Approximately 415,000 African elephants live in the wild, according to the WWF. Credit: By Beks on Unsplash. Ivory from an ancient shipwreck off Spain is providing data that might aid conservation of modern elephant populations. More than 2,500 years ago, a Phoenician ship, most likely a trader bringing luxury goods from the eastern Mediterranean and […]
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Heartbreaking moment mother elephant refuses to give up on its dead calf, carrying the animal over a mile to try and revive it in water, even nudging it and trumpeting her trunk
This is the heartbreaking moment a mother elephant tries to revive its dead calf by nudging it while trumpeting its trunk. The footage, captured in Assam, India, shows the elephant nudging the dead calf with its feet while trumpeting its trunk as it lies dead in a river. The newborn elephant had wandered away from […]
Video of intense fight between elephant and rhino leaves Twitter stunned. Viral
There are many videos on the internet that prove that members of the animal kingdom seldom pick a fight with elephants. Though the majestic creatures are called gentle giants, their wrath is something that can make big cats scared. That’s why when a video showing an intense fight between an elephant and a rhino surfaced […]
Petition: Demand the Kansas City Zoo Shut Down Its Barbaric Elephant Exhibit
Zoos are inherently cruel and rob nonhuman animals of what should be their fundamental right to bodily autonomy. But some zoos are worse than others. The Kansas City Zoo is one of those zoos. It was recently rated the second-worst zoo for elephants in North America by In Defense of Animals. Not only do these […]
The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more
KARACHI – Noor Jehan, the African bush elephant, should have been in her prime. She was just a teenager, about 17. But a mysterious incident left her painfully dragging about on her two front legs. The zoo neglected to help her until animal rights activists raised the alarm on social media. Then, in mid-April, she […]
One elephant a day: Sri Lanka wildlife conflict deepens as death toll rises
COLOMBO — On average one elephant has died each day in Sri Lanka in the first three months of this year, with nearly half of those deaths due to human causes. This escalation of the perennial problem of human-elephant conflict on the island has prompted calls for urgent solutions to save this endangered and iconic […]
Nearly Two-Thirds of Elephant Habitat Across Asia Has Been Lost, New Study Finds
Asian elephants have lost almost two-thirds of their natural habitat due to centuries of deforestation and the growing human demand for agricultural and infrastructural land. As a result, these endangered giants, native to 13 countries across Asia, have experienced a loss of over 64 percent of their forest and grassland habitats since 1700. A recent […]
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, […]