Tag Archives: ELEPHANT

An assistant ranger, who was recently brutally attacked by an elephant, says his will to survive saved him despite his intestines protruding as a result of his injuries. Simasiku Matomola (39) works at the Mudumu National Park and is employed by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in the …

The deaths of more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year were caused by toxins produced by cyanobacteria in water, but there were still many unanswered questions, wildlife officials have been quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. The deaths in the Okavango Delta sparked widespread alarm and left conservationists …

A video making the rounds shows the moment an elephant attacked a bicycle rider and seized his bicycle.   In the video, the bicycle rider is seen lying on the floor beside his bicycle while the elephant towers over him.   The man, who appears to be overcome by fear, didn’t …

Four Ghanaian poachers have been charged for allegedly killing an elephant in northern part of Ghana, the Forestry Commission said. The poachers are facing criminal charges, according to the executive-director for the wildlife division of the forestry commission, Bernard Asamoah-Boateng. Speaking to Chinese outlet Xinhua, Asamoah-Boateng said the arrest was …

Poachers have killed at least six elephants in just one day at Mago National Park in southern Ethiopia. The park’s warden described the incident as a “massacre”. The poachers used more than 30 bullets on just one elephant, Ganabu Balmy told the BBC. All of the elephants were from the …

Elephants in the Mole National Park in the Savanna Region have destroyed several acres of farmlands in the Larabanga community near the park. The Mole National Park is the largest wildlife conservation area in West Africa with close to over four hundred elephants among other species. There has been several reports …