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Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump

Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead over the weekend. Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years ...

14 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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Malawi moves elephants from overcrowded park to larger one

One by one, 250 elephants are being moved from Malawi’s overcrowded Liwonde National Park to the much larger Kasungu park 380 kilometres (236 miles) away in the country’s north. The elephants are tracked in the park and darts are fired to sedate ...

14 Jul 2022 at 18:28

UK zookeepers ‘delighted’ by the arrival of endangered Asian elephant

Footage from Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire has captured the first wobbly steps of an endangered Asian elephant. The yet-to-be-named calf was born to mother Donna, 13, who was surrounded by the other four females in the herd as she delivered her ...

24 Aug 2022 at 17:21

Baby Asian elephant named Thai word for Queen in honour of the late monarch

A month-old Asian elephant has been named the Thai word for Queen in honour of the late monarch, who once fed a banana to the calf’s mother. The Queen, patron of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo since her coronation in 1953, shook the trunk of Donna when she ...

26 Sept 2022 at 15:42

Adventurer to undertake Antarctic row months after open heart surgery

An adventurer is preparing for one of the world’s most dangerous rows in the Antarctic in honour of the “forgotten hero” of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance voyage – just months after undergoing open heart surgery. Jamie Douglas-Hamilton is also ...

12 Dec 2022 at 01:01

World

Train kills two wild elephants in Sri Lanka as fuel tankers derail

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and injuring another as two of its tankers were derailed, authorities said. The collision happened in Minneriya, a town known ...

19 Oct 2024 at 12:19

World

African elephants call each other by unique names, study shows

African elephants call each other and respond to individual names – something that few wild animals do, according to new research. The names are one part of elephants’ low rumbles that they can hear over long distances, researchers said. ...

10 Jun 2024 at 18:55

Elephants vary what they eat for dinner each night, study suggests

Elephants may vary what they eat for dinner every night, just like humans, new research suggests. It is well known that the animals eat leaves, yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the herbivores chomp on is more complicated. A ...

05 Jul 2023 at 01:30

Heed wisdom of indigenous people ‘before it’s too late’, urges King

The King has urged people to heed the wisdom of indigenous people “before it’s too late” to save the planet. He was speaking at the Animal Ball, a gala event to support the Elephant Family charity founded by Queen Camilla’s late ...

28 Jun 2023 at 21:43

Scotland

‘Harry Potter’ cafe owner in ‘limbo’ following fire damage last year

The owner of a cafe where JK Rowling wrote parts of the Harry Potter books, that was damaged in a fire last year, has said the ongoing closure is having a “direct impact” on tourism. David Taylor, who owns The Elephant House on ...

29 Jul 2022 at 14:10

World

Hundreds of elephants and zebras die during drought in Kenya

Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered Grevy’s zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife reserves during East Africa’s worst drought in decades, according to a report. The Kenya Wildlife Service and other bodies ...

04 Nov 2022 at 17:12

World

Bubi the elephant predicts Germany to win Euro 2024 opener against Scotland

Move over, Paul the octopus – there is a new big hitter in the world of football soothsayers. And this one is going for a win for Germany to open the 2024 European Championship. Bubi, an African elephant who lives in a ...

13 Jun 2024 at 18:31

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