Tag: elephants

Botswana Threatens to Deport Elephants to Europe in Fight Over Hunting

Earlier this year, Germany‘s environmental ministry floated a proposal to impose stricter limits on the import of hunting trophies into the country out of concern for poaching. The move didn’t exactly go over well with the president of Botswana, who is now threatening to send 20,000 elephants to the European country. President Mokgweetsi Masisi shared […]

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting dispute

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies. ”Twenty thousand elephants for Germany, this is not a joke,” Masisi told German tabloid Bild. The African leader criticised the German government – particularly the environment ministry – for seeking to ban the import of trophies […]

At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park

At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought. Their deaths are a sign of what wildlife authorities and conservation groups say is the impact of climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon. Authorities said more could die as forecasts suggest a scarcity of rains and […]

Geraldine Aron loved all beings: ‘Insects to elephants’

Dec. 16—Geraldine Nelson Aron, an animal lover and art aficionado who played a key role in advocating for legislation that abolished dog fighting in New Mexico died Dec. 1, her birthday. She was 101. Animal Rights New Mexico executive director Lisa Jennings described Aron as one of the organization’s “founding mothers” and someone who was […]