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17 June, by Ingrid Suter
Check 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 (...)
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20 February, by Ingrid Suter
In 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 (...)
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3 February, by Gilles Maurer
On 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 (...)
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27 October 2009, by Ingrid Suter
It 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 (...)
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16 June 2009, by Ingrid Suter
Check 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 (...)
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24 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 (...)
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20 February 2009, by Gilles Maurer
It’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 (...)
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9 January 2009, by Ingrid Suter
Yes, 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 (...)
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10 September 2008, by Ingrid Suter
Alarming reports as Laos’ endangered elephants are poached for the illegal ivory trade.