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Save the Elephants was founded
Save the Elephants was founded in 1993 by Iain Douglas-Hamilton. A research & conservation organisation, Save the Elephants (STE) is a UK-registered charity headquartered in Nairobi with its principal research station in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya. -
ELEPHANT HERD STRAYS INTO ROURKELA TOWN, TRIGGERS PANIC (BHUBANESWAR, INDIA)
Hundreds of residents in Rourkela had a sleepless night as a herd of
seven elephants ‘camped’ in a city park. The Forest department began an operation to drive away the jumbos
while a platoon of police was deployed to keep the curious crowd under
control on Thursday evening. The elephant herd had strayed into Nabakrishna Nagar in Sector 22 of “The herd usually stays in Sona Parvat reserve forest. However, the elephant strayed into human habitation on Wednesday evening,” -
GOVT URGED TO CLOSE DOWN ELEPHANT TUSK WAREHOUSE IN DAR ES SALAAM (TANZANIA)
The government has been urged to destroy the warehouse used to keep
elephant tusks in Dar es Salaam which is said to be the largest in the
world. Addressing the press in Dar es Salaam, the coordinator of Okoa Tembo
Tanzania campaign, Mr Shubert Mwarabu, said that the move would help
to finish the ongoing illegal trade of elephant tusks that promotes
poaching of elephants in the country. -
KENYA LIGHTS WORLD’S BIGGEST IVORY BONFIRE
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire today to the world’s biggest ivory bonfire, after demanding a total ban on trade in tusks and horns to end “murderous” trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild. -
WCS PRAISES KENYA FOR MASSIVE ELEPHANT IVORY AND RHINO HORN BURN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 30
When the Kenya burn is over and the smoke clears, Kenya’s massive ivory and rhino horn burn sends a clear message that Kenya has zero tolerance for the violence and corruption annihilating elephants and rhinos, iconic species that help symbolize Africa’s wonderful natural heritage. In 1989, Kenya held the first public ivory destruction event. Since then, the world has witnessed 28 ivory crushes and burns conducted by 21 nations. -
Elephant crisis fund launched
In 2013 STE launched the Elephant Crisis Fund in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Network to fuel the growing coalition of organisations that are working to stop the killing, stop the trafficking and end the demand for ivory. -
Two arrested in India for ivory selling
The Echo of India The Bagdogra police on Friday launched a search operation in the Bhujiayapani area of south Bagdogra and arrested two suspected poachers with an elephant tusk. The 17cm long ivory was recovered from Masuk Sen and Mithun Sarkar, residents of Bhujiyapani. Police sources informed the duo had plans to sell the tusk in the area and they are being interrogated to find out whether more people are involved in the illegal trade, including international poaching syndicates. -
Cambodian Elephant company eases elephant workload
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The owner of a company that provides elephant rides to tourists at Cambodia’s fabled Angkor Wat temple complex has reduced the working hours of his animals after one collapsed and died in the debilitating heat enveloping Southeast Asia. -
AFRICAN PRESIDENTS PLEDGE TO STOP ELEPHANT POACHERS
May 30, 2016 | NEWS & PUBLICATIONS, ELEPHANT NEWS SERVICE
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ARTIST’S WORK UP FOR AUCTION TO RAISE ELEPHANT FUNDS
At first glance, Benjamin Shine’s artwork looks like a charcoal drawing — but closer inspection reveals the elephant is fashioned from a single piece of fabric. The British artist achieves the depth and tone by creasing, layering and folding tulle netting into life-like shapes using an iron. He donated this work, entitled Sacred Giant, to two elephant conservation charities, Space for Giants and Elephant Family, ahead of the Giants Club Summit in Kenya.
