World Elephant Day, August 12, 2017. This is the fifth World Elephant Day, a global event launched in 2012. This year numerous organizations dedicated to elephants are honoring this day in a […]
Elephant Update — Asia and Africa
Asia and Africa — where the elephants live. Separate species, the Asian and African elephants are unalike in many ways. One of the most pronounced differences is their coloration. African elephants […]
The Ivory Game
Thursday, November 4, Netflix will premier on its service the award-winning documentary, The Ivory Game (link to full press kit). The Ivory Game (link to website) poses the dark world of ivory […]
Living Dinosaurs
Could elephants really become extinct in our lifetimes? Media coverage is now referring to elephants as “living dinosaurs.” An oxymoron? Not really. More of a prediction. A grim future for elephants is […]
Cheers!
This past Thursday, June 2, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced a near-total ban on the commercial trade of African elephant ivory. More than 1.3 million comments were filed during […]
Elephants Forever Reached 102 Countries in 2015
Word Press just sent me the annual report on the Elephants Forever site and thanks to all of you, we had 5,100 visitors in 2015 from a total of 102 countries! On […]
New Year’s Greetings
Nothing like a new year to reflect, reboot, recommit and resolve! From the elephants’ point of view, 2015 was a better year than recent years. While poaching remains at a critical level, […]
Cures for Cancers
Did you know that elephants rarely get cancer? For some time, scientists have been studying the incidence of cancer in various animals and have been baffled by the absence of cancer in […]
Giants’ Steps
Did you know that the largest land mammal — the multi-ton elephant — can walk by you in such silence that you may not even know they are present unless you see […]
Technology, Tusks and Terrorists
The cover story of National Geographic’s September issue is entitled “Tracking Ivory.” A companion piece, “Warlords of Ivory,” aired last night on the National Geographic TV channel. Both cover the bold effort […]
