Al Jazeera on MSN

Why are conservationists alarmed about Botswana’s biggest elephant hunt?

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Oaitse Nawa, founder of the Botswana-based Elephant Protection Society (EPS), said the number of ...
Newsweek

Biggest Elephant in Botswana Killed by Trophy Hunters for 8ft Tusks

The biggest elephant in Botswana has been killed by trophy hunters for its near 8-foot-long tusks. The elephant had been carrying 200 pounds of ivory in its tusks, and was the largest to be hunted in ...
Daily Maverick

Unsustainable elephant hunting is a growing economic risk for Botswana, says report

When poaching amplifies the effect of higher hunting quotas, it is bad news for the future of Botswana’s elephant population ...

What California’s big, gross elephant seals can teach us about life

There’s perhaps no more fascinating Bay Area day trip than hanging with the bellowing animals of Año Nuevo State Park.
insider.si.edu

The Biggest Elephant Ever Killed By Man: In the dense, wild bush of Angola, in Africa, a hunter tracks and kills the largest animal ever shot on earth

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sports Illustrated article written by Josef J. Fénykövi about tracking his famous elephant that now stands in the Rotunda of the National Museum ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed

ST. LOUISST. LOUIS — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that ...