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Court refuses to halt transfer of five elephants to temples despite welfare concerns
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (585+ words) Wildlife activists fear ill-treatment of five young elephants being sent to temples An Indian court has refused to stop the transfer of four elephants to temples after animal rights activists raised concerns that the animals could face “ill-treatment” in another…...
WATCH: Emily the Elephant is Still at Buttonwood Park Zoo Since 1968
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (476+ words) Emily was moved to Buttonwood Park Zoo in 1968, the year I was born. Emily is a wild-born Asian elephant, taken from her family when she was three years old. By the time I was old enough to visit her, Emily…...
Park rangers risk everything to save a baby elephant trapped in a watering hole
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (409+ words) Since 1977, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has been a pioneering conservation organization for wildlife and habitat protection in East Africa. It is best known for its Orphans’ Project, one of the first programs to rescue and rewild orphaned elephants and rhinos....
A UCLA-led study published in Science Advances in 2025 found that African forest elephants are indispensable planters of ebony trees — the wood traditionally used for piano keys and guitar fretboards — and in parts of the Congo Basin where elephants have been hunted out, there are 68 percent fewer ebony saplings
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (716+ words) The disappearance of African forest elephants from Congo Basin forests is quietly unraveling the future of the wood that lines piano keys and guitar fretboards. Published September 17, 2026 · How we edit Somewhere in a Cameroonian rainforest, a pile of elephant dung…...
Sumatran elephants run out of room as fires spread
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (171+ words) Between 1,320 and 1,635 Sumatran elephants are estimated to remain in the wild across Sumatra. Published Sep 16, 2026, 03:21 PM JAKARTA – A surge in wildfires across Sumatra is putting critically endangered Sumatran elephants at greater risk of extinction, with hundreds of thousands of hectares…...
Patrols Could Save Sri Lanka’s Elephants
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (428+ words) As a new National Action Plan is drafted, the country has an opportunity to address a glaring gap: active enforcement on the roads and railway lines where elephants repeatedly die. Considering the 2020 NAPHEC, there seems to be some lack of…...
We are now a leading exporter of elephants as well
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (23+ words) The Assam Tribune We are now a leading exporter of elephants as well...
The city that kept the elephants' names but lost the elephants themselves
1+ week, 2+ day ago (808+ words) Wednesday September 16, 2026 Dhaka is full of reminders of an animal that once belonged to the city. Today, the names remain, but the elephants are gone. There is something strange about walking down Elephant Road today. The streets are crowded with…...
Madhuri The Elephant Returns Home After 13 Months, But Concerns Over Her Care Remain
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (646+ words) Updated on: 15 September 2026 3:35 pm Madhuri was treated for advanced arthritis, chronic foot rot and mobility problems after being moved to Vantara in July 2025. The Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Committee has barred her from processions and ordered round-the-clock care and medical checks…...
QuickCheck: Was a wild elephant hit by a car near Dungun recently?
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (259+ words) AS WE continue to build roads near wildlife habitats, encounters between humans and wild animals are bound to happen. It was reported that a wild elephant was hit by a car recently near Dungun, Terengganu. Did this actually happen? The…...