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The goal of Asian Elephants Today is paint The Big Picture of the endangered Asian Elephant. To educate and spread the word about the threats they face and the conservation efforts made on their behalf. By referencing and linking to websites of organizations, foundations and sanctuaries, Asian Elephants Today hopes to bring more attention and support to their missions and goals as well as showing the world this growing movement by uniting them together on this site.
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Calgary Zoo lauded for ‘bold m...
The zoo announced this week plans to shut down the popular Elephant Crossing exhibit, saying it’s in the animals’ best interest to find them a new home with more space and a larger herd.
read moreRebuttal to Toronto Star
The Toronto Zoo’s departing elephants have squashed its accreditation. Thanks, Bob Barker. Toronto City Council made an...
read moreIVORY TRADE ‘EXPERTS’ STILL AV...
Acknowledging the crisis is not enough to stem elephant slaughter
read moreWild elephants get free meals
Free "canteens" have been set up for wild elephants to reduce the friction with villagers caused by their return to the improved environment of Pu'er in Southwest China's Yunnan province, said Shen Peiping, Party chief of Pu'er.
read more“The Eyes of Thailand...
Ashley Judd has joined the award-winning doc “The Eyes of Thailand” as the film’s narrator. From “Dolphin Tale” to Elephant Landmine Survivors, Judd has a special love for animals with prostheses.
read moreThe Dark Side of the Elephant ...
"...baby elephants were snatched from their mothers – who were likely killed in the process – to be sold into a ring whose business is to train, sell and distribute wild-caught baby elephants into the tourist trade, a very lucrative business that has been going on in Thailand for years, which many people have known but few have done anything about."
read moreCarol Buckley in India
"When I started the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, I didn’t have to consider much beyond elephant welfare," Buckley says. "But in India, I also need to address human welfare. ..."
read moreElephant Escapes in Cork, Irel...
The elephant escaped from the Courtney Brothers circus at the Sunbeam site in Blackpool yesterday.
read moreWho Will Speak for Lucy?
The local humane society won’t enforce the laws that are supposed to protect Lucy. Yet, as the law stands, nobody else is allowed to speak for her or to assert her interests in any formal way.
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