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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 25th, 2014
Hong Kong Announces Plans to Destroy 28 Tons of Ivory

Hong Kong Announces Plans to Destroy 28 Tons of Ivory

The ivory all comes from past seizures, media reports say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 21st, 2014
Elephants That Risked Being Killed by Farmers Are Rescued by Conservationists

Elephants That Risked Being Killed by Farmers Are Rescued by Conservationists

The animals were tracked down, tranquillized, and taken to safety

Rhino in Search of Love Shakes Up Forest Guards' Weekend

Rhino in Search of Love Shakes Up Forest Guards' Weekend

The animal was desperate to leave the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 4th, 2014
China Announces Plans to Destroy Ivory Stockpile

China Announces Plans to Destroy Ivory Stockpile

The ivory will be destroyed this coming January 6 at a public ceremony

Elephants at Berlin Zoo Are Big Fans of Christmas Trees

Elephants at Berlin Zoo Are Big Fans of Christmas Trees

The elephants like to play with them and then eat them

Adorable Dwarf Elephant Photographed in Sri Lanka

Adorable Dwarf Elephant Photographed in Sri Lanka

This is the first time dwarfism was identified in the pachyderms

30 Countries Pledge “Zero Tolerance” on Illegal Ivory Trade

30 Countries Pledge “Zero Tolerance” on Illegal Ivory Trade

Wildlife trafficking in now a “serious crime” in these countries

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 2nd, 2013
22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone

22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone

New UN report documents poaching rates in Africa, the results are not encouraging

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 19th, 2013
Heat-and-Motion Sensors Could Save Elephants from Being Hit by Trains

Heat-and-Motion Sensors Could Save Elephants from Being Hit by Trains

The newly-developed sensors will soon be tested in North Bengal

Africa Is “Hemorrhaging Elephants,” the AWF Says

Africa Is “Hemorrhaging Elephants,” the AWF Says

The organization asks that countries worldwide destroy their ivory stockpile

Train Hits 6 Elephants, Kills Them on the Spot

Train Hits 6 Elephants, Kills Them on the Spot

It is likely that other elephants were also injured, authorities in West Bengal say

“Pandas of Africa” Need Help Staying Alive, WildAid Campaign in China Says

“Pandas of Africa” Need Help Staying Alive, WildAid Campaign in China Says

Conservationists want people in China to stop buying ivory and rhino horn

Elephants Get the Gist of Pointing with No Previous Training

Elephants Get the Gist of Pointing with No Previous Training

Researchers find that elephants can understand human pointing on the spot

Watch: Elephant Family Reunion Video Is Heart Melting, up to the Last 20 Seconds

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

Poachers Should Be Executed on the Spot, Tanzanian Minister Thinks

Poachers Should Be Executed on the Spot, Tanzanian Minister Thinks

Khamis Kagasheki urges that rangers don't hesitate to kill poachers

Watch: Elephants Are Not Trinkets, the WWF Argues in New Video

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

Poachers Who Poisoned 81 Elephants Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail

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)

 
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