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The 1941 movie Dumbo might have made it seem as if elephants in captivity were having babies, but the first successful captive elephant birth didn’t occur for over twenty years after that film ...
Mare Noi was rescued from captivity recently, and luckily for us a new viral video shows her taking her first steps without chains in 41 years. Aaron Jackson has been documenting the many ...
In North America, EEHV has been responsible for 58% of the deaths of Asian elephants in captivity between the ages of 4 months and 15 years that were born between 1962 and 2007. [42] EEHV has also caused the death of Asian elephant calves in captivity in Europe [43] and Asia, [44] as well as wild calves. [45]
Thailand is considered home to approximately 15% of the 52,000 Asian elephants currently living in the wild. Unfortunately, countless of these animals are suffering from physical and psychological ...
World Elephant Day 2018. World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants.Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported ...
The mortality rate for captive elephants in Kerala is reportedly high, with 12 deaths in 2018 and 58 in the preceding 27 months. [4] A number of animal rights activists have protested his public appearances. [6] [4] One veterinarian argued that "[parading elephants] is nothing but torture to the animals under the guise of offering to the deity ...
An elephant population census was conducted in Sabah between July 2007 and December 2008, counting dung piles along 216 line transects in five main elephant managed ranges, covering a total distance of 186.12 km (115.65 mi).
Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as food and water sources dwindle following a severe drought. The ...