The highly social and endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) lives in matriarch-led groups and, in addition to foods that can be found in the wild like grasses and the roots, bark and leaves of trees, enjoys foods cultivated by humans like rice and bananas, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Unfortunately, remnants of these […]
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Negligent Truck Driver Kills Elephant
According to Wildlife SOS, an elephant was killed on a road in India. 40-year-old Lakshmi was killed by a negligent truck driver in Rajasthan. Wildlife SOS heard about the accident and rushed to her aid. A veterinary team went to the elephant with medical equipment. The team concluded that her condition was critical due to […]
Petition: Eight Year Old Campaigns for India’s Elephants
An eight-year-old in the UK is helping support India’s rescued elephants, according to Wildlife SOS. Xavi, a student with learning difficulties, led a campaign at his school to help the elephants. He’s raised over £1600 in just a few weeks! Xavi started an online fundraiser to support elephants at Wildlife SOS, a wildlife conservation non […]
Petition: Emma the 40-Year Old Elephant Who was Force-Fed Alcohol has Been Rescued!
Great news from Wildlife SOS. According to an email from the organization, Emma, a 40-year old elephant that was force-fed alcohol has been freed from her abusive home and was initially transferred for care at the Elephant Conservation and Care Center. Emma’s previous owners exploited her for profit in various ceremonies and tourist attractions. Not […]
Three men filmed beating dolphin to death arrested in India
Three men in India have been arrested after they were filmed brutally beating an endangered river dolphin to death in a video that went viral. The attack, which happened on 31 December, involved a gang of young men violently hitting a Gangetic dolphin with wooden rods and an axe until it bled, and then suffocating […]
Petition: Elephant in India Who Was Made to Walk 1000 Miles in Spiked Chains is Finally Free!
Wildlife SOS has reported that Jai, a 50-year-old elephant who was made to walk in spiked chains is finally free! The elephant was forced to walk 1,000 miles is now free after the Rajasthan Forest Department contacted Wildlife SOS to help the elephant! The chains caused excessive damage to Jai’s legs, including chronic wounds and […]
Horror of Cruel Captivity for India’s ‘Tourist’ Elephants
STANDING in the fierce heat, with chains cutting into his flesh, Arthur’s only source of water is too far away to reach. But even if he was closer, the desperately thirsty elephant would not dare move. If he did, he would receive a vicious beating from the man standing beside him brandishing an ankush, a […]
Petition: Will India Let This Great Bird Go Extinct?
The great Indian bustard may become the first bird to go extinct in India since the country gained independence in 1947. In 1960 the bird was already recognized as a legally protected endangered species, but its population was estimated to be just 1,250 individuals – and dropping fast. Fearing that the species would decline even […]