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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

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 George IV ...

29 Jul 2022 at 14:10

New efforts to protect African forest elephants in Gabon for nature and climate

Critically endangered forest elephants play a key role in conserving rainforests that are crucial wildlife habitats and carbon stores, experts in the animals’ stronghold say. Officials in Gabon, central Africa, are implementing measures ...

09 May 2022 at 01:55

DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of criminal networks

Scientists have used DNA testing of ivory to uncover the international criminal networks behind the trafficking of the product out of Africa. Experts say the genetic connections they found indicate a higher degree of organisation among ...

14 Feb 2022 at 18:55

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 ...

24 Aug 2022 at 17:21

Staff at UK’s largest zoo measure 10,000 animals in their annual weigh-in

From weighing wolf spiders to measuring Ming Jung the 4,150kg Asian elephant, staff at the UK’s largest zoo have been carrying out their annual animal assessment. The huge task saw Whipsnade zookeepers gently coax animals of all ...

23 Aug 2022 at 19:01

Music

Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz arrested in New York

Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz has been arrested in New York on charges of possessing loaded firearms. The singer, 39, was taken into custody after police discovered the weapons at a room in the Bowery Hotel, in lower ...

07 Jan 2023 at 01:01

Man convicted of illegal sale of jewellery containing endangered elephant hair

A man has been found guilty of illegally selling gold jewellery containing hair from African elephants, Scotland Yard said. Maharaj Sivasundram, 40, was found guilty on Friday at Harrow Crown Court of seven counts of ...

30 Apr 2022 at 11:55

News

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 ...

14 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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Elephant to support Dani Larkin in Dundalk Gaol

Elephant, the musical vehicle of Dundalk based multi-instrumentalist Shane Clarke has just been announced as support for the upcoming Dani Larkin performance in the Oriel Centre, Dundalk Gaol on Saturday 29 ...

04 Apr 2023 at 21:33

Scotland

Police believe fire at former cinema was started deliberately

A fire at a former cinema in Glasgow is being treated as deliberate by police. Nine fire engines and more than 40 firefighters went to the scene in Kilmarnock Road in the Shawlands area of the city when ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:35

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 ...

28 Jun 2023 at 21:43

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