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At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love
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At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love

Luggard, a lively three-year-old, limps behind the rest of his ragtag troupe of orphan elephants, halting to graze or rub…
Thai forest rangers train to tackle wildlife crime
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Thai forest rangers train to tackle wildlife crime

  Camo-clad rangers ambush a camp in a lush Thai national park, kicking away a machete and a firearm and…
Cambodia seizes record 3-tonne haul of African ivory
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Cambodia seizes record 3-tonne haul of African ivory

  Cambodia seized more than 3.2 tonnes of elephant tusks hidden in a storage container sent from Mozambique, a customs…
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
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Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats

  Chayan Kumar Chaudhary flicked through photographs captured on a hidden camera in the jungle, hoping his favorite big cat…
Fad for ‘lucky’ tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants
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Fad for ‘lucky’ tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants

    In a village in Vietnam’s “elephant kingdom”, a vendor holds up a severed, dried tail dotted with coarse…
African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant losses
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African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant losses

  Animal conservation in Africa has suffered several setbacks in recent months prompting experts at an African tourism conference this…
Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana
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Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana

  Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what…
African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes
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African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes

A rhino turned the tables on a suspected poacher in Namibia, charging and injuring the man while he was allegedly…
Tech for tuskers: protecting Africa’s elephants with Google
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Tech for tuskers: protecting Africa’s elephants with Google

As elephant poaching in Africa by organized crime gangs using high-tech equipment rises, those working to stop their extinction in…
Men due in court for killing Zimbabwe’s Cecil the lion
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Men due in court for killing Zimbabwe’s Cecil the lion

Two men were due to appear in a Zimbabwean court on poaching charges Wednesday after a wealthy American dentist killed…
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