Congo Basin’s elephants boost carbon capture, but need salt-licks to survive

Congo Basin’s elephants boost carbon capture, but need salt-licks to survive

The approach to the “village of elephants” in the Sangha Rainforest in the Central African Republic must be made in complete silence. Not even the faintest rustle of backpack on rain jacket should break the soundscape as visitors wade through the sometimes waist-deep swamp at the forest’s edge. The Indigenous Ba’aka guides must be able […]

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Asian elephants’ picky diet helps shape their forest home, study shows

Asian elephants’ picky diet helps shape their forest home, study shows

Asian elephants have long been described as forest “cleaners” by the Orang Asli people of Peninsular Malaysia who have lived alongside the giant mammals for tens of thousands of years. A new study looking closely at the foraging behavior of free-roaming elephants backs up this ancestral understanding, demonstrating that through their feeding habits, Asian elephants […]

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Heartbroken San Diego Zoo staff are forced to euthanize ‘gentle’ 59-year-old Asian elephant Mary

Heartbroken San Diego Zoo staff are forced to euthanize ‘gentle’ 59-year-old Asian elephant Mary

Heartbroken San Diego zoo staff euthanized an Asian elephant after age-related joint deficiencies began affecting her quality of life. The 59-year-old geriatric elephant, named Mary, was put down compassionately after the decision to do so was made by her health and care specialists following a ‘decline’ in her mobility. The ‘uniquely dominant’ but ‘gentle’ pachyderm, […]

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Incredible story of Kavaan the world’s loneliest elephant, who was forced to live in solitude for eight years when his partner died…until he was saved by Cher and learned to believe in life after love!

Incredible story of Kavaan the world’s loneliest elephant, who was forced to live in solitude for eight years when his partner died…until he was saved by Cher and learned to believe in life after love!

Pointed bull hooks lunged into Kaavan’s side. Crowds had lined the fence of his enclosure to see Pakistan’s only Asian elephant and the sharp jab had meant that he was being told to perform for them. A hand clasping money was raised in the air and the spectator was willing to exchange it with the […]

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