Two Suspected Poachers Killed in Kenya

Two suspected poachers, members of an armed gang, have been shot dead while shooting at a herd of elephants, 5km from Amboseli National Park in Rift Valley Province, Kenya Wildlife Service disclosed on Friday in Nairobi.

Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory

Joseph Barringer, 55, the owner of a Florida pool cue company, pleaded guilty in federal court in Orlando to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory through an online auction site.

Seven Elephants Killed on Rail Track in North Bengal

India’s Minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee, has expressed her deep anguish over the unfortunate incident of the death of seven elephants on rail track in North Bengal. In a statement, the Minister said, “I express my deep anguish over the unfortunate...

SRI LANKA: Returning IDPs Face Jumbo Squatters

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province face a big problem – elephants which have taken a liking to abandoned homesteads.

Sucheta’s Change In Mind Due To Elephant Track in Lapataganj

SAB TV’s show ‘Lapataganj’ will soon see a track, where Indumati (Sucheta Khanna) wins an elephant as a ‘bumper prize’ in a fun fair, where everyone from Lapataganj goes to visit and try their luck in the lucky draws. But, Indumati turns to...

Zambian Governments Claims Increasing Number of Elephants Endanger Human Neighbors

The Zambian government has said that a recent census of elephants in the country has improved significantly, with the current population standing at 27,000 animals. She said this figure indicated that Zambia should no longer be considered as one of the...

Illegal Ivory Trade Shows Steep Rise in 2009

The illicit trade in ivory, which has been increasing in volume since 2004, moved sharply upward in 2009, according to the latest analysis of seizure data in the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS).

EBay Ivory Trader Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

A man who traded in ivory from endangered species on eBay has been sentenced to 10 months in prison at Luton Crown Court, England following an international investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Elephants’ tusks and whales’ teeth had been...

Actors Jaden And Willow Smith Become Youth Ambassadors for Hasbro’s PROJECT ZAMBI

Actors and brother and sister duo Jaden and Willow Smith are joining Hasbro, Inc.’s PROJECT ZAMBI as the program’s Youth Ambassadors to help raise awareness for the estimated 15 million children who have lost parents and relatives to the AIDS epidemic...