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350 Elephants Killed By Rare Bacteria In Botswana And Zimbabwe, Researchers Say
The sudden deaths of African elephants in Botswana and Zimbabwe in 2020 provoked considerable public interest and speculation.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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Elephant Who Survived Being Shot Five Times By Poachers Dies In Drought
A mother of seven calves, Monsoon survived being shot five times during a rampant poaching crisis about a decade ago that sent Africa's wild elephant populations into freefall.
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Tusk-Less Elephant Found Dead After 3 Days In Odisha, Poaching Suspected
The carcass of a tusk-less elephant was found in Odisha's Ganjam district, said officials who suspect it to be a case of poaching.
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CBI Files Case In Alleged Poaching, Killing Of Elephant In Tamil Nadu
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday registered an FIR into the alleged poaching and killing of an elephant in the Sirumugai forest range of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
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Critically Endangered Sumatran Elephant Found Beheaded In Indonesia
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been found decapitated with its tusks missing in Indonesia, the conservation agency said Monday, as it opened a poaching investigation.
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Elephant Found Dead In Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary, Tusks Chopped Off
An elephant has been found dead with its tusks and tail sliced off in a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia, where wild elephant numbers have dwindled to just a few hundred due to poaching and deforestation.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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10 kg Of Elephant Tusks Seized In West Bengal, Two Arrested
Six pieces of ivory, weighing about 10 kg, were seized from two people arrested in West Bengal, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said in a statement today. The pair was caught near the Tenzing Norgey bus stand in Siliguri and six pieces of ivory collectively weighing 9.9 kg were recovered from them last night, it said.
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Hong Kong Launches Ivory Ban Bill
Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade today, describing it as an effort to 'eradicate' poaching of elephants.
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Remember Veerappan? Cop Who Led The Final Encounter Pens A Tell All Book
Remember Veerappan? Karnataka and Tamil Nadu will take a long time to forget the forest outlaw who poached elephants for their ivory, smuggled sandalwood, killed many policemen and forest officers, kidnapped tourists and a Kannada superstar - Rajkumar. Veerappan was killed in 2004 after years of police effort - and the man who headed the operation,...
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Most Illegal Ivory From Recently Killed Elephants: Study
More than 90 per cent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to a new study released Monday.
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The Missing Roar: 46 Tigers Poached Since 2013 In India
Over hundred rhinos, 45 tigers and 85 elephants across the country have fallen prey to poachers in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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US Announces Near-Total Ban On African Elephant Ivory Trade
US authorities on Thursday announced a near-total ban on the trade of African elephant ivory, finalizing a years-long push to fight the poaching of the threatened animals.
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Australian Lawmaker: I Shot And Ate An Elephant - And I Liked It
Australian lawmaker Robert Borsak is furious with animal rights groups he claims hold undue influence over national policies.
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350 Elephants Killed By Rare Bacteria In Botswana And Zimbabwe, Researchers Say
The sudden deaths of African elephants in Botswana and Zimbabwe in 2020 provoked considerable public interest and speculation.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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Elephant Who Survived Being Shot Five Times By Poachers Dies In Drought
A mother of seven calves, Monsoon survived being shot five times during a rampant poaching crisis about a decade ago that sent Africa's wild elephant populations into freefall.
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Tusk-Less Elephant Found Dead After 3 Days In Odisha, Poaching Suspected
The carcass of a tusk-less elephant was found in Odisha's Ganjam district, said officials who suspect it to be a case of poaching.
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CBI Files Case In Alleged Poaching, Killing Of Elephant In Tamil Nadu
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday registered an FIR into the alleged poaching and killing of an elephant in the Sirumugai forest range of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
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Critically Endangered Sumatran Elephant Found Beheaded In Indonesia
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been found decapitated with its tusks missing in Indonesia, the conservation agency said Monday, as it opened a poaching investigation.
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Elephant Found Dead In Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary, Tusks Chopped Off
An elephant has been found dead with its tusks and tail sliced off in a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia, where wild elephant numbers have dwindled to just a few hundred due to poaching and deforestation.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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10 kg Of Elephant Tusks Seized In West Bengal, Two Arrested
Six pieces of ivory, weighing about 10 kg, were seized from two people arrested in West Bengal, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said in a statement today. The pair was caught near the Tenzing Norgey bus stand in Siliguri and six pieces of ivory collectively weighing 9.9 kg were recovered from them last night, it said.
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Hong Kong Launches Ivory Ban Bill
Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade today, describing it as an effort to 'eradicate' poaching of elephants.
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Remember Veerappan? Cop Who Led The Final Encounter Pens A Tell All Book
Remember Veerappan? Karnataka and Tamil Nadu will take a long time to forget the forest outlaw who poached elephants for their ivory, smuggled sandalwood, killed many policemen and forest officers, kidnapped tourists and a Kannada superstar - Rajkumar. Veerappan was killed in 2004 after years of police effort - and the man who headed the operation,...
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Most Illegal Ivory From Recently Killed Elephants: Study
More than 90 per cent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to a new study released Monday.
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The Missing Roar: 46 Tigers Poached Since 2013 In India
Over hundred rhinos, 45 tigers and 85 elephants across the country have fallen prey to poachers in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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US Announces Near-Total Ban On African Elephant Ivory Trade
US authorities on Thursday announced a near-total ban on the trade of African elephant ivory, finalizing a years-long push to fight the poaching of the threatened animals.
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Australian Lawmaker: I Shot And Ate An Elephant - And I Liked It
Australian lawmaker Robert Borsak is furious with animal rights groups he claims hold undue influence over national policies.
