ElefantAsia

REACTION TO STATEMENT OF ELEPHANT PARK PROJECT ON DEATH OF BABY ELEPHANT

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:20:00 +0200

The staff of ElefantAsia were saddened to hear of the death of Somneut, a four-year old Asian elephant working at the XL Camp, Luang Prabang, Laos. Somneut died on Sunday 15 March 2008 from a currently undiagnosed medical condition.

A press release (Link to XL press release) issued by the XL Camp, a tourism venture also known as the Elephant Park Project, stated that the elephant died probably due to incorrect medication administered by ElefantAsia. ElefantAsia absolutely refutes giving Somneut any medication likely to kill an elephant. The statement of XL Elephant Camp Management is unfounded, scientifically incorrect and considered by ElefantAsia to be libellous. It is the studied opinion of ElefantAsia that the cause of death was probably a combination of factors, including severe diarrhoea and improper care.

Le Festival de l'Elephant 2008

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100

L'éléphant d'Asie joue encore un rôle prédominant dans la culture et les traditions au Laos. Suite au succès rencontré lors de la première édition du Festival de l'Eléphant, l'Autorité du Tourisme, la province de Sayaboury et l'association ElefantAsia ont décidé de réitérer l'évènement dans le district de Paklay, province de Sayaboury, les 15, 16, et 17 février 2008.

De nombreuses activités autour de l'éléphant seront organisées telles qu'une majestueuse parade réunissant plus de 70 éléphants, la cérémonie traditionnelle du Baci des éléphants, des offrandes, des démonstrations autour du savoir faire des cornacs et de leurs montures, des expositions en plein air, ou encore une course d'éléphants.

Pour plus d'informations, consultez le site du festival :www.elefantasia.org/docs/festival/index_fr.htm

Assam elephants are in for chilli shock ( India )

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:12:23 +0100

ELECTRIC FENCING has hardly proved a shocker for Assam s marauding elephants, so authorities have turned to a cheaper and hotter option. They are erecting rope fences dipped in chilli powder around paddy fields and plantations to reduce man-elephant conflicts.

Pachyderms more than a match for experts ( India )

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:52:22 +0100

The wild elephants of Orissa seem to have fallen in love with the forests of Andhra Pradesh. Despite the repeated attempts of forest officials to chase them back into the neighbouring State, they continue to roam around in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts.

Elephant died while sent back to Orissa elephant sanctuary

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:23:44 +0100

Operation Gajendra was launched to drive away a herd of nine wild elephants which had crossed over to Andhra Pradesh. But the project has backfired, following the death of an adult pachyderm. This has prompted the Orissa chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik to send a letter to his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, requesting him to stop the operation.
Pachyderms do not stay within a specific limit. It is their natural instinct to roam freely, observed Mr Patnaik. He made it clear that it is necessary for the concerned state government to protect the animals. Mr Patnaik did not approve of the steps taken by the Andhra Pradesh government to send back the elephants, and described the death of a female elephant yesterday as most unfortunate.

Elephants have 'unique skil

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:23:38 +0200

African elephants can tell a human friend or foe by their scent, a skill which may be unique in the animal kingdom, a study released on Thursday says.
Researchers who set out to explore reports that elephants behave differently around members of Kenya 's semi-nomadic Maasai people than around others were surprised to find that the animals appear to distinguish human groups based on their different scents.

Chilli-bombs, crackers to chase jumbos (India)

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:28:02 +0200

Chilli-bombs and firecrackers these are the simple but effective weapons that wildlife activists are encouraging people to use to chase away marauding elephants in villages near here. The aim is to ward off man-animal conflict situations as far as possible.

Handling of ivory stocks in dark ( India )

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:00:00 +0200

Ivory or white gold, the most sought after asset of a tusker, is not burnt in India after its death. It becomes government property and is stocked in godowns run by state wildlife departments.

Villagers detain elephant calves ( India )

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:27:56 +0200

Two elephant calves were detained by the residents of Chikk hejanaru and Mudaganur villages in protest against the forest department officials not responding to their grievances of elephants straying into their villages and damaging farm land.

Rarest Southern Elephant Discovered ( Russia )

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:40:00 +0200

Skeleton of a southern elephant, who lived millions of years ago, was discovered in Stavropolsky region by workers in an open pit.