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62. Wild Life Click on the following links to read more about elephants wild elephants Homelesselephants Elephant Orphanage Text Siri Ekanayake Photo Unknown. http://www.infolanka.com/photo/wild.html

The gray langur, with the midnight-black face (shown here) and the macaque, or the red monkey are seen widespread in Sri Lanka's jungle areas and sometimes even in the small villages. The larger of the two species, the langur, lives in large groups among the trees and is usually not aggressive. Groups of these monkeys are a common sight at some of the Buddhist temples in the dry region, and most often seen begging for give-aways, or if un-successful, stealing, from the unsuspecting visitor. The red monkey, with a brown colored coat and a pink face, is far more aggressive, and quick tempered. This species, if provoked, have known to attack humans occasionally. There are several other species of monkey in the Sri Lanka jungles, but they are confined to the hilly and mostly inaccessible areas and for this reason are not seen by the average visitor to the island. Text: Siri Ekanayake Photo: Luxshmanan Nadaraja The peacock, largest of the pheasants, is native to Sri Lanka and India. It is often the male of the species that is shown in photographs, showing the beautiful plumage. Hence the simile "proud as a peacock". The female (pea hen) lacks the beautiful ornamental feathers or the bright coloring. Although native to Sri Lanka, the peacock population has gone down considerably, for, at one time it was considered a delicacy and peafowl were hunted down indiscriminately. Pea fowl are tamed quite readily, and sometimes can be seen in the lawns of some of the hotels, and bigger private residences.

63. Wild Life Of Kerala, South India-elephants, Tigers, Sambar, Deer, Wild Buffalos The forests of Kerala are famous for elephants and tigers. Also thereare a lot of animals are there like sambar, deer and wild buffalos. http://www.hotelskerala.com/kerala/wildlife.htm

Hotels in Beach Destinations Kovalam Varkala Kollam (Quilon) Cochin (Ernakulam ... Kassarkod Historical/Naturalistic Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur Kozhikode (Calicut) Kottayam ... Kannur (Cannanore) Hill Stations Munnar Wayanad Periyar - Kumaly Wild Life Thekkady - Idukky Malappuram Backwaters Kumarakom Alleppey (Alappuzha Dam Sights Malampuzha Neyyar Dam Bhoothathan Kettu Pilgrim Centers Guruvayoor Pathanamthitta Star Hotels RCI Hotels ... Hotel News Currency Exchange Kerala has about 30% of its land cover accounted by forests. The forests of Kerala are famous for elephants and tigers. Also there are a lot of animals are there like sambar, deer and wild buffalos. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary, Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary, Eravikulam National Park are the major Wild Life centers. Kumarakom, Thattekad, Myladumpara are the main Bird watching centers. The major tourist activities that can be undertaken in the wild life parks are wild life tours. One can really feel the smell of an Elephant in these tours. Elephant rides, staying at jungle lodges, tree houses, fishing camps etc. are other facilities available there. Guides are available in the Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary for treks in the forest. The Parambikulam forest authorities organize wild life tours in the park.

64. Animal Protection Institute - News Release: Wild Elephant Importation Allowed To Save wild elephants Coalition. Zoos want new wild, young elephants,because those animals bring in the visitors and their wallets. http://www.api4animals.org/1574.htm

Save Wild Elephants Coalition For Immediate Release: August 8, 2003 For more details, contact: Nicole Paquette, Animal Protection Institute, 916-447-3085 x214 Adam Roberts, Born Free USA 202-337-3123 Suzanne Roy, In Defense of Animals 415-898-2720 Debbie Leahy, PETA 630-393-9627 Carol Buckley, the Elephant Sanctuary, 931-796-6500 x22 Cathy Liss, Animal Welfare Institute, 703-836-4300 Zoos' Extortion Works: Wild Elephant Importation Allowed to Go Forward Due to Zoos' Death Threats Judge Sentences Elephants to Life Without Parole Washington, DC In a momentous decision today, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates denied a preliminary injunction request that would have barred the San Diego Zoo and Lowry Park Zoo from immediately importing eleven wild African elephants from their homes in Swaziland and incarcerating them in restrictive 2.5-acre enclosures in the United States. The plaintiffs in the case, organized loosely as the Save Wild Elephants coalition, decried the ruling, saying the judge had responded to threats to kill the elephants if they were not imported. At a preliminary injunction hearing on August 6, lawyers for the zoos arrogantly warned the judge against playing "Russian roulette" with the lives of these elephants. "It's the height of hypocrisy for the zoos' hired henchmen to create a situation where elephants' lives are unnecessarily in peril and then blame a U.S. judge if they die," said

65. Animal Protection Institute - News Release: "Repackaged" Wild African Elephant I The decision to allow this clearly commercial import will set a dangerous precedentthat will encourage an international market for wild elephants to be used http://www.api4animals.org/1556.htm

For Immediate Release: July 10, 2003 Contact: Nicole Paquette, 916-812-7634 Suzanne Roy, 415-898-2720 Will Travers, 011 44 1 403 327833 "Repackaged" Wild African Elephant Import to U.S. Zoos Challenged in Federal Court U.S. FWS Set to Issue Illegal Import Permits over Objections of Leading African Elephant Researchers and Conservationists Washington, DC A coalition of conservation and animal advocacy groups will file suit today in U.S. District Court to invalidate U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) permits authorizing the illegal import of 11 juvenile African elephants taken from the wild in Swaziland to be put on display at the San Diego Zoo and the Lowry Park Zoo of Tampa. On July 9, the FWS issued a "record of decision" indicating it will issue the permits on Friday, July 11. The conservation coalition which includes the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA, The Elephant Alliance, the Elephant Sanctuary, In Defense of Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Animal Protection Institute, Animal Welfare Institute, Animal Legal Defense Fund and San Diego Animal Advocates maintains that the permits violate the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), and the National Environmental Policy Act.

66. United Federation Of Teachers - Elementary School Units TITLE elephants IN THE wild AND IN CAPTIVITY. LEVEL GRADES 4 TO 8. In the wildelephants walk many miles each day and rarely have any foot problems. http://www.uft.org/?fid=78&tf=181

67. Yunnan, A Habitat Of Wild Elephants Yunnan, a Habitat of wild elephants. Picture shows a wild male elephant scoopingup tender grass into its mouth in the jungle. (People s Daily 1214/2000). http://www.china.org.cn/english/SO-e/5312.htm

Home Letters to Editor Domestic World ... Chinese Yunnan, a Habitat of Wild Elephants Years' effort of afforestation and forest protection and of closing hillsides to livestock grazing and hunting has turned the Dai Autonomous Prefecture's tropical rain forests into a habitat of a growing number of wildlife species in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. There are by now big caravans of elephants, with their number increased from about 250 five years ago to present 300, being seen deep in forests of the place back from tropical forests of Burma and Laos. Picture shows a wild male elephant scooping up tender grass into its mouth in the jungle. (People's Daily 1214/2000) Animals, Forest Get a Judicial Boost Protection Efforts for Birds in Yunnan E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68996214/15/16

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69. CM Magazine: Elephants. (Champions Of The Wild Series). . . April 14, 2000. elephants. (Champions of the wild Series). ChristianBruyere (Director Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer). http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol6/no16/elephants.html

CM . . . . Volume VI Number 16 . . . . April 14, 2000 Elephants. (Champions of the Wild Series). Montreal, PQ: National Film Board of Canada, 1998. 25 min., 30 sec., VHS, $39.95. Order Number: C9198 140. Subject Headings: Poole, Joyce, 1956- Wildlife conservation-Kenya. Elephants-Kenya. Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11. Review by Gail Hamilton. Besides everyday life in the family unit, the video shows mating rituals, play fighting (to hone skills for fighting predators and to declare supremacy over other elephants), and the elephants enjoying a mud bath. In play fighting, elephants use their tusks and their agile trunks. With 150,000 muscle units, the versatile trunk is used to caress, smell, dust, mud splash, drink and eat. In her lifelong study of elephants, Poole has discovered that humans can only pick up one-third of elephant vocalization. With sophisticated recording equipment, Poole found that elephants are capable of making 20 low frequency sounds, each of which has its own meaning. One of Poole's greatest concerns has been the decimation of elephant herds by poachers. The numbers are staggering. From a population of 165,000 in the early 1970s to only 20,000 by 1989, the elephant was on the verge of extinction. For four years, Poole worked with the Kenya Wildlife Service to declare an all-out war against poaching. As a result of the service's efforts, there was an international ban on ivory products, and the elephant population began to increase. As the elephants return to their former habitats, conflicts with farmers, now using the land for cattle grazing, are occurring with greater frequency. Poole, who has left the wildlife service to resume her research, remains devoted to the cause of elephant conservation and creating public awareness about the ivory trade. She maintains that the more people learn about elephants and how similar they are to humans, the greater the chance that humans will become involved in the preservation of the elephant species.

70. Save The Indian Elephants: Support The Wild Lands Elephant Corridor Project To S The Indian elephants are endangered, but you can help Support theWild Lands Elephant Corridor in India. This project to save the http://www.worldlandtrust.org/projects/india.htm

Save the Indian elephants News About the WLT Projects ... Support Us Projects In this section: World Land Trust projects India Ecuador Patagonia Danjugan Island Belize ... Home Related links: Wildlife Trust of India Help us save the Indian Elephants Background to the Wild Lands Elephant Corridor Project Make a donation to save the Indian elephants Project update Background to the Wild Lands Elephant Corridor Project Following our successful past projects, WLT has now turned its attention to the Indian elephants and their critically threatened habitats. The Wild Lands Elephant Corridor will protect an important population (thought to be approximately 20% of all the Indian elephants that survive in the country), by addressing the problem of forest fragmentation which is a serious threat to the elephants' survival. Linking reserves This corridor project links together the Siju Wildlife Sanctuary and the Rewak Reserve Forest in Meghalaya State, close to the India-Bangladesh border. This area lies within the meeting place of the Himalayan Mountain Range and the Indian Peninsula and contains at least 139 other species of mammal, including Tiger, Clouded Leopard and the Himalayan Black Bear.

71. AWI Urges USFWS To Keep Swaziland's Elephants In The Wild that are requesting import permits and the Parks managers in the Kingdom of Swazilandwho stand to benefit financially by the sale of these wild elephants. http://www.awionline.org/wildlife/swazilandelephants.htm

June 25, 2003 Division of Management Authority Branch of Permits Attn: Swaziland elephants U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 N. Fairfax Dr. Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203 REF: Permit applications [PRT-060008 and PRT-060006] for the import of wild African elephants from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the San Diego Wild Animal Park and Lowry Park Zoo. To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of the Animal Welfare Institute I submit the following comments in support of Alternative 2, the no action alternative, regarding the above-referenced permit application requests. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should not issue permits to allow the importation of eleven young elephants from the Kingdom of Swaziland. Before addressing the specific information contained in the relevant Environmental Assessment (EA), it should be noted that the EA contains a startling paucity of scientific data and independent analysis. It too frequently relies on information provided by the zoos that are requesting import permits and the Parks managers in the Kingdom of Swaziland who stand to benefit financially by the sale of these wild elephants. Much more detailed analysis of the consequences of such an import—with respect to the welfare of the individual elephants themselves, the potential detriment to the remaining wild population, the conservation and educational value of the import, and other significant factors—must be addressed before any true “assessment” could be offered, let alone any import permit be granted.

72. Judge Sentances Elephants From Swaziland To Life Without Parole Save wild elephants Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Zoos want new wild, youngelephants, because those animals bring in the visitors and their wallets. http://www.awionline.org/wildlife/tiruling.htm

Save Wild Elephants Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact Adam Roberts at (703) 836-4300 August 8, 2003 ZOOS’ EXTORTION WORKS: WILD ELEPHANT IMPORTATION ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD DUE TO ZOOS’ DEATH THREATS JUDGE SENTENCES ELEPHANTS TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, in a momentous decision, United States District Court Judge John D. Bates denied a preliminary injunction request that would have barred the San Diego Zoo and Lowry Park Zoo from immediately importing eleven wild African elephants from their homes in Swaziland and incarcerating them in restrictive 2.5 acre enclosures in the U.S. The plaintiffs in the case (Born Free USA, Born Free Foundation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Elephant Alliance, Animal Protection Institute, Animal Welfare Institute, In Defense of Animals, San Diego Animal Advocates, Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Elephant Sanctuary, and others) decry the ruling. At a preliminary injunction hearing on August 6, lawyers for the zoos arrogantly warned the judge against playing "Russian roulette" with the lives of these elephants. "It’s the height of hypocrisy for the zoos’ hired henchmen to create a situation where elephants’ lives are unnecessarily in peril and then blame a U.S. judge if they die," said Adam Roberts of the Animal Welfare Institute, the lead plaintiff in the case. "If the zoos had acted in good faith from the start, this situation would not be as desperate as they are now claiming it is today."

73. Tracking Silver Moon - National Zoo| FONZ declining over the past decades and Myanmar’s vast forests are believed to be amajor stronghold for the species containing more than 6,000 wild elephants. http://natzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ConservationGIS/projects/asian_eleph

Home Conservation GIS Projects Asian Elephants ... What Is GIS? Related Resources Tracking Silver Moon: Animated Map Tracking Silver Moon: Summary Map Where in the World is Silver Moon? Conservation Atlas: Asian Elephant Habitat ... Animals: Asian Elephants Tracking Silver Moon The Problem However, a possible cause of these poor results may be the shortcomings of conventional methods of tracking and censusing wild elephants. Finding these 8,000 pound animals in the forest is more difficult than it sounds. The Myanmar jungle is very hard for scientists to traverse and wild Asian elephants are reclusive, avoiding people whenever possible. There may be many elephants in the forest that researchers were simply unable to find. It was obvious that new methods needed to be employed in order to find the Asian elephants, and one of the most promising was the use of satellite tracking. Elephant capture team, including "Koonkie," which are domestic elephants used to protect the team from attacks by wild elephants.

74. Conservation GIS: Asian Elephant Conservation - National Zoo| FONZ decline and increasing threats to the remaining wild populations, little informationis available on the true number of elephants in the wild, the extent of http://natzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ConservationGIS/projects/asian_eleph

Home Conservation GIS Projects Asian Elephants ... What Is GIS? Related Resources Conservation Atlas: Asian Elephant Conservation Tracking Silver Moon Asian Elephant Conservation Wild elephant calf at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand (Source: Peter Leimgruber) Asian elephant populations are declining rapidly. Recent estimates place wild elephant population to be between 30,000-40,000. Once abundant throughout all of Southeast Asia, these elephants are now only found in small pockets of remaining wild habitat widely dispersed across 13 countries. Ivory poaching is a grave problem for elephant conservation, but the most serious threat to the remaining wild populations comes from continued habitat loss due to increasing population pressures, agricultural land conversion, replacement of forests by palm oil plantation, and large-scale commercial logging and deforestation. Despite the continued decline and increasing threats to the remaining wild populations, little information is available on the true number of elephants in the wild, the extent of suitable wildlands for the conservation of these endangered populations, and which areas have the best potential for long-term conservation of Asian elephants. NZP researchers the Conservation GIS Lab are addressing many of these questions through high-tech mapping using satellite imagery, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and even real-time tracking of wild elephant herds by using satellite radio collars.

75. African Elephants Gifts At Special Low Prices! Our african elephants and wild elephants are just a couple of the unique,quality items at GiftCloud.com. We also have an exciting http://www.giftcloud.com/gifts/african-elephants.htm

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76. Virtual Library - Sri Lanka - WILD LIFE, FAUNA & FLORA animals who had lost their original habitats. According to data, thehighest number of wild and tamed elephants live in this park. http://www.lankalibrary.com/wlife.html

WWW Virtual Library - Sri Lanka Home Page Search History ... Protected Areas of Sri Lanka ( by Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society ) Sinharaja Forest Vignettes of Sinharaja (Sinharaja, our great tropical rain forest, by all accounts is a vast repository of national wealth. It was declared a National Heritage Wilderness Site in 1988 and a World Heritage Site in 1989.) Sinharaja Forest ( the only evergreen rain forest in Sri Lanka which belongs to few remaining virgin forests in the world, is home to hundreds of indigenous flora and many kinds of birds, beasts and reptiles. The Sinhajara forest, 11,187 hectares in all was declared a Man and Biosphere Reserve (MBR) in 1978 and it became a National Heritage Wilderness Area under the National Heritage Wilderness Area Act in 1988. This virgin forest was named World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1989. ) Yala National Park Yala National Park (YALA is among the oldest and best known of Sri Lanka’s National Parks. Yala covers about 1297 Km2 or 129,700 ha. And it is the largest agglomeration of protected areas in the country. Kumbukkan Oya in the north East and Menik Ganga and tributaries on the West flow through the Park providing a source of water to the animals even during the driest months of the year. ) Tiger Trails in Yala (Yala is now well recognised as one of the best parks in the world to observe and photograph leopards. )

77. Business News India Channel : Latest Business News & Current Affairs Of India, U World News wild elephants spread panic in northern Bangladesh Dhaka, Apr 27 (IANS) Some 40,000 people in three subdistricts in northern Bangladesh are http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&showcommen

78. Introduction To Choices Wild Conservation Efforts :: Insight Into Orphan Elephan challenge and her greatest triumph All elephants reared by the David Sheldrickwildlife Trust end up as perfectly normal wild elephants integrated back into http://www.choiceswild.com/conservation/info.htm

Introduction to Choices Wild Conservation Efforts: Choices Wild Limited starts conservation of african wildlife by fostering orphan elephants with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Brief insight into The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's operations with regards to orphan elephants: Amongst other services the trust hand rears and rehabilitates orphan elephant calfs' from the time they are brought into the elephant nursery to the time they are self-sustainable and ready to be put back into the wild. The various orphans are brought in from all around Kenya and East Africa with sad incidents occurring to their parents such as poaching, abandoned, lost or any other possibility. Dr Daphne Sheldrick is a recognized International authority on the rearing of wild creatures and is the first person to have perfected the milk formula and necessary husbandry for both infant milk dependent Elephants and Rhinos. The key to her success has been her life-long experience of wild creatures, an in-depth knowledge of animal psychology, the behavioral characteristics of the different species. After years of trial and error, Dr Daphne Sheldrick succeeded in hand-rearing the very first infant milk dependant orphaned elephant calves - a highly specialised field and something that had never before been accomplished. Since then the trust has hand-reared and rehabilitated back into the wild over 40 elephant calves orphaned in early infancy, having trained a team of specialised elephant handlers.

79. Wild Elephants In Perijar. India 1993 and 1997/98 / wild elephants in Perijar. http://www.donalbain.de/Fotos/India/i139.html

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80. How Domesticated Elephants Can Help Their Wild Relations How domesticated elephants can help their wild relations. Lair argues that thetroubled domestic populations could help save Asia s wild elephants. http://www.fao.org/NEWS/1998/wild-e.htm

How domesticated elephants can help their wild relations It is not only Asia's domesticated elephant population that is in crisis . The wild population in many countries is "severely threatened by habitat destruction, poaching and fragmentation into small, isolated groups",according to Richard C. Lair's new book, "Gone Astray: the care and management of the Asian elephant in domesticity". Calves born in captivity can be released to bolster wild numbers Poachers hunt bull elephants for their tusks. And elephants in Thailand, for example, have just begun to be killed in response to crop raiding. Reports from the Thai border with Myanmar strongly suggest that sometimes cow elephants are shot solely so that the hunters might capture and sell their calves. Lair argues that the troubled domestic populations could help save Asia's wild elephants. The Asian elephant has never been selectively bred. Unlike what happened with cattle or horses, for example, people have never systematically chosen elephants to mate to create an ideal temperament or physical type. As a result, the domesticated elephant remains genetically a true wild animal. Also, because most elephants are taken out at night to feed and rest in nature, held only by a tethering chain, perhaps two out of three are preconditioned to the wild and would survive if released. It is as if there were thousands of tigers or Sumatran rhinos or any other endangered species kept by villagers in anticipation of release, a resource unique in wildlife conservation.

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