Elephants

Happy The Bronx Zoo Elephant Is 'Unlawfully Imprisoned,' Says Animal Rights Group

The Nonhuman Rights Project has filed a legal petition aimed at moving Happy from the New York City zoo to a sanctuary.
By Verena Dobnik, AP

I Ran Away With The Circus But Quit After Confronting A Sad Truth I Learned There

The moment I wish I could most do over is working for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus for a year.
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Elephant Massacre Underway In Botswana As Poachers Kill 90

“Each day we are counting dead elephants.”
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Refugees Fleeing Violence In Myanmar Have A New Worry: Elephants

Elephants have killed an estimated 13 Rohingya in Bangladesh's largest refugee camp.
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PETA Ad Calls For Deporting 'Undesirable' Trophy Hunter Donald Trump Jr.

He's a "bad hombre," says animal rights organization.
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Britain To Impose One Of The World's Toughest Ivory Bans

"Ivory should never be seen as a commodity for financial gain."
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Despite Outcry, White House Breaks Promise To Ban Elephant Trophies

Remember when President Trump blocked a decision to allow hunters to bring back elephant trophies to the U.S.? The Fish and Wildlife Service has quietly announced hunters will be able to import them after all.
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'A Great Day For Elephants:' Hong Kong Votes To Ban All Ivory Sales

“We now need to see all other countries close loopholes that still allow the illegal trade of ivory to continue.”
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What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Drug Addiction

Even in progressive films, realistic representation of people in recovery Is missing.
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China Shuts Down Domestic Ivory Trade In Effort To Fight Poaching

“We can start 2018 hopeful that elephants will be safer," said one environmentalist.
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