A pepper spray will be used to deter wild elephants from raiding farms. The spray can is being developed by Loki Osborn, a zoologist at the University of Cambridge, UK and Jack Birochak, an inventor

The population of

Birth control measures in African elephants have been withdrawn following undesirable results

According to recent reports, as many as 50 elephants were killed by poachers in Kerala over the past three to four months. Forest officials in Wynad suspected the number

Recently, six Thai elephants gave a big trunks-up to the first packaged food substituted for the rapidly disappearing plants they are used to eat, said a zoo official in Bangkok. "The elephants

The latest round of negotiations on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has left little doubt that the South must fight for its rights, or else the North will continue to act as big brother, reports Anju Sharma from Harare

The consensus on allowing restricted trade in ivory was confirmed by a secret ballot, and angeredjhe protectionist groups, which had been trying to 4m- twist nations which were in favour of

Every year, more than 60 people are trampled to death by elephants in the forests of West Bengal. According to forest officials at Jalpaiguri, 616 people were killed by rampaging

International trade in ivory and poaching

Almost 80 per cent of the elephant range in Africa lies outside protected areas. Human-elephant conflicts are high, particularly in southern and central Africa where both the populations are high

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