Tag:elephants

Conservation

Elephants, biodiversity and climate change

The Elephant Protection Initiative’s (EPI) Friend of the Month for June 2022 is Moses Lesoloyia, from northern Kenya. Moses is Project Manager for the Milgis Trust,...

Michael Simire - June 21, 2022

Conservation

Elephant, symbol of Cote d’Ivoire, has suffered great decline – Cedric Mondon

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month, Captain Cedric Mondon of Côte d’Ivoire, is Head of Wildlife Protection Services in the Ministry...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2022

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Namibia auctions 57 wild elephants, gains $400,000

Environment Ministry spokesman Romeo Muyunda on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, said Namibia auctioned 57 wild elephants raising 5.9 million Namibian dollars ($400,000). Muyunda said the...

Michael Simire - August 11, 2021

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Rivers LG declares wild elephants, hippos endangered species

Chairman, Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, Mr Erastus Awortu, has declared wild elephants, hippopotamus and other forest reserves in the area...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2021

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Lightning kills 18 elephants in India’s Assam

A herd of 18 wild Asiatic elephants were found dead in India’s eastern state of Assam, possibly because of a massive lightning strike, local...

Michael Simire - May 14, 2021

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Kenya’s elephant number rises at 2.8% annually as poaching declines

Kenya’s elephant population has gradually increased at an annual rate of approximately 2.8 per cent over the last three decades. This is as poaching is...

Michael Simire - April 11, 2021

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Botswana wildlife office investigates new mysterious elephant deaths

Botswana is investigating yet again the mysterious deaths of elephants, only a few months after 330 of the gray giants died from water-borne bacteria,...

Michael Simire - January 26, 2021

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