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 […]
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, 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 […]
When it comes to saving some of the planet’s largest animals, a group of researchers says that old methods of conservation just won’t cut it anymore. Typically, conservationists use a methodology called population viability analysis (PVA), a species-specific risk assessment that considers when a particular population will go extinct given certain perimeters. A new study […]
A suspected rhino poacher was trampled to death by an elephant and then eaten by lions after entering South Africa’s Kruger National Park, South African National Parks said. The poaching of rhinos has emerged as a major problem in South Africa in recent years. Kruger National Park (KNP), which is home to the world’s highest […]
By Tara Lohan Last year a terrible accident in India made headlines around the world. Late one February night, a speeding train struck a herd of elephants crossing the tracks, instantly killing two adults and two calves. A third adult died soon after. It wasn’t an isolated incident. Over the past 30 years train collisions […]
A sobering 15-month study on the declining population of the southernmost herd of African elephants has determined only one elephant, a mature female, is free-roaming in the Knysna forest in South Africa. The analysis—titled And Then There Was One—was recently published in the African Journal of Wildlife Research. Research conducted by SANParks scientists has confirmed […]
It is now illegal to use elephants, tigers and other wild and exotic animals in traveling animal acts in New Jersey, the first state to mandate such a move. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed “Nosey’s Law,” the namesake of a 36-year-old African elephant with crippling arthritis that was forced to travel around the country, […]
Update, Nov. 7: Following the publication of this post, EcoWatch received feedback from PETA and readers stating that Elephants World is not a sanctuary because its treatment of elephants includes the use of bullhooks and visitors sitting on the elephants’ backs. We contacted Elephants World and a representative said that their mahouts use bullhooks to […]
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