8 of the Most Successful Elephant Conservation Projects

8 of the Most Successful Elephant Conservation Projects

Elephants face severe threats from poaching, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict. These gentle giants play a critical role in maintaining ecosystems, making their Conservation essential for biodiversity and environmental health. Fortunately, numerous Conservation initiatives worldwide have achieved remarkable success in protecting elephant populations. 1. The Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF) – Global Source: Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation/Youtube […]

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A ‘scent fence’ that targets elephants’ sensitive nostrils could stop herds from trashing crops and trees

A ‘scent fence’ that targets elephants’ sensitive nostrils could stop herds from trashing crops and trees

Elephant numbers are surging in southern Africa, with fewer natural predators, reduced hunting pressure and feeding by farmers and tourist operators. While this is good for elephants, it’s making life harder for humans who live near them. These huge herbivores can raid crops and destroy large trees in national parks with impunity, causing problems for […]

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This World Elephant Day, Conservationists Ask Tanzania to Stop Allowing Trophy Hunting

This World Elephant Day, Conservationists Ask Tanzania to Stop Allowing Trophy Hunting

Today is World Elephant Day, and conservationists have petitioned Tanzania to stop issuing permits for the trophy hunting of the gentle and intelligent pachyderms. Wild African elephants — including the “super-tuskers” who are hunted for their ivory tusks — roam freely across the border into Tanzania from Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, where their vast herds […]

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Elephant calves have been found buried – what does that mean?

Elephant calves have been found buried – what does that mean?

The myth of elephant graveyards has pervaded popular culture, and recent observations of buried Asian elephant calves may finally give that legend some credence. In the research published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, two scientists describe five instances where elephant calves have been found buried in a legs-upright position within irrigation trenches of tea […]

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