elephants

Botswana Auctions Off First Licenses to Kill Elephants Since Ending Five-Year Ban

Botswana Auctions Off First Licenses to Kill Elephants Since Ending Five-Year Ban

Botswana held its first auction of licenses to hunt elephants Friday since President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a five-year ban on the controversial practice in May of 2019. Masisi’s government has argued that legal hunting is necessary to reduce conflict between elephants and humans, but some conservationists fear that reintroducing the practice could actually encourage more […]

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    6 Elephants Die After Plunging off a Waterfall in Thailand

    6 Elephants Die After Plunging off a Waterfall in Thailand

    Never underestimate an elephant‘s ability to steal our hearts. That happened on Saturday in Thailand when five elephants died while trying to rescue a three-year-old calf that was swept away in a rushing river, as The New York Times reported. Workers at Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand heard elephant calls from Samor Poon […]

    7 Elephants Dead of Suspected Poisoning in Sri Lanka

    7 Elephants Dead of Suspected Poisoning in Sri Lanka

    Seven elephants have been reported dead of suspected poisoning near a protected habitat refuge in Sri Lanka. “Since Friday, we have found the remains of seven cow elephants, including a tusker,” police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera told the Agence-France Presse (AFP). The elephants were discovered at Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site encompassing the […]

    Elephant Sanctuary in Sumatra Threatened by Bridge and Port Projects

    Elephant Sanctuary in Sumatra Threatened by Bridge and Port Projects

    By Taufik Wijaya The planned construction of a bridge and private port in southern Sumatra threatens to damage one of the last remaining habitats of the island’s critically endangered elephants. The project is part of the South Sumatra provincial government’s tourism development drive, under which it plans to build a bridge from the Sumatran mainland […]

    Elephants and Monkeys Are Working to Protect You From Climate Change

    Elephants and Monkeys Are Working to Protect You From Climate Change

    By Marlene Cimons Mother Nature has it figured out. She’s designed a master scheme that connects plants and animals, all working in concert to keep every living thing in balance. Imagine a stack of dominoes — knock down one of them, and the rest will tumble. The same can happen in nature. This is especially […]

    Elephant Poaching Is on the Rise in Botswana, Study Confirms

    Elephant Poaching Is on the Rise in Botswana, Study Confirms

    Less than two months after Botswana lifted its ban on elephant hunting, a new study has confirmed that poaching is on the rise in the country that around one-third of Africa’s savanna elephants call home. The study, published in Current Biology, used aerial surveys to conclude that the number of fresh elephant carcasses had increased […]

    Botswana Lifts 5-Year Ban on Hunting Elephants

    Botswana Lifts 5-Year Ban on Hunting Elephants

    Botswana, home to one third of Africa’s elephants, announced Wednesday that it was lifting its ban on the hunting of the large mammals. “The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism wishes to inform the public that following extensive consultations with all stakeholders, the Government of Botswana has taken a decision to lift the […]