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Animal sighting: Baby elephant stuck on cliff gets helping trunk – WATCH

elephant
Lifestyle

PICTURES: Herd of elephants walk out of Kruger Park gate!

Elephants Kruger National Park
Lifestyle

Herd of elephants WALK OUT of Kruger Park gate! – STUNNING PICTURES

Elephant
Lifestyle

Animal sighting: Baby elephant stuck on cliff gets helping trunk – WATCH

elephant
Lifestyle

PICTURES: Herd of elephants walk out of Kruger Park gate!

Elephants Kruger National Park
Lifestyle

Herd of elephants WALK OUT of Kruger Park gate! – STUNNING PICTURES

Charley the elephant
News

Retirement and a new partner for Charley the elephant after 20 years at Pretoria Zoo

By Storm Simpson01-08-2022 16:49

‘The retirement may include giving Charley the opportunity to have a partner following the death of his late partner Landa, in 2019,’ said SANBI.

elephants
Lifestyle

‘No respect’: Activists fight for release of ‘distressed’ Joburg Zoo elephants

By Naledi de Wee21-06-2022 11:36

Activists filed an application to the Gauteng High Court for the release of elephants Lammie, Mopane and Ramadiba from the Johannesburg Zoo.

elephant ivory dealer
Western Cape

Elephant ivory dealer already in prison sentenced again

By Storm Simpson04-03-2022 15:26

Elephant ivory dealer Cosmus Ziwande was sentenced to a R10 000 fine after entering a plea agreement with the State.

elephants
Environment

Fossil tracks and trunk marks reveal signs of ancient elephants

By The Conversation21-12-2021 13:27

Fossil track sites on the Cape south coast show ancient evidence of Knysna elephants making widespread use of open spaces in the area.

Scary! Elephant rams into safa
Environment

Scary! Elephant rams into safari vehicle near Hoedspruit [watch]

By Erene Roux29-11-2021 21:54

New viral footage shows an elephant bull in musth damaging a safari vehicle in the Selati Game Reserve near Hoedspruit.

Sumatran baby elephant dies af
Environment

Sumatran baby elephant dies after trunk snared in poacher trap

By AFP18-11-2021 11:17

A baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has had half of her trunk amputated after being caught in a trap set by poachers.

Fears for Bangladesh elephants
Environment

Fears for Bangladesh elephants after spate of killings

By Agence France-Presse14-11-2021 19:46

“Four elephants died in Chittagong division alone since last week,” forest department official Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury told AFP

Suspected poacher killed by el
Africa News

Suspected poacher killed by elephants in South Africa

By Agence France-Presse22-10-2021 16:01

“Initial investigations suspect that the deceased was killed by an elephant and left behind by his accomplices,” he added

Elephants Kruger National Park
News

Elephants trample suspected poacher to death in Kruger National Park

By Siseko Gwegwe22-10-2021 14:32

A suspected poacher has been trampled to death in the Kruger National Park. His body was discovered after an anonymous tip-off.

The most brutal kill? Elephant
Lifestyle

The most brutal kill? Elephant attacks, kills a crocodile in Zambia [watch]

By Erene Roux19-10-2021 18:27

Pack a punch? More like pack a trunk! An elephant got very aggressive after a crocodile tried to harm her young calf in Zambia.

Knysna Elephant Park guide
News

Knysna Elephant Park guide killed in an elephant-related incident

By Corné van Zyl19-10-2021 15:11

The Park said Saturday’s severe weather conditions are thought to have been a contributing factor to the elephant’s unprecedented behaviour that led to the death of a guide.

Elephant knocks down a massive
Lifestyle

Elephant knocks down a massive tree in the Kruger [watch]

By Erene Roux14-10-2021 13:51

You’ve got to love nature! An elephant was caught on camera knocking down a massive tree in the Kruger National Park.

Liberia elephants: Two arreste
Africa News

Liberia elephants: Two arrested in Liberia over elephant killings

By Agence France-Presse11-10-2021 19:47

Liberia, with swathes of virgin rainforest, is home to between 350 and 400 forest elephants ELRECO said earlier this year

Elephants in Europe: Could the
Environment

Elephants in Europe: Could the megaherbivores rebalance ecosystems?

By The Conversation06-10-2021 15:22

Researchers take a look at ecological effects of reintroducing ‘megaherbivores’ into ecosystems across the European continent.

WATCH: Angry elephant uses tus
News

WATCH: Angry elephant uses tusks to smash windshield

By Thabo Baloyi28-09-2021 09:27

The bus driver had halted the vehicle to allow the elephant to cross the road, but the tusker was apparently agitated

elephant splash safari
Offbeat

Watch: Elephant delivers Sunday showers as shock to safari-goers

By The South African26-09-2021 11:09

What’s better than going on safari and receiving your own personal elephant splash? You know what they say, an elephant never forgets…

‘Almost ended in tears’: Herd
Lifestyle

‘Almost ended in tears’: Herd of elephants charge at ‘bad’ tourists [watch]

By Alicia Naidoo22-09-2021 12:28

Tourists who got out of their vehicle at the Kruger National Park, had a nail-biting experience with a herd of elephants at the Paul Kruger Gate.

Struggling baby elephant gets
Lifestyle

Struggling baby elephant gets helpful boost from herd’s matriarch [watch]

By Erene Roux02-09-2021 12:02

The most adorable wildlife sighting! Watch as a baby elephant gets the boost he needs from the herd’s matriarch.

SRI LANKA-RELIGION-FESTIVAL (1)
Environment

Sri Lanka bans ‘drunk driving’ of elephants in new protection law

By AFP23-08-2021 19:35

Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.

Baby elephant shot and killed by KPN
Environment

Baby elephant shot and killed by KPN ranger – questions raised about conservation protocols

By Corné van Zyl12-08-2021 10:36

A baby elephant, still suckling from its dead mother, was shot by a KNP ranger, despite an offer of sanctuary because of its policy.

How cute! Baby elephant spotte
Lifestyle

How cute! Baby elephant spotted playing with starling bird [watch]

By Erene Roux06-08-2021 10:12

How cute! Watch as a baby elephant play with a starling bird in the Kruger National Park.

elephant
Environment

Dumbo jet: UK elephants head to the wild in Kenya

By Cornelia Le Roux06-07-2021 22:02

A Boeing 747, dubbed the Dumbo jet, is set to fly 13 pachyderms from a British zoo to Kenya.

China’s wandering elephants ta
Environment

China’s wandering elephants take a nap after 500km trek [photos]

By Erene Roux08-06-2021 16:22

Dozens of drones are following a herd of elephants as they make their way on a mysterious trek through homes, barns and crops in the Yunnan province of China.

elephant kruger 22
News

Watch: Angry elephant rams bakkie off the road in Kruger National Park

By Tom Head03-06-2021 09:09

Where’s Leo Prinsloo when you need him? This motorist was unable to avoid the advances of a furious Kruger Park elephant earlier this week.

elephants
World News

Pictures: 18 elephants struck dead by lightning, says Indian government

By Storm Simpson14-05-2021 14:44

18 wild elephants were found dead in an Indian forest on Thursday. Initial reports suggest they were struck dead by lightning. Conservationists are dubious.

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