Poachers Beware. With The Terminator, aka Hollywood actor Arnold @Schwarzenegger, taking a stand for African elephants there is nothing stopping us now in our global fight to protect our elephants. In his new video, released “on behalf of The Wildlife Conservation Society“, reports Charlotte Krol and AP for The Telegraph, the Former Governor of California is … Continue reading »
What does an orphaned baby elephant and a rescued baby giraffe have in common? Well, nothing and yet everything, as the two have been inseparable since they were housed next to each other as stable mates at an orphanage providing care for the two calves. It hasn’t been long since Loboito came into this world … Continue reading »
If you are not familiar with the works of British artist Hugo Guinness there is no greater cause for making his acquaintance than through the animated video he produced entitled “I Will Always Remember You”. In his homage to the plight of African elephants, produced exclusively for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the … Continue reading »
Another tragedy involving our elephants unfolded recently when an endangered Sumatran elephant was found dead not far from where he lived in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. As WWF Indonesia reported the 34-year-old male, affectionately known as Yongki, was discovered after daybreak on 18 September 2015 by a Mahout actually looking for another “flying squad … Continue reading »
Attacked and left for dead, after poachers found his tusks virtually non-existent, little Simotua was sighted by rescuers from The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust hanging to life from injuries to both his head and encircling his right front leg. (He was also found to be malnourished and dehydrated from his inability to walk any great … Continue reading »
An Elephant’s Understanding of the Concept of Death “You’ve all heard about elephant graveyards? Of course that is a myth. But what is not a myth is the amount of attention that elephants pay to their own species.” In the aftermath of the poaching crisis of the 1970’s Dr. Wasser arrived in … Continue reading »
“We are losing 50K elephants per year.” We have “only 470k elephants left on this planet.” “Habitat loss was traditionally the cause of dwindling wildlife populations, now poaching has overtaken this.” Illegal wildlife trafficking has become the 4th largest activity of the transnational organized crime networks, valued at $20 billion per year. Are Elephants … Continue reading »
What is the Global March For Elephants and Rhinos? If you missed the recent Global March For Elephants and Rhinos that rumbled through a city near you this past 3rd and 4th of October 2015, don’t feel alone. It seems that major media coverage was less than adequate, post-march included. (Check the Facebook pages … Continue reading »
Elephant lovers unite. If you live in the Washington, D.C., USA area strap on your walking shoes and be the voice for our elephants, who cannot speak for themselves. “One every 15 minutes.” Due to inclement weather from the effects of Hurricane Joaquin the Third Annual International March For Elephants in Washington, D.C. has … Continue reading »
In what promises to be a periodic event hosted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (along with their “wildlife and conservation partners”) New York City welcomed environmental activists impassioned for the cause of saving our elephants. The event, The 2nd U.S. #IvoryCrush, in Times Square, which was held on 19 June 2015, drew “wildlife … Continue reading »