Tag: elephant
Independent Africa
Footage of soldier gruesomely killing lost baby elephant surfaces
A disturbing video has emerged, depicting the tragic killing of a baby elephant by a soldier.The footage captures the soldier, clad in military uniform,...
World
Escaped elephant killed at Virunga Park
A village near Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ate an elephant that had escaped from the park. "It's like a...
Independent Africa
Ugandan rangers construct a’mountain’ out of animal traps
Over the course of a year, park rangers in Uganda's Murchison Falls national park accumulated 12 tonnes of traps, which they piled high and...
Independent Africa
Concerns about deadly elephant attacks in Zimbabwe
Tinashe Farawo had the grim task of delivering the mutilated body of a 30-year-old farmer who had been trampled to death by an elephant...
World
Minister: Kenya’s drought killed 205 elephants in 10 months
East Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, and Kenyan wildlife is suffering as well.Drought killed 205 elephants and numerous other wildlife...
Features
As large herd of elephants cross to Ghana; will the human elephant conflict be rekindled?
A large herd of elephants were on Saturday, April 17, 2021, seen crossing the Bolgatanga-Bawku road, sparking joy among the people living close to...
World
Namibia to sell 170 elephants to protect its wildlife
170 elephants in Namibia will soon be giving-up their homes amid pressure from drought and territorial conflict with humans.The Pachyderms on sale would comprise...
World
More elephants found dead in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean wildlife authorities have found more carcasses of elephants, bringing the total number to 22.The elephants died of a suspected bacteria infection according...
World
Botswana auctions off permits to hunt elephants
Botswana held its first auctions for the right to hunt elephants since lifting a ban last year.The country has some 130,000 elephants, the largest...
World
Botswana to auction elephant hunting licences
Botswana will hold its first auction, since a ban was lifted, for trophy hunters with the aim of selling licences to kill 70 elephants.The...