- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 25th, 2014
Hong Kong Announces Plans to Destroy 28 Tons of Ivory
The ivory all comes from past seizures, media reports say
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 21st, 2014
Elephants That Risked Being Killed by Farmers Are Rescued by Conservationists
The animals were tracked down, tranquillized, and taken to safety
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 6th, 2014
Rhino in Search of Love Shakes Up Forest Guards' Weekend
The animal was desperate to leave the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 4th, 2014
China Announces Plans to Destroy Ivory Stockpile
The ivory will be destroyed this coming January 6 at a public ceremony
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 30th, 2013
Elephants at Berlin Zoo Are Big Fans of Christmas Trees
The elephants like to play with them and then eat them
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2013
Adorable Dwarf Elephant Photographed in Sri Lanka
This is the first time dwarfism was identified in the pachyderms
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 6th, 2013
30 Countries Pledge “Zero Tolerance” on Illegal Ivory Trade
Wildlife trafficking in now a “serious crime” in these countries
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 2nd, 2013
22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone
New UN report documents poaching rates in Africa, the results are not encouraging
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2013
Heat-and-Motion Sensors Could Save Elephants from Being Hit by Trains
The newly-developed sensors will soon be tested in North Bengal
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 14th, 2013
Africa Is “Hemorrhaging Elephants,” the AWF Says
The organization asks that countries worldwide destroy their ivory stockpile
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 14th, 2013
Train Hits 6 Elephants, Kills Them on the Spot
It is likely that other elephants were also injured, authorities in West Bengal say
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 30th, 2013
“Pandas of Africa” Need Help Staying Alive, WildAid Campaign in China Says
Conservationists want people in China to stop buying ivory and rhino horn
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 14th, 2013
Elephants Get the Gist of Pointing with No Previous Training
Researchers find that elephants can understand human pointing on the spot
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 10th, 2013
Watch: Elephant Family Reunion Video Is Heart Melting, up to the Last 20 Seconds
The video was shot in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2013
Poachers Should Be Executed on the Spot, Tanzanian Minister Thinks
Khamis Kagasheki urges that rangers don't hesitate to kill poachers
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 3rd, 2013
Watch: Elephants Are Not Trinkets, the WWF Argues in New Video
Each year, tens of thousands of elephants are butchered for the illegal ivory trade
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 28th, 2013
Poachers Who Poisoned 81 Elephants Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail
The three men will also have to pay fines of $800,000 (€592,237)