Sumatran baby elephant dies after trunk snared in poacher trap
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) - A critically endangered Sumatran baby elephant has died after losing half of its trunk in a…
4 years ago
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Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage recorded a rare twin birth Tuesday as a 25-year-old named…
4 years ago
India arrests man over shocking death of elephant
by Jalees ANDRABI Agence France-Presse NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and are hunting…
6 years ago
India vows probe after elephant killed with explosives
NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit,…
6 years ago
Pregnant elephant dies in India after eating explosive fruit trap
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A pregnant elephant was killed in India after eating fruit stuffed with explosives, officials said…
6 years ago
Bangladesh’s biggest zoo calls time on elephant rides
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh's biggest zoo has called time on elephant rides following a long-running campaign by activists. The…
6 years ago
Poachers kill elephant in Cambodia wildlife sanctuary
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- An elephant has been found dead with its tusks and tail sliced off in a…
7 years ago
Sumatran elephant ‘poisoned’ in Indonesia palm plantation
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP)- A critically endangered elephant has been found dead in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Sumatra island in what is suspected to be…
7 years ago
Celebrity elephant kills owner in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in…
8 years ago
Sri Lankan navy rescues elephant washed out to sea
by Amal Jayasinghe Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy has rescued an elephant that got…
8 years ago
Australian zoo welcomes first baby Asian elephant in seven years
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Sydney's Taronga Zoo welcomed the arrival of an Asian elephant calf on Friday (May 26), the…
9 years ago
Zoo elephant gets shiny brass caps for his cracked tusks
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- Vus'Musi, a 13-year-old male zoo elephant in California, got a shiny new replacement for his…
9 years ago
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