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Meghan Markle Narrated ‘Elephant’ Coming To Disney Plus

Meghan Markle Narrated ‘Elephant’ Coming To Disney Plus

Though Meghan Markle might not be stepping down from her role as a royal for another five days, it appears that the duchess has already made the first step toward independence. Recent reports say she is the narrator for a new documentary airing soon on Disney Plus. According to What’s On Disney Plus, the documentary […]

4y ago

Martin Clunes Dropped From Animal Rights Organization

Martin Clunes Dropped From Animal Rights Organization

Doc Martin star Martin Clunes, a noted animal lover, has been dropped by the charity Born Free after an ITV documentary featured him riding on an elephant and climbing onto the animal by grabbing onto her ears. The Mirror says that Clunes had been a patron of the organization for years, which made it even […]

5y ago

Indianapolis Zoo Loses Its Two Youngest Elephants To Deadly Virus Days Apart

Indianapolis Zoo Loses Its Two Youngest Elephants To Deadly Virus Days Apart

The Indianapolis Zoo’s two youngest elephants have died within days of each other, both succumbing to a common but aggressive disease that is devastating to the pachyderms. As ABC News reports, the zoo announced on Tuesday that its youngest elephant, eight-year-old Kalina, had succumbed to the elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, or EEHV, a deadly disease for […]

5y ago

Endangered Elephant Dies Of Suffocation In India After Trying To Hurdle A Farm Fence In Search Of Food

Endangered Elephant Dies Of Suffocation In India After Trying To Hurdle A Farm Fence In Search Of Food

An endangered elephant has died of suffocation in the Nagarhole National Park, India, after it got stuck in an attempt to hurdle the fence. Local media reports said that the animal successfully hurdled the fence and went to eat from a farmer’s field but got stuck on its way back after villagers tried to drive […]

6y ago

Elephants Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes, As More Are Being Born Without Tusks Due To Poaching

Elephants Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes, As More Are Being Born Without Tusks Due To Poaching

Elephants are evolving right in front of scientists’ eyes, as more and more of the animals are being born without tusks, National Geographic reports. Being born without tusks confers an evolutionary advantage on the animals, who are more likely to survive since poachers aren’t going to kill them for their tusks, which would otherwise be […]

6y ago

Viral Video Shows Elephants Charging At Hunters Who Killed One Of Their Herd

Viral Video Shows Elephants Charging At Hunters Who Killed One Of Their Herd

Video footage of an incident that occurred three or four years ago in Namibia has just been released, showing a herd of elephants taking exception to a pair of hunters who had shot one of the bulls in the herd. The hunt took place at the Nakabolelwa Conservancy in north-east Namibia, according to Daily Mail, […]

6y ago

Nearly 90 Elephants Killed Close To Botswana Wildlife Sanctuary

Nearly 90 Elephants Killed Close To Botswana Wildlife Sanctuary

Close to 90 elephants were found dead near a wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, as conservationists warned of what could be the largest-scale wave of poaching deaths in Africa thus far. According to BBC News, an aerial survey from the conservationist group Elephants Without Borders revealed that the carcasses of 87 dead elephants were discovered near […]

6y ago

B-52s Want Carson & Barnes Circus To Stop Using Band’s Music In Elephant Act

B-52s Want Carson & Barnes Circus To Stop Using Band’s Music In Elephant Act

New wave band the B-52s want the Carson & Barnes Circus to stop playing their songs during its elephant act and have sent the company a cease-and-desist letter. The Hugo, Oklahoma-based entertainment company started out as a “dog and pony” show in 1937 before becoming a full-fledged Big Top Circus, and has been family-owned-and-operated for […]

6y ago

Elephant Day Announcement: Ohio Zoo Reveals Pachyderm’s Pregnancy

Elephant Day Announcement: Ohio Zoo Reveals Pachyderm’s Pregnancy

Today, August 12, is World Elephant Day, which was created to honor the large animal, spread awareness about the threats the species faces, and to support initiatives to ensure their survival. As part of the celebration, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, announced yesterday that Phoebe, one of its six Asian elephants, is […]

6y ago

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi Meet 20 Rescued Orphaned Elephants At Sanctuary In Kenya

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi Meet 20 Rescued Orphaned Elephants At Sanctuary In Kenya

Once again, Ellen DeGeneres is proving her love for animals to the world. As many fans will recall, Ellen spearheaded the #BeKindToElephants campaign shortly after President Trump announced that he would be stopping the Obama-era ban, which restricted elephants from being imported from places like Zimbabwe and Zambia. The Huffington Post reports that after receiving […]

6y ago

Animal Activists Erupt As President Trump Allows Elephant Hunt Trophies On A ‘Case By Case’ Basis

Animal Activists Erupt As President Trump Allows Elephant Hunt Trophies On A ‘Case By Case’ Basis

Animal lovers and activists are up in arms over President Trump going back on his word to keep an Obama-era ban on importing elephant hunting trophies into the United States, and they are taking to Twitter and the editorial pages of newspapers to express their outrage over the decision. On Thursday of last week, the […]

6y ago

Elephant Holds Up Traffic To Steal Sugar Cane From Passing Trucks

Elephant Holds Up Traffic To Steal Sugar Cane From Passing Trucks

This weekend, drivers in Thailand were shocked to see what, or who was holding up traffic. A passerby shot a video of an elephant stopping trucks in order to steal sugar cane. The video shows an elephant on a road in Chachoengsao going from truck to truck in search of something to eat from the […]

6y ago

Trump Spares African Elephants, Keeps Getting Clowned On Twitter As ‘Big Game Trophy’ Hunting Decision Paused

Trump Spares African Elephants, Keeps Getting Clowned On Twitter As ‘Big Game Trophy’ Hunting Decision Paused

President Donald Trump gained plenty of backlash when it was recently announced that elephant trophies from two previously banned African countries would once again be allowed, as reported by the Inquisitr. As news spread that the Trump administration was planning to lift the federal ban on importing body parts from African elephants into the U.S. […]

7y ago

Do Elephants Have Rights? In Landmark Lawsuit, The Nonhuman Rights Project Declare That They Do

Do Elephants Have Rights? In Landmark Lawsuit, The Nonhuman Rights Project Declare That They Do

Are animals merely property, as they have been largely considered since the time human beings evolved from apes, or do they too have the intrinsic right to bodily liberty and self determination? One animal advocacy group, in a landmark lawsuit filed in Connecticut common law courts, argue that they do, in fact, have such a […]

7y ago

Elephant Washed Out To Sea Rescued By Navy [Video]

Elephant Washed Out To Sea Rescued By Navy [Video]

An elephant mysteriously washed out to sea and had to be rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy. The massive creature was spotted struggling against the ocean waves about five miles from shore. The Navy of Sri Lanka diligently worked for 12 hours to rescue the elephant attempting to keep its head and trunk above water […]

7y ago

Theresa May Breaks Manifesto Pledge To Ban Blood Ivory

Theresa May Breaks Manifesto Pledge To Ban Blood Ivory

Theresa May, the leader of the U.K.’s Conservative Party, has withdrawn the party’s pledge to join China and the U.S. in the blanket banning of domestic ivory sales. Replacing the commitment of previous manifestos is a pledge to collaborate with international organizations to protect endangered species. Currently, it is illegal in the U.K. to sell […]

7y ago

China Bans Ivory Trade: Great News For African Elephants

China Bans Ivory Trade: Great News For African Elephants

China’s state council announced on Friday the details of a ban on the country’s ivory trade following a resolution at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in South Africa in October of 2016. According to BBC News, the Chinese ivory trade is the world’s largest, with as much as 70 percent of the […]

8y ago

African States Fear Mass Extinction Of Elephants Due To EU’s Refusal To Ban Ivory Trade

African States Fear Mass Extinction Of Elephants Due To EU’s Refusal To Ban Ivory Trade

Every 15 minutes, an elephant somewhere dies in the hands of poachers. This is why wildlife advocates have been calling for a global ban on the infamous ivory trade. However, officials of the Africa Elephant Coalition (AEC) are dismayed that the European Union (EU) refused to support a comprehensive ban on the trade. According to […]

8y ago

‘The Legend Of Tarzan’ Raises Awareness About Elephant Poaching In Gabon

‘The Legend Of Tarzan’ Raises Awareness About Elephant Poaching In Gabon

This summer will mark the release of the new Warner Bros. film, The Legend of Tarzan, which stars Alexander Skarsgård as Tarzan and Margo Robbie as Jane. Business Wire reports that while on location in Africa, the Tarzan production has teamed up with a very special ally to bring awareness to an alarming trend plaguing […]

8y ago

The Last Ringling Bros.’ Elephants: Watch Animals’ Final Circus Performance [Video]

The Last Ringling Bros.’ Elephants: Watch Animals’ Final Circus Performance [Video]

Elephants have been part of the Ringling Bros. circus for 145 years. On Sunday, they performed their final show and, like most retired folks, are headed to Florida to live out the rest of their days off-stage. Their history in the circus goes back to the early 1800s, when Hackaliah Bailey added one named “Old […]

8y ago

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