News articles tagged with 'elephant'
Being good moms couldn't save the woolly mammoth
— 3 Jan 2011 16:02 | Geology and palaeontologyNew research from The University of Western Ontario leads investigators to believe that woolly mammoths living north of the Arctic Circle during the Pleistocene Epoch (approx. 150,000…
A tribute to tigers
— 13 Oct 2010 15:30 | EnvironmentTigers have been a great part of my career. They are actually my icons of conservation; their mystic beauty and elegance has been my inspiration, my drive to work for nature and conservation.…
Tiny ant bodyguards keep massive elephants at bay
— 3 Sep 2010 12:58 | BiologySometimes size really doesn't matter. A new report published online on September 2 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that puny ants can be the best defence against…
Study looks at gorillas, elephants and logging in Congo
— 7 May 2010 11:16 | BiologyThe Wildlife Conservation Society announced the results of the first-ever evaluation of a large, 'landscape-wide' conservation approach to protect globally important populations of…
Boost ivory trade monitoring and enforcement before allowing one-off sales: UBC researcher
— 20 Mar 2010 13:51 | EnvironmentRecent petitions from several African nations to 'downlist' the conservation status of elephants should be denied because no adequate monitoring of the impact of ivory sales or enforcement…
New analysis points to ivory enforcement failures in parts of Africa, Asia
— 18 Mar 2010 13:10 | EnvironmentUrgent law enforcement action by governments in Central and West Africa and South-east Asia is crucial to addressing the illicit ivory trade, according to a new analysis of elephant…
Conservationists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia
— 18 Mar 2010 13:00 | EnvironmentAn international convention will meet next week to decide whether to grant requests from Tanzania and Zambia to lower the protection status of their elephants, allowing them to conduct…
Scientists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia
— 17 Mar 2010 12:44 | EnvironmentThe fate of many African elephants, according to a group of scientists, hinges on a decision to be made this week in Qatar by a host of countries operating under an international agreement…
Are high speed elephants running or walking?
— 13 Feb 2010 20:31 | BiologyMost animals don't think anything of breaking into a run: they switch effortlessly from walking to a high-speed bouncing run. But what about elephants? Their sheer size makes it impossible…
Kenya's national parks not free from wildlife declines
— 8 Jul 2009 15:08 | EnvironmentLong-term declines of elephants, giraffe, impala and other animals in Kenya are occurring at the same rates within the country's national parks as outside of these protected areas,…