In Thailand, an elephant ripped owner apart after being overworked. On Wednesday, police found a body of the 32 year old elephant owner in Phang Nga. The rubber plantation owner, Supachai Wongfaed, had used his elephant for work in the blazing heat. The elephant was fed up with it and did something about it. …
Did you know that August 12th is World Elephant Day? Well, now you do! This day celebrates elephants and brings awareness to their struggle and needs. Other threats exist to elephants, not just poachers. Patricia Sims, Michael Clark, and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation (ERF) started World Elephant Day in 2012. Filmmaker Patricia Sims continues to…
The court in Albany has to decide whether elephants have human rights and are unlawfully imprisoned. On Wednesday, New York Court of Appeals heard both sides of the argument from the Bronx Zoo and Nonhuman Rights Project. They have the hard decision to rule out whether or not habeas corpus applies to elephants such as…
Here are the reasons why the illegal Ivory trade and subsequent poaching of elephants continues to flourish despite several efforts to curb it.
President Trump recently lifted a ban on allowing elephant trophy imports to the USA sparking reactions from many quarters. Here’s what’s going on.
Damning reports show that many elephants are dying in zoos. Apparently, conservation efforts are better directed at keeping them in their natural habitats.
The idea of Elephant trophy hunting to boost conservation remains a controversial and highly debated issue. We bring you the facts of the matter.
Elephants do not belong in captivity as the growing number of Elephant-Free Zoos prove. For a while now, we’ve been talking about the ills of keeping elephants in captivity. Whether for entertainment in circuses or elsewhere or for exhibition in various zoos around the world. The fact is that majority of these creatures are snatched from their…
The surviving wild Elephants in Vietnam are now less than 100. From a position of reverence and adoration in past centuries, Asia’s Wild Elephants may soon become a thing of the past with the many threats and pressures they face today. In many countries across Asia, elephants have become more of a pest: to be gotten…
From ancient times to date, the history of the human-elephant relationship is one of several negatives and few positives. Elephants need better protection from continuous human exploitation.
A new horror threatens elephants in Myanmar: Elephant skin jewelry. As the ivory trade gradually dies, could this be another battle elephants worldwide will have to face?
The importance of Elephants in Indian culture is obvious. You can see its significance from religion, to architecture, literature, mythology, and history.