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Press releases
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Tusker Times - ElefantAsia’s Newsletter
17 June, by Ingrid SuterCheck out the latest edition of the Tusker Times – the only news bulletin giving you direct news from the field on Asian elephants in Laos. See what the ElefantAsia team have been up to this (...) -
Maternity leave for elephants
20 February, by Ingrid SuterIn this case it’s not the elephants with the economic woes, but their owners. With an elephant’s gestation period being a jumbo 22 months, followed by at least another 2 years of lactation, it’s no (...) -
Legal announcement
3 February, by Gilles MaurerOn the 14/03/2008, Somneuk, a 3 year old elephant calf died at the Elephant XL Camp, Luang Prabang. Prior to his death Elephant XL Camp and ElefantAsia had observed and treated Somneuk for (...) -
Poachers strike again
October 2009, by Ingrid SuterIt was here that they discovered three domesticated elephants recently had their tails slashed off by machetes. Fortunately all three elephants were still alive, but were in severe pain and (...) -
Tusker Times - ElefantAsia’s Newsletter
June 2009, by Ingrid SuterCheck out the latest edition of the Tusker Times – the only news bulletin giving you direct news from the field on Asian elephants in Laos. See what the ElefantAsia team have been up to this (...) -
Elephant deaths spark security boost, Laos
March 2009, by Sébastien Duffillot(Vientiane Times, 27 March 2009) - Local authorities will beef up village security forces to protect wild elephants from poaching in Phou Khaokhouay, or ‘ Buffalo Horn Mountain ’, National (...) -
Sayaboury Stomp, Lao Elephant Festival 2009
February 2009, by Gilles MaurerIt’s on a dusty dirt track in Sayaboury that I first meet Mae Dok. Having just travelled 100km from Hongsa, Mae Dok is understandably weary, and frankly more than just a little smelly. Letting out (...) -
Announcing the 2009 Elephant Festival – 14 & 15th February, Sayaboury, Lao PDR
January 2009, by Ingrid SuterYes, the dates are set; saddle up your elephants for the biggest and best elephant festival yet! Get the latest festival updates at the official 2009 Elephant Festival (...) -
Domesticated elephants poached for ivory, Sayaboury province Lao PDR
September 2008, by Ingrid SuterAlarming reports as Laos’ endangered elephants are poached for the illegal ivory trade.
Press review
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Vientiane Times: Man, elephant die in poacher attack.
17 August, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Phonesavanh Sangsomboun published in the “Vientiane Times”, Lao PDR, 17 August 2010. Download the full article at the PDF below. -
The Guardian: To the circus: conservationists warn of elephant exodus from Laos.
10 August, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Fiona MacGregor, The Guardian, UK, 10th August 2010. -
Herald Scotland: On the road with the elephants of Laos.
10 August, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Fiona MacGregor, Scotland, 9th August 2010. -
France 5: “Laotian elephants – a threatened species”
10 July, by Ingrid SuterInterview with Mr Sebastien Duffillot on television program Extinctions, France, 9th July 2010 -
Vientiane Times: How to have a happy elephant: an owner’s guide.
3 April, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Sisouphan Amphonephong published in the “Vientiane Times”, Lao PDR, 2 April 2010. Download the full article at the PDF below. -
Vientiane Times: Elephant and mahout “true soul mates”.
28 March, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Keoxomphou Sakdavong published in the “Vientiane Times”, Lao PDR, 27 March 2010. Download the full article at the PDF below. -
TF1: “The Land of Elephants”.
26 March, by Ingrid SuterWatch the ElefantAsia interview & field mission on television program Sept a Huit, France, 21st March 2010. -
Die Rheinpfalz Am Sonntag: Die Letzten inrer Art
15 March, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Carsten Stormer published in “Die Rheinpfalz Am Sonntag”, Germany, March 14 2010. Download the full article at the PDF below (in German). -
Vientiane Times: Poachers kill another elephant for ivory
4 March, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Phonesavanh Sangsomboun published in the “Vientiane Times”, Lao PDR, 4 March 2010. Download the full article at the PDF below. -
Vientiane Times: Elephant Festival trumpets conservation message
23 February, by Ingrid SuterArticle by Ian Tait published in the “Vientiane Times”, Lao PDR, 22 February 2010. Download the full article at the PDF below.
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