site.news_by_theme elephant

A rare pygmy elephant with tusks growing downwards instead of up to give it a look like a sabre-toothed tiger has been found in Malaysia.

Thousands marched in Africa to pressure governments to do more to stop the poaching industry that many fear is driving rhinos and elephants to the brink of extinction.

One of Africa's largest elephants has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows in Kenya, wildlife officials said as they mourned the loss of an "old friend."

Three female Asian elephants took up residence at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on Friday after a 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) road trip from western Canada.

African elephants can differentiate between human languages and move away from those considered a threat, a skill they have honed to survive in the wild.

Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned, a wildlife official said Monday, just the latest deaths of the critically-endangered animals.

As the spooked elephant starts to run, the vet pulls the trigger. Just a few minutes later the huge beast slumps to the floor unconscious, ready for Ivory Coast's first elephant relocation.

African ministers and experts meet next week in Botswana to chart ways to stamp out a spike in elephant killings fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia.

Elephants walk Almaty first time in 23 years

Elephants, kangaroos, ponies and camels are march along the central streets in Almaty today.

More than 80 elephants and other animals have died of cyanide poisoning by poachers in Zimbabwe's largest game park.

Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.

Wild elephants attacked and killed a woman in southwestern China before chasing police and investigators from the scene.

Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds.

Mozambique's elephant population risks being obliterated within a decade unless tight anti-poaching measures are introduced, conservationists have warned.

Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions.

Gabon is banning large-calibre arms after experiencing a surge in elephant poaching in its national parks.

A fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant has been found dead of suspected poisoning, Malaysian officials said Thursday, the latest in a series of fatalities that has shaken conservation efforts.

Nepalese animal rights groups pleaded Monday for the life of a lovelorn elephant which has trampled several people to death and is being hunted down by an army execution squad.

A female keeper was rushed to hospital in a critical condition on Friday after being crushed against a bollard by an Asian elephant at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
- wildlife
- news
- nature
- Malaysia
- environment
- Asia Pacific
- animals
- rhino
- Protest
- Middle East & Africa
- poaching
- Kenya
- zoo
- Sri Lanka
- Canada
- Americas
- language
- poisoning
- Indonesia
- Ivory coast
- hunt
- UN
- China
- killing
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Thailand
- Uganda
- Kazakhstan
- Kazakh
- Europe
- EU
- circus
- Almaty
- upcoming events
- Parade
- Zimbabwe
- park
- United States
- study
- memory
- dolphin
- people
- attack
- Central African Republic
- Mozambique
- tourism
- Gabon
- ban
- Nepal
- Australia
- accident