A motorist in India on Wednesday captured footage showing two men running for their lives from an elephant and one of the men being kicked by the pachyderm. The accompanying footage, which began to circulate via social media on Thursday, illustrates why it’s important to remain inside vehicles where large animals are present. The Wayanadgram […]
Jan. 26 (UPI) — A tiny baby elephant found itself stuck in a muddy puddle and had no way out until its family came to its rescue and saved it. Jolandi De Klerk witnessed this moment of an elephant family coming together and working as one, while on honeymoon with her husband. Jolandi shared this […]
During a routine patrol in Thailand, a group of park rangers stumbled upon a baby elephant — alone and trapped in mud. Officials said they found the baby Jan. 11 in Tat Mok National Park, according to a Jan. 16 Facebook post from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. The elephant’s mom […]
The Nigerian government has destroyed an $11m (£7m) stockpile of confiscated elephant tusks that had been smuggled from various African countries. Environment Minister Iziaq Salako told an event in Abuja that he wanted to send a clear message that the illegal wildlife trade would not be tolerated. Experts say tens of thousands of elephants are […]
Beale Air Force Base’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing and 940th Air Refueling Wing just executed an ‘elephant walk‘ — a readiness exercise that also showcases the airframes a base supports. Seeing the U-2 Dragon Ladies and the gloss black T-38A trainers (used to build U-2 pilot time and proficiency) lined up on Beale’s runway, along with […]
White elephant. Yankee swap. Dirty Santa. Whatever you call your holiday gift exchange, it can be challenging to find just the right item to throw on the pile. You need something that just about anyone would like while still keeping to the price cap (which in my experience is $30, plus or minus a few […]
In a further red flag for penguin populations in Antarctica, a new report reveals that hundreds of elephants seals have been found dead. While on the surface the two trends may seem unrelated, the chair of the Antarctic Wildlife Health Network, Dr. Meagan Dewar, told The Guardian on Friday that “at some sites we’ve had mass mortalities, where […]