News tagged with elephant conservation
Study highlights new mammal species for promoting conservation fundraising
Images of tigers and elephants are among the most common threatened mammals used by conservation organisations as ‘flagships’ to promote fundraising – but new research led by the University ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Rare elephant found dead in Indonesia
A critically-endangered Sumatran elephant has been found dead in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said Wednesday, the second death from suspected poisoning within a month.
May 16, 2012 |
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Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years
The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Elephant seal travels 18,000 miles
The Wildlife Conservation Society tracked a southern elephant seal for an astonishing 18,000 miles – the equivalent of New York to Sydney and back again.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Giant Okavango-Zambezi conservation zone launched in Africa
Five southern African countries signed an agreement Thursday to create a giant conservation zone in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins that stretches over an area half the size of France.
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Elusive elephant-shrew found in African forest
Conservationists researching the biodiversity of the Boni-Dodori forest on the coast of north-eastern Kenya were thrilled to capture pictures of the bizarre mammal.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Panel: India must secure elephant reserves
(AP) -- India should protect its elephant population by securing its wildlife reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a panel recommended.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Asian ivory trade poses danger to African elephant
(AP) -- Carefully, the Chinese ivory dealer pulled out an elephant tusk cloaked in bubble wrap and hidden in a bag of flour. Its price: $17,000.
May 15, 2010 |
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UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale
(AP) -- A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a U.N. conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching.
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Kenya's national parks not free from wildlife declines
Long-term declines of elephants, giraffe, impala and other animals in Kenya are occurring at the same rates within the country's national parks as outside of these protected areas, according to a study released ...
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Carbon payments payments could protect orangutans, pygmy elephants in Borneo
A new report published today provides compelling evidence that paying to conserve billions of tons of carbon stored in tropical forests could also protect orangutans, pygmy elephants, and other wildlife at risk of extinction. ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Orphaned elephants forced to forge new bonds decades after ivory ban
An African elephant never forgets - especially when it comes to the loss of its kin, according to researchers at the University of Washington. Their findings, published online in the journal, Molecular Ecology, reveal that ...
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Jan 20, 2009 |
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Jumbo-sized discovery made in Malaysia
New data released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Malaysia's Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) reveals that a population of endangered Asian elephants living in a Malaysian park ...
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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Elephant populations decline in the wild, but zoos may not be the answer
In Chad, the ivory poachers have upgraded to automatic weapons. Having bolstered the population at this "last stand for elephants" in central Africa, the Wildlife Conservation Society estimated recently that the numbers had ...
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Jan 04, 2009 |
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