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17Nov/17

Elephant advocates trumpet outrage over new Trump hunting rule

November 17, 2017EnvironmentAfrica, African elephant, Animals, Asian elephant, Barack Obama, China, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., EDGE species, Elephant, Elephants, Environment, Geography of Africa, Hunting, Ivory, LIVINGSTONE, M. Sanjayan, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Organisms, Poaching, Reuters, Robert Mugabe, Singapore, the u.s. fish and wildlife service, Trophy hunting, United States, World, Zambia, Zimbabwesmbale

LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA (NOVEMBER 2013) (REUTERS) – U.S. conservation groups lashed out this week against a White House decision to allow trophy hunters who kill elephants in two African nations to bring home the endangered animals’ tusks or other body parts as souvenirs. Continue reading →

09Oct/15

Scientists probe elephant genes for cancer clues

October 9, 2015ResearchAnimals, Asian elephant, cancer, Carcinogenesis, Center for Elephant Conservation, Circus, Circuses, Elephant, Elephants, Feld Entertainment, International Elephant Foundation, Kenneth Feld, Mammals, Organisms, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, POLK CITY, ringling bros, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, u.s. department of agriculture, United States, Wendy Kisosmbale

As dozens of circus elephants prepare to retire at a Central Florida preserve, researchers are studying their genes, believed to be the key to the species’ low incidence of cancer.

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