching the spot, they found a just born male calf in a weak and dehydrated condition. In the second case, the officials had the tought task of chasing two elephants, a tusk less male pachyderm known as Makhna and a tusker that strayed into a farmhouse full of sugarcane, plantains and coconut. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant kills its keeper in Shanghai safari park Lieu / Place : Asia, China R?sum? / Summary : A 46-year-old animal keeper was killed accidentally by an elephant in a safari park in Shanghai, east China, on Thursday. Li Guohua, the animal keeper, was suddenly thrown away by an Asian elephant using its trunk when he was helping veterinarians to treat this ill elephant at about 8:00 p.m. Thursday. The official said that the elephant was born in the Shanghai safari park in 1999 and has been taken care of by a group of keepers headed by Li ever since then. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ |
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Titre / Title : Protesters block elephant transfer Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Eight elephants waiting to be shipped to Australian zoos in exchange for kangaroos and koalas were temporarily released from their cramped cages yesterday afternoon in response to protests by animal activists. The protesters blocked the elephant-carrying trucks from leaving the Mahidol campus and wanted Australian zoo officials overseeing the operation to at least release them from their cages as they looked tense and tired after being cooped up for more than 20 hours. But their plea was rejected. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.manager.co.th/ Source: http://www.manager.co.th/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo all set for pachyderm party Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Mary, an Asian elephant at the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford, will be turning 60 Saturday. On Saturday the zoo will throw Mary a 60th birthday party, complete with a hay cake and carrot candles. At 60, which translates to something like 100 in humans, Mary is one of the oldest Asian elephants in captivity. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news-journalonline.com/ Source: http://www.news-journalonline.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Protesters disrupt transportation of elephants from Thailand Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : The Chief Executive of Sydney's Taronga Zoo says the forced postponement of the zoo's controversial exchange of elephants from Asia was well organised and a complete surprise. Eight of the animals had been loaded onto cargo crates on the back of trucks at temporary quarantine quarters in Thailand when protesters prevented them from leaving. The Taronga and Melbourne Zoos have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.abc.net.au/ Source: http://www.abc.net.au/ |
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Titre / Title : A tussle over the elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Plans to transfer eight Asian elephants to Australian zoos got another setback on Tuesday after activists kept trucks from hauling the animals to Bangkok's airport, saying they would suffer abroad. The elephants, after being in cages on trucks for more than 20 hours, were being taken back on Tuesday afternoon to their quarters at a quarantine station, their home for over a year. Caretakers from Australia stayed with the animals through the standoff, hosing them down and feeding them. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.hindu.com/ Source: http://www.hindu.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Zoo plans risky surgery to remove fetus from pregnant elephant Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A special team will assemble today to perform tricky surgery on a pregnant elephant in hopes of helping her deliver her 300-pound calf. The 29-year-old Asian elephant has been stalled in labor for four days. The main priority is saving the mother at this point. Last night the elephant, named Romani, still had normal vital signs and was receiving antibiotics and extra fluid. She has remained under 24-hour watch since veterinarians tried to induce labor with shots of drugs Sunday and Monday nights. Doctors today will perform an episiotomy to widen the birth canal. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.wcax.com/ Source: http://www.wcax.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Keeper loses arm in accident with elephant Lieu / Place : Europe R?sum? / Summary : Doctors have managed to successfully reattach an elephant keeper’s arm, after it was amputated during an accident with one of the animals in his care at Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature park on Tuesday. The unfortunate 56 year old is an animal expert who was working with a company from Andalucía who have been in Terra Natura since Sunday, in preparation for a show they are organising there this summer. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.typicallyspanish.com/ Source: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tourist injured by falling elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, China R?sum? / Summary : A woman tourist suffered from serious injuries while she was enjoying an elephant performance in Sanya, Hainan Province, late last week. The tragedy took place when the stage suddenly collapsed while Wan was sitting in the first row. Wan, from Jiangxi Province, was crushed by the elephant. Wan, who suffered from five fractures, was sent to a local hospital where she is currently recovering from her ordeal. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ |
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Titre / Title : Protest puts elephants 'under stress' Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Animal rights protesters who blocked the transfer of eight Asian elephants from Thailand to Australia placed the animals under "horrific stress," Environment Minister Ian Campbell said yesterday. He said it could be some weeks before the animals are brought to Australia. Campbell said the zoos had decided to postpone the move to prevent any further stress to the elephants. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.people.com.cn/ Source: http://english.people.com.cn/ |
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Titre / Title : Doctors save mom, remove dead 330-pound calf from womb Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : A special team of doctors removed a dead calf from the womb of a 29-year-old Asian elephant stalled in labor for four days in a successful rare surgery Thursday at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Zoo staff were walking Romani around in the elephant barn about 30 minutes after the four-hour long surgery to widen her birth canal, an operation similar to a human episiotomy. The female calf, meanwhile, was taken to the Cornell University veterinary school for a necropsy. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newsday.com/ Source: http://www.newsday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : In Zambia, Roaming Elephants Prove Dangerous Lieu / Place : Africa, Zambia R?sum? / Summary : Roaming elephants in Zambia are said to be destroying food crops, property and even human lives. The country’s wildlife authorities say they are working to resolve the problems, but villagers blame the continuing rampage on what they see as the government’s reluctance to take action. The animals are fleeing harassment in search of security, which can be guaranteed not only by good wildlife policies, but also by better resources. Since this issue involves the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe, the two countries have agreed to work things out as a team. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.voanews.com/ Source: http://www.voanews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : More ivory being smuggled into RP Lieu / Place : Asia, Philippines R?sum? / Summary : The ivory tusks seized last year in the Philippines account for the biggest shipment of smuggled elephant tusks being investigated by the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF). Of the 6,758 kilograms seized last year, however, 6,000 kilograms are now missing due to an alleged lapse on the part of the Bureau of Customs, which had insisted on keeping the tusks despite DENR’s repeated requests to turn these over to the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. On Tuesday, Customs and environment agents raided a religious store in Sta. Cruz, Manila, which the BOC identified as the destination of the tusks lost under the government’s custody. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.inq7.net/ Source: http://news.inq7.net/ |
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Titre / Title : Los Angeles Zoo Says Asian Elephant Gita Has Died Lieu / Place : USA, California R?sum? / Summary : A 48-year female asian elephant named Gita died Saturday at the Los Angeles Zoo, where critics had charged the huge animals were being kept in unhealthy conditions. Gita was found sitting down when keepers went to her yard. Despite a ‘medical response’, she died at 9.30 am, according to a new release from zoo spokeman Jason Jacobs. Gita had arthritis and a history of foot problems and underwent surgery last year to remove portions of a toe from her left front foot. A necropsy was planned to determine the cause of her death. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.mercurynews.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Australian Zoos Halt Bid To Move Thai Elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Activists forced the temporary abandonment of an attempt to ship eight Thai elephants to Australia by blocking off their quarantine site in a last bid to stop a controversial animal-exchange programme. Animal rights activists charged that several of the elephants destined to Australia were caught illegally in the wild and want DNA test carried out to prove that. Last July, the Australian government approved the import of eight elephants from Thailand. The animals would take part in a conservation breeding programme but a coalition of Australian animal welfare advocates challenged the move, saying zoo life put elephants at risk. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.enn.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Operation Saves Mother, But Baby Is Stillborn Lieu / Place : USA, New-York R?sum? / Summary : She had been in labor since Sunday but the contractions remained weak. So on Wednesday night, experts from Missouri, and Florida flew to Syracuse to assist in a rare emergency surgery on the 29-year-old patient –an Asian elephant named Romani. An eight-member team gathered on Thursday to perform the procedure, similar in concept to an episiotomy in human births but much rarer. But the veterinarians discovered that the legs of the 330-pound calf were splayed inside the birth canal causing it to become stuck. The calf, a female, had died. After the surgery, the team was hopeful about Romani. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nytimes.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Meeting To Discuss Animal Deaths In Dooars Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A meeting was held between railway and forest department officials to discuss the recent increase in the number of elephant and other wild animal deaths caused by trains in the Dooars region. The forest officials expressed their concern over the issue. Almost all the participants admitted that something had to be done to save the wildlife of Dooars forests and it was decided that they would work out a process to end the problem Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thestatesman.org Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Animal-rights Group Sues Zoo Over Elephant Lieu / Place : USA, Washington R?sum? / Summary Woodland Park Zoo has harmed a 39-year-old Asian Elephant named Bamboo and should move her to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee an animal-rights group said in a lawsuit filed Monday. In the King County Superior Court suit, the Northwest Animal Rights Network claims that the zoo failed to provide Bamboo space for roaming, foraging and bonding with other elephants. In March, Woodland Park Deputy Director Bruce Bohmke said that sending Bamboo to a sanctuary was not an option. The sanctuary isn’t appropriate for an elephant in the care of an accredited zoo at which conservation and education are key elements. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://seattlepi.nwsource.com Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Elephant Exploitation Unceasing Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : : Demand is rising in Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak for a new kind of souvenir : tail hair. Everyday hundreds of hairs of elephant tails are sold to visitors. The elephants of Don Village can’t produce enough hair to keep up with such human demand. Local people, therefore, go to Cambodia and Laos where they buy elephant tail hairs. Some even cut the tail off the elephants to take their hairs. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Animal park gets OK for elephant structure Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The bull elephant building, with enough room for a female elephant for breeding purposes, was among the changes approved by the commission for an animal park that has operated since 1994 on 50 acres off River Road south of Salinas. Charlie Sammut, owner of Vision Quest Wild Animal Farm, needed to renew his county land permit for the park to renew state and federal permits for exotic animals. The park operates as an educational facility, tourist attraction, bed-and-breakfast spot, and as training grounds for animals used in movies and television. Because most zoos have limited space for elephants, the park was chosen by national zoological experts as a breeding ground for the animals. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.montereyherald.com/ Source: http://www.montereyherald.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tame elephant kills handler Lieu / Place : Africa, South Africa R?sum? / Summary : A tame elephant is no longer being used for elephant back rides after she trampled her handler to death. The 11-year-old elephant at Camp Jabulani, an exclusive camp in the Kapama game reserve in Limpopo that offers elephant-back safaris, trampled Edias Makore to death on March 6. Makore, a Zimbabwean national, was killed when he tried to lure the elephant back to a herd of five jumbos. When he used a prodder on her, she attacked him. Coetzee who's been involved with elephants for over 35 years said the elephant's behaviour was uncharacteristic of her. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.news24.com/ Source: http://www.news24.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tribal youth darts down rogue elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A tribal employee of the Kerala Forest Department yesterday successfully darted a rogue elephant that used to plunder crops and often got tipsy, drinking from illicit breweries deep inside the forests. The 21-day nabbing operation ended by the noon when Arun, a Kani tribesman working as a casual employee with the Forest Department, darted the first dose of tranquilizer at the bull elephant from a 30-metre range in the Peppara range, 50km north of Thiruvananthapuram. Dr Easwaran Namboodiri and Dr Manoharan, were on hand to fix the dose but they let the enterprising tribal youth to fire the shots. The bull elephant would now be subjected to a 60-day training programme before being employed by the Forest Department. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/ Source: http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Ringling Bros. battles to keep elephants Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The stars of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus are at the heart of a bitter animal-care fight that's dragged through court for six years already and is inching toward a trial. It's a heavyweight bout, pitting America's biggest circus against some of the most influential animal-welfare groups. Ringling insists that its elephants receive state-of-the-art treatment and it's determined to keep them in its cast. Ringling shows no signs of bowing to pressure, and has become more outspoken in defending itself since the first-of-its-kind suit was filed in 2000. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Asian elephants Down Under Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Eight Asian elephants which have been the centre of court action involving animal rights protesters will arrive in Australia in the next few days. But the animals will spend three months in quarantine in the Cocos Islands, off the country's northwest coast, before going to their new homes in Sydney and Melbourne. Last December, a court cleared the way for the move from Thailand, as part of a conservation breeding program, provided the zoos met conditions guaranteeing the elephants' welfare. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theage.com.au/ Source: http://www.theage.com.au/ |
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Titre / Title : Thai government under fire for zoo trading Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : The first eight of 100 Thai elephants earmarked for export to Australian zoos are scheduled to leave tonight, despite fierce opposition from animal rights groups who have fought for more than a year to block the move. They argue that the change of habitat harms the welfare of elephants and accuse the Thai government of shirking its duty to care for the country's national symbol by not taking responsibility for them. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : Ivory tusks lost to pilferage? Lieu / Place : Asia, Philippines R?sum? / Summary : A special team of agents will be tasked to investigate pilferages of cargoes and other irregularities at Customs warehouses. The Bureau of Customs made the move after a shipment of elephant tusks worth P50 million seized at the Port of Manila disappeared in the custody of the Asian Terminals Inc. at South Harbor. Part of the missing shipment of elephant tusks has been traced by bureau operatives. Reports showed the cargo was found to be missing when it was about to be transferred from the ATI warehouse in South Harbor to the bureau for auction last April. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/ Source: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Thai Activists Block Elephant Transport Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : Animal rights activists Monday blocked trucks from transporting eight elephants bound for Australian zoos, saying the animals would suffer. The elephants were in separate trucks at a quarantine station in the western Thai province of Kanchanaburi, waiting to be driven to Bangkok airport for a flight to Australia late Monday night. But Soraida Salwala, founder of the Thai group Friends of the Asian Elephant, and a local environmentalist stepped in front of the lead truck, blocking its way. She and other opponents of the move said they were concerned about the elephants' welfare, claiming the animals would suffer in the confines of Australian zoos. Soraida said she would step aside if the elephants were put back in the stables and the Thai government opened discussions with the activists. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Sacred Elephants of Kerala Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A trip to Kerala is never complete without a visit to the famous Sri Krishnan Temple shrine located at Guruvayoor. If an early-morning darshan (blessing) of the Lord Krishna is a spiritual quest, then a two-km. (1.24 mile) trip to Ponnathur Kotta, a 12-acre plot where the elephants are housed, is a must-see. The elephants, referred to as "Sons of the Sahya" (the Western Ghat mountains), form an integral part of daily life and are beloved and revered by the people of Kerala. Owning an elephant confers pride and prestige on one's Tarawad (family house), and the selection is based on an elephant's physical qualities. There are 62 elephants, each costing upwards of about Rs 6,000,000 (US$131,350). Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.ohmynews.com/ Source: http://english.ohmynews.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Rogue elephant trapped in Kerala Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : A rogue elephant that spread terror in tribal hamlets near Peppara wildlife sanctuary was today tracked down, tranquilised and trapped by forest authorities. The tusker, called 'kolakolli' (master killer) by locals, made frequent raids into settlements on the forest's fringes. Chief Wildlife Warden V Gopinath said the elephant would be tamed by trained elephants and mahouts, possibly within two months. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Death trap for elephants Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : In a matter of hours on Monday, trains plying the Siliguri-Alipurduar sector knocked down four elephants and a bison. The mayhem rekindled the controversy over the Northeast Frontier Railway tracks cutting across the forest reserves and triggered a fresh round of allegations of how norms fixed by Calcutta High Court in response to a WWF (India) petition are being flouted. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com/ Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant herds to be tracked with high-tech chip implants Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : Viet Nam’s elephant population is to benefit from better observation and care under a ministry proposal to insert electronic tracking chips into the animals as part of its conservation plan to 2010. According to the plan, initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Forest Rangers Department, both wild and tame elephants will be fitted with the chips, tracking them to identify and sustain their habitats. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ Source: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ |
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Titre / Title : Three elephants, a bison killed in last 24 hours in N Bengal Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : The speeding trains in the Siliguri-Alipurduar broad gauge line has led to such incidents. The issue has become a major point of concern for the state’s forest department. These areas lying near the forest have been demarcated as “elephant crossing zones”. According to the guidelines, all trains passing through these areas and while taking a turn, have to lower speeds—the specified maximum speed being 30 km/hour. They are also required to blow their whistle continuously while passing through these areas to alert any wild animal that might be crossing the tracks. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://cities.expressindia.com/ Source: http://cities.expressindia.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Tourist group killed in Sri Lankan park Lieu / Place : Asia, Sri Lanka R?sum? / Summary : Six tourists and their guide - among them an award-winning author - were killed by land mines while tracking wild elephants in northwestern Sri Lanka. The army suspects the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were responsible. Sri Lankan author Nihal de Silva, who wrote the award-winning novel The Road From Elephant Pass, which is set during the island's civil war, was among the dead. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Fines inadequate for Sri Lanka's elephant killers Lieu / Place : Asia, Sri Lanka R?sum? / Summary : Environmentalists and animal rights activists in Sri Lanka have expressed their frustration over the inadequacy of the fine imposed on perpetrators of elephant killings in the country. But the Director General of Wildlife Dayananda Kariyawasam says that the fine has increased from March. The fine is now Rs. 7500 ($75). The earlier fine for the crime was Rs. 2500 ($25). Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.colombopage.com/ Source: http://www.colombopage.com/ |
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Focus : Nouveau documentaire en partenariat avec Vodeo TV : L'elephant / New documentary with our partner Vodeo TV: The elephant A consulter sur notre page Documentaire avec toujours l'acces gratuit a un extrait : / To be consulted on our page Documentaire and always available a free extract: http://www.deselephantsetdeshommes.org/docu.html
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Titre / Title : Street Elephant Welfare Project Launched By Wildlife SOS Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Delhi is one of the most populated and polluted cities in the world, where captive elephants are subjected to terrible living and “working”conditions. Most of these obedient animals have to deal with walking on hot tarmac each day while being treated inhumanely by their owners. Cruel, painful disciplinary methods are used on the elephants such as pins through their toenails. The Wildlife SOS Elephant Welfare Project aims to rehabilitate these elephants in a similar manner to their successful bear programme. They will train the ‘mahouts’ to treat the elephants humanely. Wildlife SOS will also monitor the trading of the elephants and microchip them, which will curb the frequency of illicit transfer between street entertainers across India. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.asiantribune.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Rogue Runs Free, Hunters Held Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : When forest officers failed to catch a rogue elephant, some tribals decided to hold them captive. Officials from Kerala and Tamil Nadu were locked inside a building in the Peppara forest range for nearly three hours by a group that included women and children. They demanded immediate capture of the elephant that has killed their kin and eaten their crops. Apart from the officers, four trainer elephants brought from Tamil Nadu, vets ready with dart-tipped tranquillisers and nearly 50-odd personnel are on the jumbo’s trail. The hunt started at least a month ago when the nomadic loner came down from the hills at the peak of summer in March-April in search of food and water. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Blood Trail On Killer Tracks – Three Elephants Run Over In 12 Hours Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Three elephants were killed within hours of one another and a fourth was injured when they stumbled onto the path of speeding trains in forests. The accident once again triggered a debate on the speed limit of trains passing through sanctuaries and wildlife reserves. The state government had been expressing apprehension that the conversion of tracks from metre to broad gauge would lead to trains picking up speed. The track between Alipurduar and Siliguri had been converted in 2003. In 2000, WWF and Natural Resources, an NGO, had filed a PIL in Calcutta High Court objecting to the conversion on the ground that animals would be killed by speeding trains. Following a court order, the frontier railway had asked drivers to slow down while passing through forests but environmentalists allege that the norm is frequently flouted. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.telegraphindia.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title :Sumatran Elephant Born In Safari Park Bogor Lieu / Place : Asia, Indonesia R?sum? / Summary : A baby Sumatran elephant was born in Safari Park (Taman Safari Indonesia/TSI). The birth of Sumatran elephant has firmed TSI Cisarua function as an ex-site conservation area in Indonesia.”The birth was the sixteen success for the 20-year old TSI Cisarua and it become special because of concern on the death of five Sumatranese elephants in Riau recently” said Director of TSI, Tony Sumampau.”The death of the elephants should have encouraged stakeholders, including governement, local people, and non-governemental organizations to hold talks to seek solutions for the problem. This is important because we should not come to a situation where Sumatranese elephants population has reached its critical condition and threatened to extinct” he added. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.antara.co.id/ Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Fines Inadequate For Sri Lanka’s Elephant Killers Lieu / Place : Asia, Sri Lanka R?sum? / Summary : Environmentalists and animal rights activists in Sri Lanka have expressed their frustration over the inadequacy of the fine imposed on perpetrators of elephant killings in the country. But the Director General of Wildlife Dayananda Kariyawasam says that the fine has increased from March. The fine is now Rs.7500 ($75). The earlier fine for the crime was Rs.2500 ($25). Human-elephant conflicts have caused 16 human deaths and 39 elephants deaths during the first quarter of 2006. It is estimated that about 2500-3000 elephants are still found in the wild and a further 500 are in captivity in Sri Lanka. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.colombopage.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Stray Elephant Kills 2 Farmers in Baringo Lieu / Place : Africa, Kenya R?sum? / Summary : Two people were on Wednesday morning killed by a stray elephant in Kapluk centre, Baringo District. The elephant which is believed to be from Lake Kamnarok Game Reserve, wreaked havoc in the villages around Kapluk and caused panic among residents. By 6pm on Wednesday, the 10 Kenya Wildlife Service wardens sent to track down the animal had not found it. “The KWS team will continue combing the area until they get the animal and drive it back to the game reserve”said Baringo Police boss, Peter Njenga. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://allafrica.com/ Source: M.H |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo Go On A Begging Trail Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Each elephant needs more than Rs10,000 a month, which is a big amount for their ownerss, especially as the elephants are unemployed now. The problem has become acute as even though some owners want to sell of their elephants, they cannot do that because the law bars it. A ray of hope has emerged during the recent Budget Session of Parliament, as the government has announced plans to remove elephant from the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection.”The change in law will help the owners to sale and transfer their elephants outside the state. There is some concern about welfare elephant, specially in Rajasthan where the elephants husbandry is relatively new but it is still better than the starvation being face by these elephants in Assam’ Talukdar says. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.deccanherald.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : Jumbo Troubles For Otjiwarongo Villagers. Lieu / Place : Africa, Namibia R?sum? / Summary : The community of Ozondjorukwena farm say they live in fear because of roaming elephants that destroy their fences and water points. They have reported the jumbos to the Ministry of Environment but have yet to get assistance to deal with the animals.” We tried to chase them out of the area with a helicopter but failed. If we continue chasing them, they become agressive.”We submitted several proposals on how to deal with the elephant to Windhoek and are still waiting on the Minister’s reponse. One way to chase them out was to use chilli peppers” Piet Burger from the Ministry Environmnt at Otjiwarongo said. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.allafrica.com Source: M.H. |
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Titre / Title : VN to protect wild elephants by electronic chips Lieu / Place : Asia, Vietnam R?sum? / Summary : The Prime Minister has approved a plan the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Forest Protection Department devised to micro-chip elephants as a measure to protect their dwindling numbers. The plan aims to preserve and develop the community of wild and tame elephants in Vietnam, as well as protect their living environment in a sustainable manner. For tame elephants, the Forest Protection Department will chip them to keep track of their movements and to protect them. Vietnam plans to build three elephant preservation areas in the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and central Nghe An Province. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/ |
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Titre / Title : L.A. Zoo Urged To Send Elephants To Sanctuary Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Los Angeles Animal activists rallied at the Los Angeles Zoo Saturday to urge officials to send the zoo’s elephants to a spacious sanctuary. The rally was held to mark the three years since the zoo sent its African elephant, Ruby, to another zoo in Knoxville, Tenn., separating her from Gita, her elephant companion of 16 years. The elephants are not on display to the public and are expected to remain in the enclosure for at least four years during the construction of a new elephant exhibit. The new, $40 million, 3.5-acre exhibit will be subdivided into four yards and will be capable of holding up to 10 elephants. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://cbs2.com/ Source: http://cbs2.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Lake Placid woman volunteers her time at Arkansas elephant sanctuary Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Frey, who lives in Lake Placid, spent a weekend at Riddle’s Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in Greenbrier, Arkansas. The 130-acre farm is owned and operated by Heidi and Scott Miller. Heidi, Frey explained, has decades of experience in animal husbandry, while Scott has worked with elephants in circuses and zoos for more 40 years. Since 1999, the couple has operated their sanctuary, which Frey says is dedicated to providing a natural habitat for African and Asian elephants. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/ Source: http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Where Pachyderms Go To Pack It In Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : The retirees at the Center for Elephant Conservation not only start a new life, they sometimes start new families. The center is funded by the Ringling Brothers Circus. It serves as a place for their older elephants to retire or, better yet, start a family. Asian elephants are dwindling in the wild. But in central Florida, of all places, they're absolutely thriving. In just 11 years, they've had 20 babies. Some of the elephants born at the center eventually will follow in their parents' giant footsteps and join the circus. But only about one in three has what it takes. Most will just stay at the center in what certainly appears to be the lap of luxury. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/ Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/ |
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Titre / Title : Museums locked in tussle over elephant carcass Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Two museums are at loggerheads over their claims to the carcass of an elephant that died in the Chandaka forest near here last Wednesday. The two organisations, Regional Museum for Natural History (RMNH) and Orissa State Museum, have asked the forest department to get hold of the carcass of rouge elephant Shankar, which had spread panic by killing two persons near Puri in February. RMNH was of the view, however, that it had the necessary expertise to procure, preserve and maintain a skeleton. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants came before highways Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : The sight of an elephant and calf walking across the Gerik-Jeli highway as reported in the local daily maybe an awe inspiring sight, but it spells disaster for the elephants. It is a clear indication of yet another species losing its home grounds. Not only are these elephants in a vulnerable situation, they also pose risks to road users. In most cases, it is the animals which end up as victims of motorised vehicles. Sahabat Alam Malaysia has addressed this problem of wildlife crossings previously through letters to the ministry concerned, but no effective efforts have been initiated by those involved in the planning and construction of the highways. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.malaysiakini.com/ Source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephant injured by land mine in Thailand Lieu / Place : Asia, Thailand R?sum? / Summary : A 29-year-old female elephant who lost most of her left foot when she stepped on a land mine three years ago has been put to sleep because of deteriorating health. Ma Nguay Lo was put to sleep on Tuesday after she collapsed and didn't respond to medical treatment. Ma Nguay Lo lost about 70 percent of her front left foot when she stepped on a land mine on Feb. 13, 2003 in Myanmar. The border areas of Myanmar's Karen state where Ma Nguay Lo was injured are heavily mined because of a long-running insurgency by Karen ethnic rebels against Myanmar's government. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://english.pravda.ru/ Source: http://english.pravda.ru/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants, crocodile kill four in Bangladesh Lieu / Place : Asia, Bangladesh R?sum? / Summary : An unidentified passerby was crushed by a wild elephant on Thursday at Kumaripara in Banderban. Being informed, police recovered the body of the middle-aged man and sent it for autopsy. In Cox's Bazar a mother and her son were killed in another attack by the wild elephants on Tuesday. The group of four wild elephants also damaged corps, banana trees, bamboo gardening in the locality. Forest officials later, chased the elephants by firing blank their guns. Oboni Kumar Tagore, the divisional forest officer in Cox's Bazar,s aid the attacks by the wild elephants has been increased in the recent days. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Elephants! exhibit to open Saturday Lieu / Place : USA R?sum? / Summary : Fort Hays State University's Sternberg Museum will open the doors to the traveling exhibit "Elephants!" starting Saturday, May 27. The exhibit, which has taken over a week to set up with the help of museum staff and volunteers, will cover the 50-million-year history of the elephant through an interactive adventure. The tour will explore the evolution of the elephant from the Ice Age to present day by looking at fossils and the importance of the elephant to cultures around the world. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.fhsu.edu/ Source: http://www.fhsu.edu/ |
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Titre / Title : Smuggled elephant tusks worth P50m missing Lieu / Place : Asia, Philippines R?sum? / Summary : Bureau of Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales ordered the speedy investigation of the missing cargo of elephant tusks worth P50 million earlier seized at the Port of Manila. Morales said his office is set to file a criminal case against officials of the Asian Terminals Inc., allegedly the custodian of the shipment when it was reported missing. The bureau chief also ordered the Customs Internal Inquiry and Prosecution Division to place at least three customs employees under investigation. Consigned to Universal Marketing Inc. in Malate, Manila, the tusks that arrived Sept. 2, 2005 was declared as household goods and personal effects. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/ Source: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Wild elephants cross human boundaries in Chattisgarh Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : With humans rapidly encroaching on the natural habitat of wildlife, the otherwise calm and composed elephants have decided to take matters into their own and intrude into populated areas in Chattisgarh. The elephants have started raiding villages and destroying agricultural fields. The state has been facing the problem of elephant intrusion from neighbouring states of Jharkhand and Orissa. The state's Jashpur District has particularly been affected by the pachyderm menace. Last year, several elephants were driven away to the forests of Lemru, under Kudmura forest range in the State. The State government has identified the forest area to provide a natural habitat to the elephants, which would solve the problem of elephant intrusion from the neighbouring States. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.newkerala.com/ Source: http://www.newkerala.com/ |
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Titre / Title : Indian elephants go on rampage Lieu / Place : Asia, India R?sum? / Summary : Plans are being made in India to re-home a bunch of elephants that have gone on the rampage after losing their natural forest homes. The massive creatures began raiding villages and destroying fields after their trees were cut down to make room for motorways and farming. Now local people are planning to guide them back to forest areas where they can live in their natural habitat. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ |
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Titre / Title : All is well for Bilit the baby elephant Lieu / Place : Asia, Malaysia R?sum? / Summary : Bilit the baby elephant, found abandoned and injured in the jungle near Kampung Bilit in Sukau, is now safe and will hopefully soon be sound, thanks to the WWF and the Kinabatangan Wildlife Department. A WWF staffer spotted the three-year-old female elephant limping in the jungle about 280km from here and notified the Kinabatangan Wildlife Department. Dr Sen believes she may have been snared by a rope which eventually snapped and got embedded in the skin. Plus d'information disponible sur: / More information on : http://www.nst.com.my/ Source: http://www.nst.com.my/ |
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