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June 2009

Map of elephant DNA reveals trail of ivory smugglers
The 58th meeting of CITES Standing Committee assesses ivory sale
Mozambique: CITES Authorises Shooting of More Elephants
Wild elephants kill 26 people in Meghalaya in past three years (India)
Forest Dept drives elephants away from poisoned water (India)
30km-long electric fence to keep elephants at bay in Hulu Perak (Malaysia)
Indonesian elephant fossil opens window to past
Elephant-size loopholes sustain Thai ivory trade
Zambian villagers at war with elephants fleeing Zimbabwean poachers
Relocation of elephants in Malawi resumes
Noise fear for Zimbabwe elephants
Centre okays Elephant Project Directorate (India)
Mangochi chiefs against injunction on elephants (Malawi)
Namibia: Villagers Demand Action on Elephants
Frogs discovered living in elephant dung (Sri Lanka)
Namibia: Wounded Elephant Put Down in Kunene
Evacuation of 60 elephants begins in Malawi
Court order stops elephant relocation in Malawi
Poachers kill she-elephant in advanced pregnancy (Sri Lanka)
Jumbo Management Plan Takes Shape (India)
Official: Sumatran elephant poisoned in Indonesia
70-year-old woman trampled to death by elephants (India)
Dak Lak: elephants hunted for hair (Vietnam)
Injured elephant identified (Nepal)
3 elephants injured in firing by Nepal cops
Nepal police fire at elephant herd
Ivory worth 10 lakh seized (India)
Ancient elephant unearthed in Indonesia
50-year old female elephant killed (India)
'Beehive fence' deters elephants
Epic Rescue to Save Endangered Elephants in Malawi
Villagers flee homes in fear of elephants (Mozambique)
Kenya suffers wave of elephant killings
Scary echoes from the past as poachers strike again (Kenya)
Zimbabwe: 55kg Ivory Intercepted At Airport
Elephant kills Youth (India)
Wild elephants on rampage again (India)
Two elephants run over by train in Kerala (India)
Elephant electrocuted in national park (Thailand)
Official: 4 rare elephants poisoned in Indonesia
Elephant rescued from a ditch in West Bengal (India)
Indonesia elephants died of suspected poisoning
Two jumbos die in separate tragedies (Thailand)
Chhattisgarh planning ‘Elephant Villages’ to counter tusker terror (India)
Stalk on the Wild Side (Malaysia)
No Room for Elephants (Sri Lanka)
Establishing Protected Areas for Elephants: A Timely Responsibility (Eritrea)
Africa: Conservationists Agree to Protect African Elephants
New reserve in the Congo benefits bonobos and locals
Elephant & Polar Bear Trophy Hunters Say Washington Illegally Denies Import Permits