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African elephant

Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants

Our Burning Planet

Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants

By Don Pinnock

Microsoft philanthropist Paul Allen to fund Africa-wide elephant survey

Maverick Life

Microsoft philanthropist Paul Allen to fund Africa-wide elephant survey

By Don Pinnock

Remember the elephants

Africa

Remember the elephants

By Don Pinnock

Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana

Africa

Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana

By AFP

Zimbabwe: Selling elephants to questionable Chinese destinations damages country’s tourism, say critics

Africa

Zimbabwe: Selling elephants to questionable Chinese destinations damages country’s tourism, say critics

By Don Pinnock

Newsdeck

New York seizes $4.5 mn worth of elephant ivory items

By AFP

Op-Ed: Calls for greater protection for African elephants could re-open international ivory trade

Africa

Op-Ed: Calls for greater protection for African elephants could re-open international ivory trade

By Carlos Drews

World Elephant Day: Study calls for domestic trade bans and projects to cut demand for ivory

South Africa

World Elephant Day: Study calls for domestic trade bans and projects to cut demand for ivory

By Andreas Wilson-Spath

China and Thailand: Size matters, especially in illegal ivory trade

Maverick Life

China and Thailand: Size matters, especially in illegal ivory trade

By Andrea Teagle

The plight of Zim's 36 baby elephants

Africa

The plight of Zim's 36 baby elephants

By Andrea Teagle

World Elephant Day: A chance to renew efforts to save Africa’s great grey beasts

South Africa

World Elephant Day: A chance to renew efforts to save Africa’s great grey beasts

By Rebecca Davis

Hunting desert elephants for meat raises a storm – and denials

Africa

Hunting desert elephants for meat raises a storm – and denials

By Don Pinnock