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Find me a mate... Jan 5, 2004
...perfect mate. For Shanker, a four-year-old African elephant who was
gifted to India by Zimbabwe, Delhi has been a lonely place. Now ... (Indian Express, India)
Midstate briefs: Children's Hospital opening postponed Jan 7, 2004
This year the zoo at 3777 Nolensville Pike plans to open a new three-acre
African elephant habitat on previously undeveloped land. (The Tennessean, TN)
Viet Nam can learn how to deal with wildlife problem Dec 29, 2003
...populations in sub-Sahara. The ivory trade was a major factor behind
the African elephant’s decimation. Although poaching for ... (Vietnam Economic Times, Vietnam)
Olly heads north to avoid ivory poachers Dec 29, 2003
Orphan Olly, a three-month-old African elephant found in a dry riverbed
in Botswana, left Pretoria recently for his new home in Kenya. ... (Independent Online, South Africa)
Orphan Olly travels to new home Dec 29, 2003
Orphan Olly, a three-month-old African elephant found in a dry river bed in Botswana
has left Pretoria for his new home in Kenya, the International Fund for ... (IAfrica South African News, South Africa)
Orphaned Elephant Baby Airlifted To Safety Dec 31, 2003
An orphaned, two-month old African elephant named Olly received an extremely uplifting
Christmas present this year: an airplane ride just for him, courtesy of ... (Animal News Center)
Unique facility looks for signs of foul play Dec 23, 2003
...shell. A $10,000 shawl woven from the ultra-soft hair of Tibetan antelopes.
A yard-long ivory tusk from an African elephant. A purse ... (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Elephant orphan bound for new life in Kenya Dec 31, 2003
During the 1980s African elephant populations declined from 1.3 million
to about 600,000, mostly due to poaching to fuel the ivory trade. (ITV.COM, UK)
IFAW Relocates Orphaned Elephant Dec 23, 2003
...mission swung into gear today as the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW,
http://www.ifaw.org) airlifted an orphaned, two- month old African elephant ... (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC)
Snarling Chihuahuas, Poorly Spelled Threats Dec 31, 2003
...animals. The zoo was also the focus of protests in May, when Ruby,
a 42-year-old African elephant, was moved to a zoo in Tennessee. ... (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA)
Olly's odyssey Dec 29, 2003
Orphan Olly, a three-month-old African elephant found in a dry riverbed
in Bots-wana, left Pretoria recently for his new home in Kenya. ... (Daily News, Africa)
VIRTUALLY COOL Dec 26, 2003
They get to run with a cheetah and get breathed on by an African elephant mother,
all while being driven by a shuttle pilot with the skills of a bumper-car ... (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)
Orphan Olly gets new home Dec 23, 2003
Johannesburg - Orphan Olly, a three-month-old African elephant found in a dry riverbed
in Botswana, left Pretoria on Tuesday for his new home in Kenya, the ... (News24, South Africa)
GOP moves imperil dynamic, flexible, common-sense law Dec 27, 2003
The act's prohibition on importing endangered species helped prevent the extinction
of the African elephant that was being decimated out of greed for its ivory ... (Rocky Mountain News, CO)
75 things to do Dec 16, 2003
Experience the picturesque views, beautiful indigenous trees, birdlife and
the magnificent African elephant at the Magaliesberg Elephant Sanctuary. ... (The Star, Africa)
Teenager makes first appearance since operation Dec 20, 2003
With much of his face wrapped in a mask, Kabore, nicknamed "Ah Fu, the African
elephant man," expressed through a translator his thanks to the Taiwanese ... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Orphan elephant travels to new home Dec 23, 2003
Orphan Olly, a three-month-old African elephant found in a dry river bed in Botswana,
left Pretoria for his new home in Kenya, the International Fund for ... (Sunday Times, South Africa)
Bilingual NGO Web site launched Dec 20, 2003
Citing the story of the 15-year-old African "elephant man" Ahfoo, who recently
underwent surgery at a Taiwan hospital to have a gigantic tumor on his face ... (eTaiwan News, Taiwan)
It's a jungle out there, and Francis Howell graduate is queen of ... Dec 21, 2003
...cargo net to crawl back down. Oh, then she discussed the plight of the
African elephant on tape. Part "Wild Kingdom" and part "Survivor ... (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO)
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Refuse To Eat Michael Jackson Dec 14, 2003
..."I've seen this stuff reduce a two-ton African elephant to a cage of bones in a
matter of hours," quoted Dr. Domomorigoto Misteroboto, head researcher of the ... (The Spoof (News Satire), UK)
Olly the orphan comes up trumpets Dec 23, 2003
Pretoria: Orphan Olly, a three-month-old African elephant found in a dry river
bed in Botswana, left here yesterday for his new home in Kenya, the ... (Cape Times, Africa)
Elephant numbers continue to grow Dec 8, 2003
Africa's elephant population has increased over the past four years with the largest
African elephant concentrations found in Botswana, accordimg to the ... (Republic of Botswana, Botswana)
' Human Error Kills 21 Animals at Top Zoo ' - Pathologist Dec 8, 2003
Washington. Concerns were first raised three years ago when an African
elephant, Nancy, was put down after contracting tuberculosis. ... (The Scotsman, UK)
Sansing spells success philanthropy Dec 6, 2003
We haven`t run those elephant commercials in years," said Sansing, 56, speaking
about the more than 40 commercials he filmed with "Ellie" the African elephant ... (Pensacola News Journal, FL)
Tracking The Illegal Ivory Trade: Genetic Test Of Ivory Source ... Nov 27, 2003
Despite the international ban on selling African elephant ivory, poaching
is still widespread. Law enforcers may soon have a new ... (Science Daily (press release))
As elephant populations dwindle, effort grows Nov 27, 2003
News. Ever since Keke, a 33-year-old female African elephant, arrived
in Dallas this fall, zoo officials have made a fuss over her. ... (WFAA (subscription), TX)
Free Will Astrology Dec 3, 2003
...through undergrowth and counting poop is an expensive, time-consuming, dirty,
hot, and nasty business," said Dr. Richard Ruggiero of the African Elephant ... (Village Voice, NY)
Elephant on exhibit Nov 24, 2003
ASHEBORO - Rafiki, the African elephant that arrived at the NC Zoo last month from
the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio, went on exhibit Monday for the first time. ... (Asheboro Courier Tribune, NC)
Andal, 25, Single Nov 29, 2003
It is only the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, that can be tamed, domesticated
and put to work. The African elephant is quite anti-social. ... (Outlookindia.com, UK)
Bozie BR's last hope for baby elephant Nov 29, 2003
...three.". Mike Keele, chairman of the AZA's Asian and African Elephant
Species Survival Program, said the problem is being addressed. ... (Baton Rouge Advocate, LA)
OPINION/POINT OF VIEW/ Masayuki Sakamoto: Japan a too-willing ... Nov 13, 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa is supported by a rich ecosystem in which the African
elephant plays a crucial role. Protecting the animal is ... (Asahi Shimbun, Japan)
China Demands More Illegal African Ivory Nov 21, 2003
The illegal workshops appear to make China the largest single Asian market for
illegal African elephant tusks, Esmond Martin told reporters attending a ... (Newsday)
Our Kind Of Fossils Nov 29, 2003
...human cultures, and at the very center of the whole place, in the rotunda, right
where you'd think there'd be an apatosaurus, there's an African elephant. ... (Washington Post, DC)
Responsibility of all to 'rage against the dying of life' Nov 26, 2003
So what if we never get to see a riverine rabbit ever again? The simple answer
is: Today the riverine rabbit and tomorrow, maybe, the African elephant? ... (The Star, Africa)
Bacharach finds perfect voice Nov 13, 2003
I need to jog more, I think. The power and emotion packed inside can topple an African
elephant. At this point in my life, however, I am no African elephant. ... (Yale Daily News)
China tops world's illegal ivory trade: report Nov 21, 2003
The ivory trade was prohibited worldwide in 1989 after the African
elephant population halved to 600,000 in just over a decade. ... (ABC Online, Australia)
"You must be crazy!" Caged protest counts down Nov 16, 2003
The 26 hours represents the 26 years Jumbo, a 29-year old female African elephant,
has spent in solitary confinement devoid of a natural environment and the ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)
NATURE'S GOLIATHS Nov 17, 2003
But she hasn’t finished growing. Already her heart is the size of a VW Beetle,
and her tongue is large enough for an African elephant to stand on. ... (The Times (subscription), UK)
China Demands More Illegal African Ivory Nov 21, 2003
The illegal workshops appear to make China the largest single Asian market for
illegal African elephant tusks, Esmond Martin told reporters attending a ... (Grand Forks Herald, ND)
Don't Relax Ivory Trade Ban, Activists Urge Oct 22, 2003
Any relaxation in the global ban on trade in ivory could trigger an explosion in
demand and decimate already dwindling African elephant herds, activists said ... (Reuters, UK)
NC Zoo Acquires Elephant Nov 9, 2003
A 21-year-old female African elephant arrived at the North Carolina Zoo Tuesday
night following a 12-hour truck ride from the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio. ... (Southern Pines Pilot, NC)
KC Zoo's Last Male Elephant Euthanized Nov 4, 2003
...euthanized. The death of Dale, a 25-year-old African elephant, comes less
than six weeks after the venerable bull elephant, Casey, died. ... (KCTV5 News, MO)
Zoo staff hoping for a new baby elephant Nov 5, 2003
Jill Sampson. It's no small feat for a six and one-half ton African
elephant with the nearest mate hundreds of miles away. Last ... (WTHR, IN)
History-Making Elephant Undergoes Artificial Insemination Again Nov 4, 2003
Kubwa, a 27-year-old African elephant, underwent an artificial-insemination
procedure last week at the zoo, senior trainer Jill Sampson said Tuesday. ... (INDYchannel.com, IN)
OPINION/POINT OF VIEW/ Masayuki Sakamoto: Japan a too-willing ... Nov 13, 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa is supported by a rich ecosystem in which the African
elephant plays a crucial role. Protecting the animal is ... (Asahi Shimbun, Japan)
Most biodiverse nations also most corrupt Nov 6, 2003
...go patrolling," Smith added. Smith and colleagues are involved in African
elephant and black rhino conservation. "We know from our ... (United Press International)
Ivory still in demand thanks to increase in poaching Oct 22, 2003
LIFTING the global trade ban on ivory could bring about a dramatic increase in demand
and decimate already dwindling African elephant populations, activists ... (The Scotsman, UK)
Circus performances & Guy Fawke's endanger lives Nov 2, 2003
Whirling Brothers Circus) plans to stage shows on Tuesday and Wednesday evening
(4-5 November) involving a fully-grown female African elephant, lions and ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)
Who says a 30-tonne dinosaur can't float? Oct 29, 2003
...around. Sauropods were giants in an age of leviathans, weighing as
much as 30 tonnes -- five times as much as an African elephant. ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
Corruption thwarts conservation efforts Nov 6, 2003
The study compared an index of developing countries’ corruption with three indicators
of biodiversity: forest cover, African elephant populations, and black ... (SciDev.net, UK)
Prosperous Chinese fuel revival of illegal ivory trade Oct 22, 2003
China is at the centre of concern over a revival of serious demand for ivory,
zoologists working to save the African elephant said yesterday. ... (Independent, UK)
Bacharach finds perfect voice Nov 13, 2003
I need to jog more, I think. The power and emotion packed inside can topple an African
elephant. At this point in my life, however, I am no African elephant. ... (Yale Daily News)
African boy fights tumor Nov 4, 2003
Kabore, who has been nicknamed "Ah Fu, the African elephant man" by the main sponsors
of the trip, the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation, was met at CKS ... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Keeping Rafiki Nov 12, 2003
She's mad, and she intends to let these strangers know. "No," lead zoo keeper
Jim Small patiently, gently, tells the 10-foot tall African elephant. ... (Greensboro News Record, NC)
Activist caged 26-hours against elephant cruelty Nov 12, 2003
..."Jumbo, a 29-year old African elephant has spent her past 26 years in
solitary confinement, deprived of the company of other elephants. ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)
Russil Durrant: Time to free animals from circus Nov 4, 2003
...travelling circus with exotic animals - the Three Ring American Circus (formerly
the Whirling Brothers Circus), which has a lone African elephant called Jumbo ... (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand)
"You must be crazy!" Caged protest counts down Nov 16, 2003
The 26 hours represents the 26 years Jumbo, a 29-year old female African elephant,
has spent in solitary confinement devoid of a natural environment and the ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)
It's All Happening At the Hall Of Mammals Nov 13, 2003
...putting on display.". The African elephant in the Rotunda, nicknamed
Henry, was the first to get spruced up. (Careful observers will ... (Washington Post, DC)
NATURE'S GOLIATHS Nov 17, 2003
But she hasn’t finished growing. Already her heart is the size of a VW Beetle,
and her tongue is large enough for an African elephant to stand on. ... (The Times (subscription), UK)
Water proof: Dinosaur secret revealed Oct 30, 2003
...big animals got around. Sauropods weighed as much as 30 tons, five
times as much as an African elephant. They appeared about 210 ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
Dinosaurs could float Oct 28, 2003
...around. Sauropods were giants in a leviathan age, weighing as much
as 30 tonnes, five times as much as an African elephant. They ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
Nature Press Release for 6 November Issue Nov 6, 2003
Corruption scores correlated significantly with changes in forest cover,
and with changes in African elephant and black rhino populations. ... (NewswiseNewswise (press release), VA)
Illegal trade endangering many species Nov 2, 2003
Between 1970 and 1989, African elephant numbers were halved as over a
million elephants were brutally slaughtered for their ivory tusks. ... (Washington Times, DC)
NC Zoo Acquires Elephant Nov 9, 2003
A 21-year-old female African elephant arrived at the North Carolina Zoo Tuesday
night following a 12-hour truck ride from the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio. ... (Southern Pines Pilot, NC)
KC Zoo's Last Male Elephant Euthanized Nov 4, 2003
...euthanized. The death of Dale, a 25-year-old African elephant, comes less
than six weeks after the venerable bull elephant, Casey, died. ... (KCTV5 News, MO)
Zoo staff hoping for a new baby elephant Nov 5, 2003
Jill Sampson. It's no small feat for a six and one-half ton African
elephant with the nearest mate hundreds of miles away. Last ... (WTHR, IN)
History-Making Elephant Undergoes Artificial Insemination Again Nov 4, 2003
Kubwa, a 27-year-old African elephant, underwent an artificial-insemination
procedure last week at the zoo, senior trainer Jill Sampson said Tuesday. ... (INDYchannel.com, IN)
Most biodiverse nations also most corrupt Nov 6, 2003
...go patrolling," Smith added. Smith and colleagues are involved in African
elephant and black rhino conservation. "We know from our ... (United Press International)
Corruption thwarts conservation efforts Nov 6, 2003
The study compared an index of developing countries’ corruption with three
indicators of biodiversity: forest cover, African elephant populations, and ... (SciDev.net, UK)
African boy fights tumor Nov 4, 2003
Kabore, who has been nicknamed "Ah Fu, the African elephant man" by the main sponsors
of the trip, the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation, was met at CKS ... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Who says a 30-tonne dinosaur can't float? Oct 29, 2003
...around. Sauropods were giants in an age of leviathans, weighing as
much as 30 tonnes -- five times as much as an African elephant. ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
Circus performances & Guy Fawke's endanger lives Nov 2, 2003
Circus (formally Whirling Brothers Circus) plans to stage shows on Tuesday and Wednesday
evening (4-5 November) involving a fully-grown female African elephant ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)
Nature Press Release for 6 November Issue Nov 6, 2003
Corruption scores correlated significantly with changes in forest cover,
and with changes in African elephant and black rhino populations. ... (NewswiseNewswise (press release), VA)
Don ' t relax ivory trade ban , activists urge Oct 22, 2003
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Any relaxation in the global ban on trade in ivory could trigger
an explosion in demand and decimate already dwindling African elephant herds ... (Reuters AlertNet, UK)
Tiff lands new elephant at zoo Oct 15, 2003
Rafiki is a 21-year-old female African elephant who arrived in Asheboro
Tuesday night following a 12-hour truck ride from the Toledo Zoo. ... (Asjeboro Courier Tribune, NC)
Ivory still in demand thanks to increase in poaching Oct 22, 2003
LIFTING the global trade ban on ivory could bring about a dramatic increase in demand
and decimate already dwindling African elephant populations, activists ... (The Scotsman, UK)
Prosperous Chinese fuel revival of illegal ivory trade Oct 22, 2003
China is at the centre of concern over a revival of serious demand for ivory,
zoologists working to save the African elephant said yesterday. ... (Independent, UK)
Dinosaurs could float Oct 28, 2003
...around. Sauropods were giants in a leviathan age, weighing as much
as 30 tonnes, five times as much as an African elephant. They ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
Water proof: Dinosaur secret revealed Oct 30, 2003
...big animals got around. Sauropods weighed as much as 30 tons, five
times as much as an African elephant. They appeared about 210 ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
Elephant Leaves Toledo Zoo For New Home In NC Oct 15, 2003
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has ended
up creating friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to send ... (WRAL.com, NC)
Elephant leaves Toledo Zoo for new home in NC Oct 15, 2003
TOLEDO, Ohio - The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has ended up
creating friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to send one ... (Charlotte Observer, NC)
Elephant leaves Toledo Zoo for new home in NC Oct 15, 2003
The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has ended up creating
friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to send one of the ... (Wilmington Morning Star, NC)
Elephant feud leads to transfer to NC Zoo Oct 15, 2003
...(TOLEDO, Ohio) -- Friction between two adult female elephants has forced
an Ohio zoo to send an African elephant to North Carolina. ... (News 14 Carolina, NC)
Elephant feud leads to transfer to NC Zoo Oct 15, 2003
...(TOLEDO, Ohio) -- Friction between two adult female elephants has forced
an Ohio zoo to send a baby African elephant to North Carolina. ... (News 14 Carolina, NC)
Elephant Feud Leads To Transfer To NC Zoo Oct 15, 2003
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Friction between two adult female elephants forced
an Ohio zoo to send a baby African elephant to North Carolina. ... (WXii 12.com, NC)
Elephant Leaves Toledo Zoo Oct 15, 2003
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has
ended up creating friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to ... (WTVG, OH)
Toledo Zoo Ships Elephant Away Oct 15, 2003
TOLEDO (AP) -- The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has ended up
creating friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to send one ... (WTOL, OH)
Illegal trade endangering many species Nov 2, 2003
Between 1970 and 1989, African elephant numbers were halved as over a
million elephants were brutally slaughtered for their ivory tusks. ... (Washington Times, DC)
Toledo Zoo sends one of two elephants packing after rift over ... Oct 16, 2003
TOLEDO - The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has ended up creating
friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to send one of ... (Cincinnati Enquirer, OH)
Museum to house animals from around the globe Oct 17, 2003
...animals from Africa. Expected to be the centerpiece of the museum
is the aforementioned full-sized African Elephant. Weighing in ... (Northern Star Online)
IFAW's Animal Action Week to Raise Awareness of Endangered ... 08 Oct 2003
...of habitat. From 1981 to 1998 the African Elephant population dropped
from an estimated 1.3 million to just 300,000. The global ... (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC)
Pachyderm people gather for meeting Oct 1, 2003
On Saturday, conference participants will spend the day at the zoo. There, they
will tour the park's Stokely African Elephant Preserve that opened in 2001. ... (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)
Focus on history Oct 2, 2003
Hachaliah Bailey, who created a traveling menagerie featuring Old Bet, an
African elephant, named his Elephant Hotel (1825) in Somers for her. ... (White Plains Journal News, NY)
Noncoding conservation Oct 3, 2003
...green monkey, ring-tailed lemur, brush-tailed porcupine, rabbit, pig, cat, greater
mouse-eared bat, white-toothed shrew, nine-banded armadillo, African elephant ... (Biomedcentral.com, UK)
KC Zoo's Oldest Elephant Dies Sep 24, 2003
Casey, 52, was the oldest resident at the zoo and also the oldest captive
bull African elephant in North America. He came to the zoo in 1955. ... (Kansas City Channel.com, MO)
Casey, Kansas City Zoo's bull elephant, dead at about 52 Sep 25, 2003
...- Casey, an African elephant that had been a popular attraction at the Kansas City
Zoo since the mid-1950s, has died after a long stretch of declining health. ... (Kansas City Star, MO)
Casey, Kansas City Zoo's bull elephant, dead Sep 25, 2003
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Casey, an African elephant that had been a popular attraction
at the Kansas City Zoo since the mid-1950s, has died after a long ... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Largest bull elephant in North America, KC Zoo's ‘Casey,' dies ... Sep 25, 2003
Kansas City, Mo — Casey, an African elephant that had been a popular attraction
at the Kansas City Zoo since the mid-1950s, has died after a long stretch of ... (Lawrence Journal World, KS)
A Bug's Death Sep 24, 2003
Given how hard we try to prevent the demise of one species or another from the
African elephant to the northern hairy-nosed wombat it may seem perverse to ... (New York Times)
Montgomery Zoo Announces It Is Getting Elephant Exhibit Sep 22, 2003
The Montgomery Zoo officially announced Monday, after first announcing it live
on WSFA 12 News at 5 Friday, that they will be adding an African Elephant ... (WSFA, AL)
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