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Nabdam MP organises Human-Wildlife Conflict Management forum as elephants terrorise farmers

Joy Online 23 Jun 2021

For about five years now, farmers at Sakote in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, have been losing their farmlands to the invasion of elephants ... The elephants also push down shea nut trees to consume the fruits, leaving the plantations depleted and the farmers often left devastated, as they look on helplessly from safe distances.

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Elephants’ long march home captivates Chinese

Asiatimes 22 Jun 2021

The 15 elephants, three calves, three juveniles, six females, and three adult males, marauding southeast China and heading north – trampling crops, tea trees, and rice fields, roaming towns, ignoring roads and cars – are an unstoppable sensation for the nation ... But even in what was the basin of Chinese civilization, elephants were central.

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Elephant destroys banana trees

The Times of India 21 Jun 2021

A lone elephant destroyed more than 100 banana trees near Kermalam at ... “I was sleeping in my house when the elephant raided the standing trees around 3am,” he said.

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China's efforts to save its wandering elephants are laudable, but let's not forget its bloody ...

Phys Dot Org 21 Jun 2021

Wild elephants are awe-inspiring—even if they're trying to kill you, as I discovered in 2004 ... I was sneaking up on a herd of forest elephants when they suddenly charged, rushing at me like enraged, out-of-control bulldozers ... No one knows exactly where the elephants are going, or why ... When pachyderms and people collide, elephants usually lose.

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Primary school ensures it's now elephant-proof

People Daily 19 Jun 2021

Two elephants entered the school," said Tao, recalling the elephants' visit two years ago ... Apart from removing from the campus all of the palm trees and other plants that the elephants regard as food, teachers have also organized drills and given lectures to help the students know how to respond when encountering a wild elephant, he said.

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Mud-licious and puddle-wonderfulAll the mystery and magic of a garden comes alive in the rains.

Deccan Herald 19 Jun 2021

For the next few months, no hive was visible until I found their new home hidden in the mango tree. Elephants in the garden. We grow elephants in the garden! I love the Frangipani aka plumeria for its mildly scented flowers. To me, the dry leaves of the plant appear like an elephant. I’ve used it liberally in my art and call it the elephant leaf.

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Where the wild things are: Take a walk inside India’s private forests

Hindustan Times 19 Jun 2021

Amid pocket squares of agricultural land, a sudden wilderness of trees ... A canopy of tall trees has formed ... Rhinos come from Kaziranga, about 60 km away; elephants have been born amid the trees he planted; tigers visit and stay for a few days; wild buffalo and migratory birds, including pelicans and the Himalayan Griffon vulture, visit as well.

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Gorgeous Photos of Socotra, The ‘Most Alien-Looking Place on Earth’

PetaPixel 19 Jun 2021

“According to legend, the first dragon blood tree was created from the blood of a dragon who was wounded in a battle with an elephant,” Kordan writes on Fstoppers ... This shade also aids in the survival of seedlings growing beneath the adult tree, explaining why the trees tend to grow closer together.”.

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Chinese wanderers remind us of the global threats to elephants

People's World 18 Jun 2021

China is not famous for its elephants — but the famed wandering herd has been dominating animal media headlines for some while ... Savanna elephants are also under threat ... The seeds of many plant species, including a third of all trees, in both African and Asian forests, need to pass through an elephant’s digestive tract before they can germinate.

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Effective steps needed to protect elephants

China Daily 17 Jun 2021

A herd of more than a dozen elephants marching northward from their habitat in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan province has drawn worldwide attention. Some Chinese scientists, mostly from Yunnan, has written a group research report on protecting Asian elephants ... Ethnic groups in southern Yunnan have a tradition of worshipping and protecting elephants.

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High-tech monitoring keeps track of elephants

China Daily 17 Jun 2021

The message stated, "A herd of wild elephants is lingering near the Chengzi-I community in Mengwang village, Menghai county ... In recent years, with increased forest coverage in the reserve and fewer herbs and lianas (climbing plants hanging from trees) for the elephants to eat, the creatures have been seen feeding on farmland more frequently.

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Tim Wise: White Panic

Democratic Underground 17 Jun 2021

... on, and the teachers wanted to either bury conversation about it (and its subject matter) or have us "trace our family tree" without thinking of how Black kids might experience that, and w/o confronting the enslavement elephant in the room (2).

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Diana Ross releases music for the first time in two decades

Harpers Bazaar 17 Jun 2021

Diana Ross is releasing music for the first time in 15 years. Her new album, 'Thank You', will be released in full this autumn, but fans can stream the title track and first single from today ... As you hear my voice you hear my heart. Let love lead the way." ... UK to plant trees for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. See elephant display outside Buckingham Palace ... .

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Rose Byrne: “I’m as self-conscious as the next person”

Harpers Bazaar 16 Jun 2021

In the pilot of her new 1980s-set comedy-drama series Physical, Rose Byrne establishes everything you need to know about her character in three minutes flat ... The voice in her head prods at her insecurities with a sneer ... I’m a little bit lazy... UK to plant trees for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. See elephant display outside Buckingham Palace ... .

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Watch Now: China's runaway elephants take a nap, and more of today's top videos

The Pantagraph 15 Jun 2021

Drone footage captured a heard of elephants in China resting under some trees, Novavax says their vaccine is effective against COVID-19, and more of today's top videos ... .