Video Moment, A Look Back: Attention Grabbing IFAW PSA Still Drives the Message Home Using an “Elephant” in the Role of a Jumbo Jet Coming in For A Rough Landing
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Video Moment, A Look Back: Attention Grabbing IFAW PSA Still Drives the Message Home Using an “Elephant” in the Role of a Jumbo Jet Coming in For A Rough Landing

A vintage International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) ad campaign / Public Service Announcement still sends a valid message home when it comes to animal welfare and that is that wild animal products or any parts of a wild animal (such as the skin or tusks of an elephant) should never be purchased by those … Continue reading »

Happy 9th Anniversary Elephant Spoken Here on this World Elephant Day 12 August 2024!
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Happy 9th Anniversary Elephant Spoken Here on this World Elephant Day 12 August 2024!

World Elephant Day is a day to talk about elephants; to show our concern for them or to just share our love for them with others, in any way (social media, small gatherings, fundraiser events).  Elephant Spoken Here was also born on this day, August 12th, in 2015, to advocate for both elephants in captivity … Continue reading »

Create This Wire African Elephant Wall Hanging, With Tusks, For World Elephant Day!
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Create This Wire African Elephant Wall Hanging, With Tusks, For World Elephant Day!

Make this World Elephant Day fun, whilst learning about elephants, by creating a work of art out of wire to hang on your wall!  This easy elephant craft idea (2) (adult supervision required) is featured on the World Elephant Day website (2) and Orsi has taken it a step farther by not only creating the … Continue reading »

King Charles and Queen Camilla Will Carry On as Joint Presidents at Elephant Family as the Charity Remembers The Queen’s Brother, the Late Mark Shand
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King Charles and Queen Camilla Will Carry On as Joint Presidents at Elephant Family as the Charity Remembers The Queen’s Brother, the Late Mark Shand

Elephant Family confirmed earlier this year that King Charles and Queen Camilla will  “formally continue as Joint Presidents of Elephant Family”.  HRH Princess Eugenie of York as well as Sarah, Duchess of York, serve as patrons. (3)       It was in 2003 that the late Mark Shand, Queen Camilla’s brother, founded Elephant Family. He … Continue reading »

Elephants and Trees Part 3: Trees Provide More Than a Canopy For Elephants: “The Lollipop Tree”
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Elephants and Trees Part 3: Trees Provide More Than a Canopy For Elephants: “The Lollipop Tree”

There is a magical place for rescued elephants in South America called Elephant Sanctuary Brazil (7) which currently provides a home for five “happy residents” (6) Maia, Rana, Mara, Bambi and Guillermina .  One wouldn’t think the setting could be more idyllic but for a towering copaiba tree affectionately known as “The Lollipop Tree”. It first … Continue reading »

Video Moment: “Sweetest Reunion!” – Sri Lankan Newborn Baby Elephant Rescued From Ditch Before Reunion With Mama
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Video Moment: “Sweetest Reunion!” – Sri Lankan Newborn Baby Elephant Rescued From Ditch Before Reunion With Mama

If not for the villagers who alerted the elephant rescue team in the Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka (2) the plight of a baby elephant pulled from a ditch might have been dire. As the wildlife officials arrived they estimated the calf had been trapped in the ditch for “more than 36 hours” (1) … Continue reading »

World Wildlife Day 2024 : Digital Innovations Give Our Elephants a Chance to Live
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World Wildlife Day 2024 : Digital Innovations Give Our Elephants a Chance to Live

Dear Elephants: World Wildlife Day 2024 is upon us once again. This year’s theme is  “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation”.  Our commitment is forever to you, our elephants.    There have been advancements in elephant conservation due to the use of drones which locate poachers intent on annihilating you, our … Continue reading »

Bani Begins Her “Long Road to Recovery” at Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital After Being Hit By Speeding Train as Baby Elephant “Shows Her Determination to Live”
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Bani Begins Her “Long Road to Recovery” at Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital After Being Hit By Speeding Train as Baby Elephant “Shows Her Determination to Live”

Doctors at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital have been cautiously optimistic about baby elephant Bani’s recovery after she was hit by a speeding train. Over the past few days Bani has shown progress by: Standing With Assistance in a Sling   “she’s been working up to 40 minutes of standing, then given ample time to rest”. … Continue reading »

Sign Wildlife SOS Petition to “PROTECT ELEPHANTS FROM SPEEDING TRAINS” to Give Indian elephants the Chance Nine-Month-Old Orphan Bani Didn’t Have
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Sign Wildlife SOS Petition to “PROTECT ELEPHANTS FROM SPEEDING TRAINS” to Give Indian elephants the Chance Nine-Month-Old Orphan Bani Didn’t Have

Wildlife SOS (1) has recently taken a critically injured elephant calf into their care at their Elephant Hospital in northern India.  Little Bani and her mama were struck by a speeding train, traveling through a known elephant corridor, which took the life of the mother elephant. Her baby is now receiving round-the-clock care by a … Continue reading »

“I’ll Never Let You Go”: Little Lost Elephant Calf Reunited With Its Mother After Three Days Alone in Reserve in India: Snuggles During Nap
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“I’ll Never Let You Go”: Little Lost Elephant Calf Reunited With Its Mother After Three Days Alone in Reserve in India: Snuggles During Nap

After becoming separated from its herd a “four to five months old” (1) elephant calf was recently reunited with its mother as an aerial photograph attests. The touching moment was captured as mama and baby elephant napped and snuggled together after the ordeal as if to say ‘I’ll never let you go” again. This loving … Continue reading »