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JANUARY 8, 2009

This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. Tags: animal cruelty entertainment elephants. This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. I'm thinking it's India?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

engages in these unlawful activities by routinely beating elephants to ‘train’ them, ‘discipline’ them, and keep them under control” and that the elephants are chained in place for long periods of time and frequently hit with bullhooks, a wooden pole about two feet long that has a sharp metal hook at one end.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Canadian Defense attorney Clayton Ruby has taken up the cause of getting Lucy the elephant released to an animal sanctuary. Now, the high-profile criminal lawyer will work to free a different kind of jailbird -- Lucy the elephant -- from a different kind of cage: Edmonton's Valley Zoo. "I Tags: elephants.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Tags: ivory africa sierra leone poaching elephants. Awful picture here. Again, it's all about the damn ivory.

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MAY 14, 2009

All the proceeds will benefit the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF) conservation, which has rescued 11 baby and young-adult elephants since its inception in 2006. In other words, it's so tragic that elephants are in mortal danger that you should kill cows to help protect the imperiled elephants?

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MAY 18, 2010

Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking extinction poaching elephants endangered species. Very upsetting article.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

I don't know how to call this one.will it help or hurt the elephant population in the long run? The African states say they need to sell the stockpiles to finance the conservation and management of their elephant populations but critics say it will give illegal traders the opportunity to launder poached ivory.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Do elephants born outside of captivity live longer? Elephants born in European zoos die at much younger ages than those bred in protected spaces, says a new study that's adding fuel to an already fractious debate over the welfare of the animals in captivity. Tags: zoos captivity elephants.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Lilly Tomlin is in Seattle and spoke out about the conditions of elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo on behalf of the Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN). Addressing supporters and the media at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, Tomlin said elephants in zoos across the country are suffering in confinement.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

From the African Conservation Foundation.the story was actually published earlier in August, but still worth posting A shocking undercover journey reveals that a poaching cartel known as ‘The Crocodile Gang’, led by Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, is slaughtering rhinos and elephants to fulfill ‘requests’ for horn and ivory.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

They are trying to get Lucy the Elephant moved to a sanctuary. She is the sole elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Tags: zoos PETA elephants. There's a video available here too.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Elephants are being screwed by Asian demand for ivory. Officials say the sales have fuelled demand for ivory in Asian countries, especially China, contributing to a sharp increase in elephant poaching. So far this year poachers in Kenya have killed 128 elephants for their ivory; last year 98 were killed. It's a mess.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

The worst areas of wildlife crime appear to be in rhino and elephant poaching. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime ivory africa zambia rhino elephants. Zambia's Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources is calling for a greater cooperation between her country's agencies in dealing with this serious issue.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Tags: organized crime ivory united nations poaching elephants. Zambia and Tanzania proposed re-opening the trade, but the UN said no.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species. And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. These are ENDANGERED species.

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MARCH 2, 2009

36 elephants? Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa zambia trafficking elephants. That's a huge slaughter in my opinion.

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MARCH 1, 2010

The argument that they have "plenty of room" has been made about elephants too. So why should I be surprised at her elephant comment?). Tags: Sea World captivity killer whales Orcas. In fact, the animal research supporter in my book club said that very same thing. (By Animals are commodities for her.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants. More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest international operation targeting wildlife crime across Eastern Africa, the Kenya Wildlife Service and INTERPOL announced today.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades. According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. Tags: animal cruelty circus elephants.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Tags: ivory africa poaching trafficking thailand elephants. The fines could be up to 40,000 baht (1,150 dollars). The dollars part doesn't seem like much to me either, but it could be a fortune in Thailand. Anyone know?

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

An eBay spokesman said the move was the best way to help African and Asian elephants. Tags: ivory elephants. The endangered animals are often hunted for their ivory tusks. The ban comes as a conservation group prepares to release a report critical of the auction site.

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MARCH 29, 2010

It's not just tiger parts and elephant tusks that are being used for so called "traditional" medicinal uses. Tags: traditional medicine poaching primates endangered species. I didn't know primates were in demand too. I knew about bush meat, but not about this. Will it ever end?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

The real cause of increased elephant poaching, which does seem to be a reality, is being obscured by the debate over international ivory sales authorised by Cites. THERE IS ENOUGH IVORY originating from natural deaths and the elimination of rogue elephants to supply current global demand. Tags: ivory CITES elephants.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

An operation across five Africa countries over weekend, targeting wildlife crime has led to arrest of almost 60 people and seizure of one ton of illegal elephant ivory, Interpol has reported. Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants. Just five days ago.

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MARCH 25, 2009

Animal rights group PETA have condemned Michael Jackson's apparent plans to ride an elephant on stage at his forthcoming London residency. Tags: exotic pets freaks. The disfigured pop star Michael Jackson has been criticized by PETA for his use of exotic animals.

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MARCH 27, 2009

The only way most of us will ever see an elephant (or a tiger or a hippo) is on the National Geographic Channel, at a circus or in a zoo. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. The elitist “animal-rights” zealots hate to admit this. But most zoos and circuses today, including ours, are delicately sensitive to animal well-being.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

An elephant holds vigil for a sick dog. Here is a sneak peek of the elephant and the dog: Odd Friendships originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 24, 2009. Tags: tv. UNLIKELY ANIMAL FRIENDS. Saturday, September 26 at 8PM ET/PT. A baby hippo chooses a giant tortoise as a surrogate parent.

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JULY 7, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa trafficking asia elephants. "In terms of monetary value, ivory trade has surpassed drugs and is now one of the most thriving illegal trade in the continent," said Karl Karugaba, the head of a panel from the Lusaka Agreement Task Force.

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MARCH 13, 2010

Examples include panda bears, wolves, elephants, tigers, etc. Tags: marine life marine animals endangered species. We hear about the problem with charismatic land species. It's those species that either have a powerful personality or a cute face that endear people to them and garner news attention. So what happens to them?

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MARCH 13, 2010

Apart from issues like combating elephant poaching for ivory in Africa and banning trade in polar bear skins, those focusing on sharks and tuna are likely to be among the most contentious. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan. Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

In Zimbabwe, activists claim impoverished Zimbabweans are killing elephants and eating them. Tags: bush meat poaching zimbabwe wildlife. War and chaos is bad for everyone, human and non-human. Out-of-control poaching is apparently wiping out all sort of wildlife, including hippos.

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AUGUST 23, 2009

I've been reading a lot about threatened elephants and primate populations in Africa and wondered about lions. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species. One rarely hears about how they are doing. But, unfortunately, they are in trouble too. This article talks about the specific situation in Kenya. The storyline is all too familiar.

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DECEMBER 30, 2008

Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking trafficking elephants. One point which must be emphasized: while the methods described in this handbook are reliable for the purposes described (i.e.

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DECEMBER 12, 2009

In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. She had been showing symptoms of the potentially lethal elephant herpesvirus, which leads to internal bleeding and heart failure. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare. In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Over the last two years, authorities have discovered 57 cases of trafficking in wild animals involving more than 7,612 individuals including monkeys and Tibetan bears and elephant tusks. Tags: vietnam exotic meats wildlife trafficking bush meat endangered species.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Cameroon, with one of Africa’s highest rates of deforestation, has set up a new national park to protect gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants and a rare type of antelope called bongo. Tags: conservation africa park gorillas endangered species cameroon. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it provides effective protection.

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Even though it has been a record year for sick harbor seals, sea lions and elephant seals, experts say it could get much worse. Tags: marine animals seals sea lions. The explosives are tossed into the water to scare away seals from fishing areas. Other injuries come from predators or disease.

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