All Entries in the "Wild" Category
Plight of Elephants
I am very fond of elephants and quite recently, I saw the American 60 Minutes program about an elephant orphanage in Kenya. It left me shocked to see the extent of poaching going on which leaves so many young elephants not only orphaned but traumatised, and some severely so. The story was originally aired on [...]
Christian, the lion who lived in my London living room
This is a heartwarming story which has been around for a long time although I did not find out about it until more recently when it appeared on You Tube in 2008. Just as Clara the elephant from St. Louis zoo has become the symbol against elephant cruelty, Christian the lion will remain a vital [...]
Poaching for ivory leaves young to run wild
This is the most significant article I have come across which exposes the fundamental reason for elephant delinquency when parental guidance of young elephants has been taken away. You have to remember that elephants live within very tight social structures and it is the adults, like adult humans, who teach appropriate behaviour to guide their [...]
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