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Shipwreck Off Kenya's Coast Could Be Galleon Linked to Vasco da Gama's Final Voyage
An international team of archaeologists is investigating a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Malindi, Kenya, which may be the remains of the São Jorge, a Portuguese galleon linked to Vasco da Gama's final voyage. The wreck, found in 2013, lies on a coral reef approximately 500 meters from the shore and is believed to have sunk over 500 years a...
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Elephant Stabs Handler With Tusk, Kills Him In Camp In Kerala: Cops
A mahout was killed by a tusker at the Guruvayur Devaswom's elephant camp in this central Kerala district on Wednesday.
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Elephant Buried On Private Property In Kerala, Tusk Missing, Probe Ordered
Forest Department officials today found the carcass of a wild elephant buried on a private property near a forest area under the Machad Range in the district.
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"The Forest Shivers": Video Shows Brutal Fight Between Elephants
The video shows the two tuskers, with tusks locked, pushing each other.
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4 Arrested With Elephant Tusk Weighing 13.9 kg In Gujarat: Police
Four persons were arrested in Ahmedabad in Gujarat allegedly with an elephant tusk weighing 13.9 kg that they planned to sell for Rs 35 lakh, a police official said on Sunday.
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12-Year-Old Elephant's Body Found At Jharkhand Forest, Tusks Missing
A 12-year-old elephant was found dead with its tusks missing inside a forest in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, an official said on Saturday.
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Leopard Skin, Elephant Tusk, Pangolin Scales Seized In Odisha, 1 Arrested
One person was arrested in Odisha's Deogarh district after one leopard skin, an elephant tusk and pangolin scales of over one kilogram were recovered from his possession, police said.
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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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Singapore Crushes Massive Ivory Haul On Eve Of World Elephant Day
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
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13 Kg Of Elephant Tusk Seized In West Bengal, One Arrested
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized almost 13 kilograms of elephant tusk from a train in New Jalpaiguri railway station of northern West Bengal and arrested one person, an official said on Friday.
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Borneo Pygmy Elephant Shot 70 Times, Tusks Removed
An endangered pygmy elephant found dead on Borneo island had been shot about 70 times and its tusks hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers, Malaysian officials said today.
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Tanzanian Man Arrested With Tusks From More Than 100 Elephants
A Tanzanian man has been arrested after authorities found a stash of ivory buried under his house, estimated to come from around 117 elephants, authorities said Thursday.
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Elephant Tusk, Tiger Teeth Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Kolkata
Officials in Kolkata seized elephant tusks weighing about 12 kilograms and tiger teeth, worth over Rs 1 crore, on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested.
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2 Arrested In Maharashtra After Elephant Tusk Worth 25 Lakhs Seized
An elephant tusk worth Rs 25 lakh in the international market was seized and two persons were arrested from Maharashtra's Thane in this connection, police said on Friday.
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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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Shipwreck Off Kenya's Coast Could Be Galleon Linked to Vasco da Gama's Final Voyage
An international team of archaeologists is investigating a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Malindi, Kenya, which may be the remains of the São Jorge, a Portuguese galleon linked to Vasco da Gama's final voyage. The wreck, found in 2013, lies on a coral reef approximately 500 meters from the shore and is believed to have sunk over 500 years a...
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Elephant Stabs Handler With Tusk, Kills Him In Camp In Kerala: Cops
A mahout was killed by a tusker at the Guruvayur Devaswom's elephant camp in this central Kerala district on Wednesday.
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Elephant Buried On Private Property In Kerala, Tusk Missing, Probe Ordered
Forest Department officials today found the carcass of a wild elephant buried on a private property near a forest area under the Machad Range in the district.
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"The Forest Shivers": Video Shows Brutal Fight Between Elephants
The video shows the two tuskers, with tusks locked, pushing each other.
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4 Arrested With Elephant Tusk Weighing 13.9 kg In Gujarat: Police
Four persons were arrested in Ahmedabad in Gujarat allegedly with an elephant tusk weighing 13.9 kg that they planned to sell for Rs 35 lakh, a police official said on Sunday.
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12-Year-Old Elephant's Body Found At Jharkhand Forest, Tusks Missing
A 12-year-old elephant was found dead with its tusks missing inside a forest in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, an official said on Saturday.
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Leopard Skin, Elephant Tusk, Pangolin Scales Seized In Odisha, 1 Arrested
One person was arrested in Odisha's Deogarh district after one leopard skin, an elephant tusk and pangolin scales of over one kilogram were recovered from his possession, police said.
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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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Singapore Crushes Massive Ivory Haul On Eve Of World Elephant Day
Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants.
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13 Kg Of Elephant Tusk Seized In West Bengal, One Arrested
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized almost 13 kilograms of elephant tusk from a train in New Jalpaiguri railway station of northern West Bengal and arrested one person, an official said on Friday.
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Borneo Pygmy Elephant Shot 70 Times, Tusks Removed
An endangered pygmy elephant found dead on Borneo island had been shot about 70 times and its tusks hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers, Malaysian officials said today.
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Tanzanian Man Arrested With Tusks From More Than 100 Elephants
A Tanzanian man has been arrested after authorities found a stash of ivory buried under his house, estimated to come from around 117 elephants, authorities said Thursday.
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Elephant Tusk, Tiger Teeth Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Kolkata
Officials in Kolkata seized elephant tusks weighing about 12 kilograms and tiger teeth, worth over Rs 1 crore, on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested.
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2 Arrested In Maharashtra After Elephant Tusk Worth 25 Lakhs Seized
An elephant tusk worth Rs 25 lakh in the international market was seized and two persons were arrested from Maharashtra's Thane in this connection, police said on Friday.
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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.
