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Elephant ''Poisoned'' To Death Over Mahout Dispute In Bihar
An elephant was found dead in Bihar's Begusarai district on Sunday, with its mahout claiming that the pachyderm was poisoned, the police said.
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Over 500 Rare Vultures Die After Eating Poisoned Elephants In Botswana
More than 500 endangered vultures died of poisoning after eating the carcasses of three elephants killed by poachers in Botswana, the government said in a statement.
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Zimbabwe Journalists Charged Over Elephant Poisoning Story
Three Zimbabwean journalists were charged on Wednesday over a report alleging that several policemen and wildlife officials were involved in the poisoning of some 60 elephants in recent months.
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Zimbabwe Journalists Held Over Elephant Poaching Story
Zimbabwean police today arrested three journalists at a state newspaper over a story implicating police and parks officers in the poisoning of some 60 elephants, saying their report was false.
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22 More Elephants Poisoned to Death in Zimbabwe
At least 22 more elephants have died from suspected poisoning by poachers near Zimbabwe's main game reserve, a parks official said today, as conservationists struggle to stem a spate of attacks.
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26 More Elephants Poisoned in Zimbabwe: Official
A total of 26 more elephants have been found dead from cyanide poisoning in Zimbabwe, taking the toll to 40 in two months, parks officials said today.
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Poachers Kill Famed Giant Kenyan Elephant
One of Africa's largest elephants has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows in Kenya, wildlife officials said as they mourned the loss of an "old friend."
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Man jailed for 15 years for poisoning elephants
A Zimbabwe court on Wednesday sentenced a poacher to more than 15 years in prison for poisoning and killing elephants with cyanide, the fourth such conviction in the country in a month.
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Poachers poison water body with cyanide in Zimbabwe, kill 41 elephants: report
Poachers in a major Zimbabwean national park killed 41 elephants by poisoning with deadly chemical cyanide the pools the animals drank from, a media report said.
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Fear of scary things may be learned
Children are not born with a dread of snakes or spiders but learn these fears very quickly.
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Four elephants, allegedly poisoned, dead in Assam
The fringes of the Kaziranga National Park have turned into deadly territory.In the last few days, four elephants - two of them calves - have been found dead in the area, the most recent was discovered in the Panbari Reserve Forest. All are suspected to have died of poisoning.Panbari is one of the most important animal corridors in the country, but...
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Were elephants at tea garden poisoned?
Two elephant calves died of suspected poisoning in a tea estate near Kaziranga National Park in Assam's Golaghat district, officials said on Thursday.The carcass of the calves, a male and female were found in Diffloo Tea Estate on Wednesday and forest officials suspected this to be a case of poisoning as the tongues and eyes of both the animals had...
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Elephant ''Poisoned'' To Death Over Mahout Dispute In Bihar
An elephant was found dead in Bihar's Begusarai district on Sunday, with its mahout claiming that the pachyderm was poisoned, the police said.
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Over 500 Rare Vultures Die After Eating Poisoned Elephants In Botswana
More than 500 endangered vultures died of poisoning after eating the carcasses of three elephants killed by poachers in Botswana, the government said in a statement.
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Zimbabwe Journalists Charged Over Elephant Poisoning Story
Three Zimbabwean journalists were charged on Wednesday over a report alleging that several policemen and wildlife officials were involved in the poisoning of some 60 elephants in recent months.
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Zimbabwe Journalists Held Over Elephant Poaching Story
Zimbabwean police today arrested three journalists at a state newspaper over a story implicating police and parks officers in the poisoning of some 60 elephants, saying their report was false.
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22 More Elephants Poisoned to Death in Zimbabwe
At least 22 more elephants have died from suspected poisoning by poachers near Zimbabwe's main game reserve, a parks official said today, as conservationists struggle to stem a spate of attacks.
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26 More Elephants Poisoned in Zimbabwe: Official
A total of 26 more elephants have been found dead from cyanide poisoning in Zimbabwe, taking the toll to 40 in two months, parks officials said today.
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Poachers Kill Famed Giant Kenyan Elephant
One of Africa's largest elephants has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows in Kenya, wildlife officials said as they mourned the loss of an "old friend."
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Man jailed for 15 years for poisoning elephants
A Zimbabwe court on Wednesday sentenced a poacher to more than 15 years in prison for poisoning and killing elephants with cyanide, the fourth such conviction in the country in a month.
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Poachers poison water body with cyanide in Zimbabwe, kill 41 elephants: report
Poachers in a major Zimbabwean national park killed 41 elephants by poisoning with deadly chemical cyanide the pools the animals drank from, a media report said.
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Fear of scary things may be learned
Children are not born with a dread of snakes or spiders but learn these fears very quickly.
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Four elephants, allegedly poisoned, dead in Assam
The fringes of the Kaziranga National Park have turned into deadly territory.In the last few days, four elephants - two of them calves - have been found dead in the area, the most recent was discovered in the Panbari Reserve Forest. All are suspected to have died of poisoning.Panbari is one of the most important animal corridors in the country, but...
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Were elephants at tea garden poisoned?
Two elephant calves died of suspected poisoning in a tea estate near Kaziranga National Park in Assam's Golaghat district, officials said on Thursday.The carcass of the calves, a male and female were found in Diffloo Tea Estate on Wednesday and forest officials suspected this to be a case of poisoning as the tongues and eyes of both the animals had...
