India's endangered elephants boosted by 'corridor' opening
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An "elephant corridor" linking two forest reserves is being opened in southern India, giving the endangered animals unrestricted movement to feed and breed in the region, officials say.
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If you think the problem of endangered species is all about tigers, elephants and orangutans, ask a violinist where he gets his bow.
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Scientists have unveiled a new hi-tech weapon to help combat the illegal trade of ivory in Africa: a map. The map describes how the genetic profiles of African elephants vary across the continent, from the
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Elephants in zoos are living as long as those in the wild, but their population in captivity is dwindling because it is so difficult to breed them, according to studies released Friday.
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By DANIEL LOVERING Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand . The African elephant has a new line of defense against poachers after a global wildlife conference approved measures aimed at wiping out the continent&#39;s illegal ivory trade.
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West Bengal state in India is to begin a birth control programme for elephants because it lacks funds for their upkeep.
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Conservationists hope chillies and hi-tech geophones will help protect fields from elephants in Congo Republic, where villagers are fed up with pachyderms eating their crops.
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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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An express train collides with a herd of wild elephants in central Sri Lanka.
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Wild monkeys and Buddhist shrines outnumber any signs of industry, and rampaging elephants are not uncommon. The closest port lies seven hours away, down a rutted road.
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Hunters in India's remote northeast are tracking a rogue elephant blamed for 14 deaths in the region and named after Osama bin Laden by fearful villagers.
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By ARTHUR MAX THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The agency that oversees international trade involving rare animals approved on Saturday the sale of 60 tons of ivory to Japan despite fears it could lead to increased poaching of endangered elephants.
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Overseas tsunami victims will be getting help from an elephant born in Thailand but now living at the Fort Worth Zoo.  An original work of art -painted- by "Rasha" will be auctioned off on e-Bay -- beginning tomorrow.
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A voracious appetite for wildlife products driven by a juggernaut economy has pushed China into the spotlight at the UN forum for trade in endangered species as never before, officials and major conservation groups here said Thursday.
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A species of monkey previously unknown to science has been discovered in the remote northeastern region of India, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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South Africa needs to consider  restarting elephant culls because growing numbers of the mammal  now threaten local habitats, the WWF conservation group has  said.
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A VITAL lifeline is being thrown to woodland creatures in the region threatened with extinction.  Some butterflies and moths are in severe decline, but the Forestry Commission is taking action to improve their plight.