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Business man happily poses with ‘baby elephants’ he shot on trophy hunt – says it was self-defence

In my opinion, there is simply never an excuse for trophy hunting. The idea that someone can take pride in shooting a creature simply because they want the pleasure of saying they have done so ...

Daphne Sheldrick dedicated her life to saving orphaned elephants, and they loved her in return

There are many good people who take in rescue animals. When you’re looking for a new pet, there’s nothing better than giving a good home to a stray dog or orphaned kitten who needs your ...

Zoos around the world face ban on buying wild elephants after 46 countries backed new rules

A proposal put forward by the Convention on International Trade to restrict the sale of wild elephants into captivity was supported by 46 member countries. Iris Ho, senior policy specialist at the Humane Society International described the ...

Elephants charge scared hunters who shot one of their own

Corné Kruger, a big game hunter in Namibia, told News 24 that although the video was uploaded at the end of 2018, it was more than likely filmed three to four years earlier. “I don’t know ...

Elephants are tortured to entertain tourists. Now animal activists are doing the only right thing

Lack of food, physical abuse, and burns are just a few of the things the baby elephants face. They can’t sleep because the cages are so small that they can’t lie down. The baby elephants ...

Drunk man breaks into lion enclosure for a selfie, gets mauled to death

It’s always important to respect an animal’s space. Even animals in captivity can be dangerous if improperly approached — especially big predators. Tragically, one man found this out the hard way: he was mauled to ...

Endangered baby African elephant born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Dumbo isn’t the only adorable young elephant you’ll find at Disney World: staff at Disney’s Animal Kingdom are celebrating the recent arrival of a baby African elephant, who recently made her debut at the park. Now ...

After 55 years of neglect, elephant finally gets to bathe – then does something no one was prepared for

After a lifetime in captivity, 67-year-old elephant Phoolkali has finally found safety. Now, she happily indulges in refreshing baths. All wild animals deserve to live their lives in the wild, as nature intended. But sadly, ...

Mali, known as “saddest elephant in the world,” dead at 49 after decades in captivity — rest in peace

Too many animals spend their lives in captivity, and even worse are kept isolated from their own kind. For decades, that was the case for Mali, an elephant who spent her life in a Philippines ...

Black bear euthanized after becoming sick — experts look inside his stomach and find the shocking cause

We share our world with animals, and it’s important for humans to understand how their actions impact the wildlife around them. Sometimes things that seem ordinary and common to us can be devastating to an ...