Doldol’s Remarkable Journey: 18 Months of Resilience – A Heartwarming Video Tribute
0SHARESShare Doldol, the tiny elephant with an incredible story of survival, has reached a remarkable milestone in her journey. ADVERTISEMENT It has been 18 months since we welcomed…
Incredible Moment Vets Save Mother Elephant’s Life In Front Of Her Worried Calf By Jumping Up And Down On Her To Give CPR After Pulling The Pair Out Of A Drain In Thailand
This is the inspiring moment a mother elephant was saved when vets conducted CPR by leaping up and down on her chest as her young daughter watched on….
Sumatran conservationist Rahmad Saleh Simbolon dies at 47
The head of the conservation agency in Jambi province, Indonesia, died of a heart attack on Aug. 9. After working in protected forest areas in South and North…
Congo Basin’s elephants boost carbon capture, but need salt-licks to survive
Forest elephants’ browsing habits play a vital role in shaping their habitat, allowing large, carbon-dense tree species to thrive. The elephants frequent muddy, mineral-rich clearings called baïs which…
Congo forest elephants declining from logging roads, illegal ivory
Congo forest elephants declining due to logging roads, illegal ivory trade Congo forest elephants declining from logging roads, illegal ivory Rhettt A. Butler, mongabay.com April 1, 2007 Fast-expanding…
Saving Sumatran elephants starts with counting them. Indonesia won’t say how many are left
Efforts to save the Sumatran elephant have been hamstrung by the Indonesian government’s delay in releasing an updated conservation plan, which includes the latest population estimates. The last…
Humans are biggest factor defining elephant ranges across Africa, study finds
A recently published study that analyzed movement data from 229 elephants has found that human influence and protected areas are main factors determining the size of elephant ranges….
Poor waste management turns dump sites into death traps for Sri Lanka’s elephants
Across Sri Lanka, municipal waste is regularly discarded in open garbage dumps, many of which are located near protected areas and other wildlife habitat, drawing elephants there in…
‘Unprecedented crisis’ for Nepal’s elephants: Q&A with conservationist Ashok Ram
Conflict with humans is considered the biggest threat to Asian elephants in Nepal, says veteran conservationist Ashok Ram. Encounters between villagers and elephants typically occur when they stray…
Jumbo task as Malawi moves 263 elephants to restock a degraded national park
Over the last month, 263 elephants were relocated from Liwonde National Park to Kasungu National Park, both in Malawi. Liwonde, managed by African Parks, an NGO, hosts some…
Wildlife trafficking gradually returns after pandemic lull, mostly by sea
Bulk shipments by sea accounted for most of the illegal wildlife parts seized by authorities around the world in 2022. The data, from U.S.-based nonprofit C4ADS, also show…
Bangladesh captive elephant death by train highlights need for conservation
Captive elephants have a long history. In the 19th century, wild elephants were abundant throughout the Bengal, frequently raiding crop fields. Several landholders kept tame female elephants as…