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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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Namibia To Auction 170 Elephants Over Draught, Increased Population
Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday.
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200 Elephants On 1000 Mile Journey In Diamond Producer's Wildlife Effort
Diamond producer De Beers said on Monday it was relocating 200 elephants from its private reserve in South Africa to neighbouring Mozambique, part of wider efforts to restore wildlife populations ravaged by conflict there.
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Karnataka Counts Its Elephants, Hopes To Remain State With Highest Pachyderm Population
Volunteers are helping Karnataka officials to count elephants at Bannerghatta National Park, close to Bengaluru. The state hopes to keep its claim as the state with the highest number of wild elephants in India.
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Giraffes, Rarer Than Elephants, Put On Extinction Watch List
Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official watch list of threatened and endangered species worldwide, calling it "vulnerable."
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African Elephants 'Suffer Worst Decline In 25 Years'
Africa's elephant population has suffered its worst drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Sunday, blaming the plummeting numbers on poaching.
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Africa Elephant Census Reveals Dramatic Decline
The results of a three year aerial survey of Africa's elephants published on Thursday revealed a dramatic 30 per cent decline in savannah elephant populations, largely due to poaching.
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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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Britain's Prince William Appeals to Chinese to Save Elephants
Britain's Prince William made a direct appeal to Chinese people to boycott ivory and other animal products used in medicine or ornaments to preserve the world's remaining elephants on Monday.
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Botswana Talks to End Illegal Wildlife Trade
Experts are gathering in Botswana today to try to end the illegal wildlife trade that is decimating populations of elephants, rhinos and other threatened species.
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West Bengal Considers Temporary Birth Control to Control Elephant Population
West Bengal is considering a hugely successful South African birth control method to control the elephant population in the state in face of growing human-elephant conflict.
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Poaching Could Wipe Out Tanzanian Elephants in Seven Years: Conservationists
Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference on Friday.
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In Assam, a village makes way for elephants
The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...
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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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Namibia To Auction 170 Elephants Over Draught, Increased Population
Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday.
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200 Elephants On 1000 Mile Journey In Diamond Producer's Wildlife Effort
Diamond producer De Beers said on Monday it was relocating 200 elephants from its private reserve in South Africa to neighbouring Mozambique, part of wider efforts to restore wildlife populations ravaged by conflict there.
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Karnataka Counts Its Elephants, Hopes To Remain State With Highest Pachyderm Population
Volunteers are helping Karnataka officials to count elephants at Bannerghatta National Park, close to Bengaluru. The state hopes to keep its claim as the state with the highest number of wild elephants in India.
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Giraffes, Rarer Than Elephants, Put On Extinction Watch List
Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official watch list of threatened and endangered species worldwide, calling it "vulnerable."
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African Elephants 'Suffer Worst Decline In 25 Years'
Africa's elephant population has suffered its worst drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Sunday, blaming the plummeting numbers on poaching.
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Africa Elephant Census Reveals Dramatic Decline
The results of a three year aerial survey of Africa's elephants published on Thursday revealed a dramatic 30 per cent decline in savannah elephant populations, largely due to poaching.
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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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Britain's Prince William Appeals to Chinese to Save Elephants
Britain's Prince William made a direct appeal to Chinese people to boycott ivory and other animal products used in medicine or ornaments to preserve the world's remaining elephants on Monday.
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Botswana Talks to End Illegal Wildlife Trade
Experts are gathering in Botswana today to try to end the illegal wildlife trade that is decimating populations of elephants, rhinos and other threatened species.
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West Bengal Considers Temporary Birth Control to Control Elephant Population
West Bengal is considering a hugely successful South African birth control method to control the elephant population in the state in face of growing human-elephant conflict.
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Poaching Could Wipe Out Tanzanian Elephants in Seven Years: Conservationists
Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference on Friday.
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In Assam, a village makes way for elephants
The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...
