Elephants News
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The directors of the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in Mozambique have announced that poachers have wiped out all the rhinos in the park. Poachers traffic in rhino horns to meet the Asian market demand for preparations believed to have medicinal properties.
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Lyon -
After Brigitte Bardot threatened to move to Russia if Baby and Népal were put down, France's Council of State has now granted a reprieve for the two elderly zoo elephants.
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In India the BBC used elephants to carry cameras and enable the crew to catch close up footage of ten-day-old tiger cubs.
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Elephant poaching in Africa is on the increase. The reason is an increased demand for ivory. The finger of blame is pointing at China, reports the BBC.
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Lyon -
First Gérard Depardieu decided to renounce his French citizenship over taxes, and now holds a Russian passport. Now Brigitte Bardot is also threatening to move to Russia, over two elephants in danger of being euthanized.
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Berhampur -
Five elephants, part of a herd crossing railroad tracks in the Rambha forest area of east India, were killed when a passenger train plowed into them.
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For the third time in five months, Indian elephant herds have trampled through villages, destroying homes and businesses.
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Toronto -
Officials have decided a trio of elephants at the Toronto Zoo will have to wait until the fall before moving to a new sanctuary in Southern California.
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Elephants, elephants and more elephants. If you have a passion for pachyderms you can get your fix in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, home of the Elephant Orphanage.
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Toronto -
Despite an $880K pledge from Bob Barker offering to pay for the transport of three elephants from Toronto Zoo to PAWS (Sacramento), bitter legal wrangling is stalling the transfer.
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