Mozambique army puts elephants in sights
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The Mozambican government on Monday authorised soldiers to gun down wild animals who are seen as a threat to human beings after a new report highlighted an increase in the number of deadly attacks.
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A compelling new exhibit explores the experience of British troops in Afghanistan
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Deadly turf wars between humans and hungry elephants in India's northeast have reached alarming proportions, say experts who plan an emergency meeting next week to tackle the problem.
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The environment minister proposed a package of measures Wednesday to slow rampant elephant population growth &#151; including limited killing and contraception &#151; but stressed there would be no mass slaughter. The elephant population of 20,000 is growing at a rate of more than 6 percent per year, disrupting the delicate biodiversity in the flagship Kruger National Park and other wildlife parks, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said.
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The Republic of Congo Monday announced the establishment of two massive protected areas for elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas.
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A huge clean-up operation was under way Saturday in some of Mozambique's most popular resorts as the southern African nation's fledgling tourist industry struggled to recover from a devastating cyclone that left tens of thousands homeless.
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Mozambique used canoes and helicopters to ferry ballot papers to remote rural districts for Wednesday&#39;s election to pick a successor to President Joaquim Chissano who spent 18 years in office.
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VILANCULOS, Mozambique  - A giant African rat has  become man's second-best friend as it joins forces with the dog  to sniff out land mines in Mozambique.
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PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa -- Ecologist Rudi van Aarde leaned back on a veranda that overlooked dry grasslands and a group of bull elephants, his shoes still dusty from an 8,000-mile tour of game reserves in southern Africa. Van Aarde was on a mission: saving elephants from sanctioned killings.
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Scientists say a DNA map of Africa&#39;s elephant herds will help combat the illegal trade in ivory. The map is a genetic profile of elephant groupings across the continent, from the dense forests of western and central Africa to the vast eastern savanna.
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The Commonwealth and European Union have asked Mozambique for access to centers where votes from this week's election are being verified, after complaints by monitors raised questions over the credibility of the ballot.
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HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, Zimbabwe -- Wildlife guide Mike Scott followed footprints of one large animal after another -- elephant, buffalo, kudu, leopard, lion -- and then stopped suddenly, sniffing the air. ``Shall we follow our noses?" he said, heading toward a powerful stench that grew more noxious by the step.
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HOOGEVEEN, Netherlands  - Mention caravans to the Dutch and watch their eyes gleam.
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From rows of planted peppers to smoking "bombs" made of chilies and dung, African farmers are using hot new weapons in their fight against elephant raids.
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FORT WORTH, Texas - The tsunami victims in Asia will be getting some help from an elephant who was born in Thailand but now resides at the Fort Worth Zoo.  An original work of art by Rasha, a 7,000-pound elephant, will be auctioned off on e-Bay beginning at noon Wednesday.
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SURIN, Thailand  - Sucking up sugarcane with their trunks and circling busy traffic roundabouts, the elephants that roam Thai towns at festival time seem as much at home in the city as in the forest.
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By OLIVER DUFF  Imagine the scene: two slightly posh gents camped out in the Mozambique savannah, encountering creepy crawlies, big game and questionable sanitation - in the name of the environment.