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Outrage in Kenya as Spanish tourist films himself pouring beer into elephant’s trunk: ‘This should never have happened’

August 30, 2025 1:30 pm

According to a BBC report, the incident occurred at Ol Jogi Conservancy in central Kenya's Laikipia County last year but came to light recently after Kenyans slammed the tourist.

Multi-millionaire dies after being mauled, trampled by elephant at luxury safari in South Africa

July 24, 2025 8:45 pm

The incident took place at the five-star Gondwana reserve in South Africa’s Western Cape, a high-end safari destination popular with international tourists.

Coming soon at Delhi Zoo, female companion for African elephant Shankar

October 11, 2024 11:26 am

Botswana and Zimbabwe zoos have pledged to give a female African elephant to Delhi Zoo.

Finding mates for India’s single African jumbos: It’s complicated

May 22, 2023 12:46 pm

While all elephants — African or Asian — are social animals, the search for their prospective mates has run into a quagmire of monetary, legal, logistical and, importantly, ethical considerations. Not to mention, availability

Express Quiz: World Elephant Day 2021

August 12, 2021 5:03 pm

There are less than 50,000 Asian elephants left in the wild today.

Explained: How scientists are counting elephants from space

January 24, 2021 10:51 am

Scientists have tested technology to detect animal species from space. How did they do this, and why is this significant?

NGO writes to Trump against proposed move of lifting ban on importing elephants trophies

November 19, 2017 2:09 pm

However, after facing criticism from animal rights activists, Trump had on Saturday put on hold the decision to import elephant trophies from Zambia and Zimbabwe into the US to "review all conservation facts".

Paul McCartney auctions guitar to help save African elephants

August 14, 2014 2:00 pm

Singer Paul McCartney has auctioned one of his favourite guitars to help conservationists save African elephants.

Countries pledge action to save African elephants

December 04, 2013 9:17 pm

One of 14 measures the delegates agreed to involved classifying wildlife trafficking a serious crime.

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