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APD Review:China’s ban on ivory reflects ugly faces of western countries

ByAPDWriterWangBaocaiThirty-TwoAfricancountriesonFridaycalledontheEuropeanUniontostopitsivorytradeataconferenceinBotswanaaimedatsavingAfricanelephants.President

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Poachers kill six soldiers, two guards in Cameroon

PoacherskilledsixtroopsandtwoguidesinawildlifeparkinnorthernCameroon,DefenceMinisterJosephBetiAssomosaidMonday."Sixmembersofthedefenseforcesandtwocivilianguides

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One killed in wild elephant attack in southwest China's Yunnan Province

OnepersonhasdiedafterbeingattackedbywildelephantsinsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince,localauthoritiessaidMonday.ThetragedyoccurredinLancangCountywhentheelephantsch

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Wild elephants’ frequent visits sound an alarm to locals

PeopleinXishuangbanna–thesouthernmostprefectureofsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince–havesteppeduptheirvigilanceafterwildelephantsinhabitingsurroundingforestshavehau

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India passenger train hits and kills 2 Asian elephants

TwoendangeredAsianelephantswerehitandkilledSundaybyapassengertrainnearthecityofGauhatiinnortheasternIndia.WildlifewardenProdiptaBaruahsaidtheelephantswerepartof

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Tanzania vows tough measures to tackle reckless killings of elephants

Tanzaniaistogettoughmeasureswiththegroupsandindividualsresponsibleforthemasspoachingofelephants,aseniorofficialwarnedonSunday.Poachersandotherpeopleengagedinill

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Villagers live under elephant menace in northeastern Thailand

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sep17(APD)--AherbofwildelephantskeptdisturbingavillageinnortheasternThailandforaweek,bringingsleeplessnightsforvillagers,localmedia

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Freeze-dried dung gives clue to Asian elephant stress

"Collectingfreshfaecalsamplesisnotaseasyasitmaysound,"saysresearcherSanjeetaSharmaPokharel.ButhereffortshavehelpedscientistsinIndiadeviseaunique,non-invasiveway

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Elephant shot dead after killing 15 in eastern India

An elephant blamed for killing 15 people in eastern India for the past few months was shot dead on Friday.

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Elephant shot dead after killing 15 in eastern India

Anelephantblamedforkilling15peopleineasternIndiaforthepastfewmonthswasshotdeadonFriday.Accordingtoforestofficials,ahuntershottwobulletsontheheadoftheanimal,anda

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Malawi hails 'historic' relocation of 520 elephants

MalawionThursdaycelebratedthesuccessfulconclusionofatwo-yearprojectmoving520sedatedelephantsbytrucktoareservewheretheanimalshadbeennearlywipedoutbypoaching.Desc

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New York crushes nearly 2 tons of ivory artifacts to deter illegal trade

Nearly two tons of ivory artifacts crafted from the tusks of about 100 slaughtered elephants were destroyed by a rock crusher in New York City's Central Park on Thursday.

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Elephants, tigers kill one human a day in India

EndangeredelephantsandtigersarekillingonepersonadayinIndiaashumansputagrowingsqueezeontheirhabitat,accordingtonewgovernmentfigures.Butmanisinturnkillingaleopard

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Sri Lanka Navy rescues wild elephants swept out to sea

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusain COLOMBO,July23(APD)-TheSriLankaNavy,onSundaysavedtwoelephantsthatweresweptouttodeepseainbetweenRoundIslandandFoulPoint,inTrincomalee,int

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An elephant crushes a hunter to death after it is fatally shot

Abiggamehunterwascrushedtodeathafteranelephant,whichhisfriendshadfatallyshot,collapsedontopofhim.TheunisBothawasouthuntingwithfriendsattheGoodLuckFarminGwayi,Zi

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Tanzania hails China's ivory ban

Tanzania welcomed China's latest decision to ban ivory trade and processing activities, saying the move marked a historic milestone in efforts to save the giant mammals from poaching.

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'We are failing the elephants'

The female elephant charges through shrub, ears pinned back, silent.