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August 2009

Kublai Khan - The end of a majestic trail (Sri Lanka)
Shopping habits of China’s ‘suddenly wealthy’
Baby jumbo rescued from flooded quarry (Sri Lanka)
50 million baht of Ivory Seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thailand)
On the Fence
Gabon park visits stopped
Amid Legal Ivory Trade, Illegal Sales Grow
Smuggled elephant tusks hidden under snail shells (Vietnam)
South African men part of Zimbabwe rhino poaching set
South Sudan collars wild animal to develop eco-tourism
Enraged farmer kills elephant near Bandipur (India)
Elephants Wreak Havoc in Indian Village
Father, daughter trampled to death by wild elephants (Bangladesh)
Rescued Wild elephant of Udalguri in trouble (India)
Pachyderms not scared of elephant crackers (Sri Lanka)
4.3 kg ivory seized (India)
Farmer held for killing elephant (India)
Wild jumbo damages farmers’ crops (Sri Lanka)
Rescued elephant calf dies (India)
Elephant attacked and injured by tiger (India)
Compensation for crop loss from jumbo raid raised (India)
Wild elephant electrocuted in West Bengal (India)
R7m worth of ivory found in Cape art shop (South Africa)
China threatens to execute Zimbabwean drug and ivory smugglers
Sources question plans to burn Zambian ivory in Kenya
Drought kills 3 people and 38 elephants (Kenya)
Elephant tramples French woman to death in TN (India)
Jumbos finish food in raid rerun (India)
Elephant corridors to be protected (India)
Villager attacked by wild elephant (India)
Wild elephant mercilessly tortured in Udalguri (India)
Trade of elephant tusks and tiger bodies rampant in some Indonesian cities: survey
Orphaned baby elephant finds solace with foster mothers (India)
Elephants push Mozambique oil refinery to new site
Swazi elephants get vasectomies
The Final Slaughter of Elephants is One by One
Research cradle on tusker trail - CIMFR tapped to curb man-elephant conflicts (India)
Tanzania: Dar court denies bail 790m/- ivory smuggling case suspects
'Slaughter' fear over poaching rise
Rs 78cr plan for jumbo home (India)
Villagers seek protection from wild elephants in C’magalur (India)
‘Steps have been taken to check elephant menace’ (India)
An excellent method to ward off wild animals from crops (India)
Elephant found dead, suspected poisoned (Indonesia)
Underage elephant's pregnancy baffles vets at TATR (India)
Tuskers target school, devour meal grain (India)
120 Villagers Killed In Wild Elephant Attacks In Sri Lanka
Elephants creating problems along Indo-Bangla border
Elephant calves lose mother; visit burial site daily (India)
Explosives to scare off pesky wild elephants (Cambodia)