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Asian ElephantArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlPhiladelphia Inquirer,An Asian elephant known for being the largest of its kind born in captivity in the United States died at the Houston Zoo last week after suddenly Houston Zoo mourns death of popular Asian elephant - Nov 15, 2008 KGAN,...then "go running crazy" around the yard. Mac weighed 384 pounds when he was born in October 2006, making him the largest Asian elephant born at a US zoo. Houston Zoo mourns death of popular Asian elephant - Nov 15, 2008 KTAR.com,By JUAN A. LOZANO AP Writer HOUSTON (AP) - An inquisitive Asian elephant known for being the largest of its kind born in captivity in the United States died Zoo scourge: Deadly elephant virus casts a pall over captive ... - Nov 13, 2008 Houston Chronicle,HOUSTON Zoo goers and staff mourned the death of the playful young Asian elephant Mac last weekend. The rambunctious 2-year-old product of the zoo's Houston Zoo elephant Mac, 2, dies of viral illness - Nov 10, 2008 Houston Chronicle,Mac, an Asian elephant whose birth was a cause for celebration at the Houston Zoo scarcely more than two years ago, died Sunday night after a brief battle Jumbo-sized party marks zoo queen's 40th birthday - Nov 13, 2008 Stuff.co.nz,The Asian elephant is marking her birthday this Sunday with a party at the zoo and everyone is invited. Kashin and fellow elephant Burma will be painted in The Houston Zoo Mourns Death Of Young Elephant - Nov 11, 2008 CBS 11,Mac -- the largest Asian elephant born in captivity at 384 pounds -- died after contracting elephant herpesvirus. "It's difficult to put into words and Underfed elephant needs to add a ton - Nov 11, 2008 United Press InternationalNed, a 21-year-old Asian elephant, weighed in at around 7500 pounds when he was brought to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee last weekend, Baby elephant dies in Calgary - Nov 3, 2008 Globe and Mail,Malti, a 15-month-old Asian elephant, started showing flu-like symptoms early last week, and was given antiviral medication. A diagnosis of Endotheliotropic Ned The Elephant To Recover In Galt - Nov 10, 2008 KCRA.com,Ned, a severely underweight 21-year-old Asian elephant, was seized by the US Department of Agriculture on Saturday and will be received by Performing Animal Critics: Stop Elephant Breeding - Nov 12, 2008 Click 2 Houston.com,By Ryan Korsgard HOUSTON -- The playful, 2-year-old Asian elephant named Mac at the Houston Zoo has died, and the reason for his death has prompted critics Pledging cooperation...Wild fires...Silicon Valley shooting ... - Nov 15, 2008 Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Zoo has held a memorial service for Mac, an inquisitive Asian elephant who died this week from an incurable disease. Heroin addicted elephant unfit for wild after rehab - Oct 21, 2008 Economic Times,KUNMING (CHINA): An Asian elephant that spent three years in rehab for heroin addiction in southwest China has been declared unfit to be returned to the European donkey, Asian elephant - Nov 4, 2008 Guardian Unlimited,American presidential elections provide a near perfect test to understand the difference between European and Asian world views, even if the two continents Number of wild Asian elephant in Xishuangbanna increase to 250 - Oct 30, 2008 People's Daily Online,Today, the Asian elephant population in Xishuangbanna has resumed its growth, making up over 90% of the wild Asian elephant population in China, Feld Entertainment, Inc. Trial Update: Statement on Upcoming Trial ... - Oct 23, 2008 MarketWatchRingling Bros. is a world leader in the care and conservation of the endangered Asian elephant. We are especially proud of our 200-acre Ringling Bros. and Elephant death shakes zoo staff and patrons - Nov 5, 2008 FFWD,The death of Malti, a 15-month-old Asian Elephant at the Calgary Zoo, has devastated the facility’s visitors and staff. Malti collapsed on the afternoon of Former owner says Ned the elephant just a picky eater - Nov 14, 2008 Tampabay.com,Ever since animal trainer Lancelot Kollmann got Ned three years ago, the 21-year-old Asian elephant would eat some days and not others, Kollmann said. Elephant artists paint to save their species - Oct 29, 2008 La Jolla Light,By Marti Gacioch Hong the Asian elephant may not realize it, but her paintings could help save her species from extinction. Hong's paintings, along with Caring for your friendly neighbourhood jumbo - here’s how - Nov 4, 2008 Thaindian.com,Foundation,â€? said Cheeran, who is currently a member of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group and chairman of its Captive Elephant Management Group. 500 Pound Infant Weighed At Oregon Zoo, Found Not To Be Obese - Nov 3, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,Samudra, the zoo's 2-month-old Asian elephant calf, tipped the scales at 499 today, and keepers expect the "little guy" will weigh more than 500 pounds by Another heated debate over the LA Zoo's elephant enclosure - Nov 8, 2008 Los Angeles Times,...for the zoo's elephant population - which currently sits at just one, a 21-year-old Asian elephant named Billy - and boost the zoo's prestige. Researcher puts elephants to the test - Oct 25, 2008 KATC,Rowe's "running an elephant" wasn't meant to imply that he and head elephant keeper Joey Ratliff had taken the 3.9-ton Asian elephant out for a jog. Lauren Bush Honored For FEED Charity At Elephant Art Fashion Show - Oct 21, 2008 Ecorazzi,For those already sufficiently awed by this animal talent, let me next tell you about an organization called The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project. Baby elephant Samudra celebrates 2 month birthday - Oct 24, 2008 kgw.com (subscription),PORTLAND -- The Oregon Zoo’s Asian elephant calf Samudra celebrated his two-month birthday Thursday, and biologists say he is happy, healthy and making Emaciated elephant taken from Florida owner starts new life in ... - Nov 10, 2008 Tampabay.com,But 21-year-old Ned, a captive-born Asian elephant from Tampa, wobbled slowly out of a trailer Sunday into a new phase of his life. Japan and China exclusive buyers at ivory sale - Oct 28, 2008 Radio Australia,Nine tonnes of ivory went on the block Tuesday in Namibia, kicking off the first legal sales of elephant tusks in nearly a decade. The first auction opened City Councilman wants to ban elephants at L.A. Zoo - Oct 21, 2008 Los Angeles Times,Gita, a beloved and good-natured female Asian elephant, died several years ago after collapsing in her yard. (An investigation revealed a zoo groundsperson Celebrities, Public Officials, National Organizations and City ... - Nov 5, 2008 MarketWatchHis name is Billy, a 21 year-old Asian Elephant who in his natural habitat would walk 20-30 miles per day with a life expectancy of 60 years. London Zoo Reports Success Using CDs To Keep Elephants From Crop ... - Nov 2, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,We are analysing the effectiveness of this method but it offers an initial deterrent and fix to a significant problem in Thailand and to the Asian elephant Elephants star in educational exhibit a fair - Oct 31, 2008 Live 5 News,Cora, the 48-year-old Asian elephant, and Shannon, the 27-year-old African elephant, are big attractions at the Coastal Carolina Fair. Gentle giant rescue - Nov 7, 2008 Malaysia Star,The Tented Camp became a founding member of the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF) when it first opened two years ago. El Paso native rules at the circus - Nov 14, 2008 El Paso Times,She is shown with Bo, a 21-year-old Asian elephant. EL PASO - When El Paso native Audrey Michelle Alvarado was 14 years old, she ran away from the circus In Wake of Confiscation of Emaciated Elephant, PETA Asks USDA to ... - Nov 10, 2008 PETA (press release),The USDA seized Kollmann's emaciated 21-year-old male Asian elephant, Ned, on Saturday. Ned is reportedly underweight by at least 1 ton and so badly That's one EL of a big noise - Oct 23, 2008 The Sun,The centre was established in 1993 with the objective of protecting the rapidly depleting Asian elephant population and preserving local traditions for How To Buy An Elephant Daf Yomi Insights - Nov 6, 2008 Five Towns Jewish Times Online,A fully grown male Asian elephant can weigh up to 12000 lbs. (If my calculations are right, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus feeds their WWF: Gift Wrap a Polar Bear This Holiday Season - Nov 3, 2008 MarketWatchAlternatively, you can select from popular international species such as the Asian elephant, giant panda, orangutan, tiger, snow leopard, They Say Elephants Never Forget. Neither Do Our Guests. - Nov 3, 2008 MarketWatchWhen it opened in January 2006, Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle became a founding member of the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF), In mourning - Nov 6, 2008 Calgary Herald,The critics of the Asian elephant breeding program conveniently forget that the process of mothering a baby is not always instinctual, even among humans. Free Billy - Nov 6, 2008 LA Observed,..."His name is Billy," reports the Voices for the Animals Foundation, "a 21-year-old Asian Elephant who in his natural habitat would walk 20-30 miles per day Oregon Zoo's Elephant Calf Will Join This Year's Pumpkin Smash - Oct 23, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,By Bill LaMarche Portland, OR - Samudra, the elephant calf will join this year's Squishing of the Squash festivities. Granted, Sam's pumpkin will be much Elephant Orchestra salutes Horton with a symphony! - Oct 28, 2008 FemaleFirst.co.uk,Established in 1993 with the objective of protecting the rapidly depleting Asian elephant population and preserving local traditions for future generations, "Sam" To Squish Squash - Oct 23, 2008 KEX,By Brooks Burford Samudra, now 2 months old, joins the Oregon Zoo's herd to "squish the squash" on Friday. Every year the zoo's Asian elephants are Bangkok market home to illegal wildlife trade - Nov 7, 2008 International Animal Rescue,Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, including the Javan rhinoceros, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo, particolored flying squirrel. Karl Marx was never so right, says Nobel laureate Saramago - Oct 28, 2008 MercoPress,Last August and fresh from a pneumonia recovery Saramago finished his latest novel “The trip of an elephantâ€?, a jovial epic story about an Asian elephant in Beguiling Tasik Bera - Malaysia's First Ramsar Site - Nov 3, 2008 Bernama,Endangered and vulnerable species include the Asian elephant, tiger, clouded leopard, tapir, Asian Arowana and the Malayan false gharial crocodile. Lucy’s vet defends zoo - Oct 22, 2008 Metro Canda - Edmonton,A small controversy has been brewing around the 8600-pound Asian elephant, and North America’s foremost elephant sanctuary wants Lucy to escape Edmonton’s Plans are afoot to get elephants out of Thailand's concrete jungles - Nov 3, 2008 เดà¸à¸° เนชั่น,The BMA-led strategy has the support of Friends of the Asian Elephant Foundation (FAEF) and the Animal Protection Foundation and Apirak said he was seeking Ringling Bros.' 'Bellobration' puts clown at center stage - Oct 31, 2008 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,160 -- Pounds of food each Asian elephant in the circus eats per day. 11 -- Countries represented by the performers. There are 44 new performers this year. Olifanten onder de hamer - Oct 22, 2008 Het Nieuwsblad,Een week later veilt Mon Bernaerts 56exemplaren in de dierentuin, ten voordele van de Zoo en de organisaties Friends of The Asian Elephant en Bring The [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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