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Battle for the Elephants

Click on this picture to watch the teaser for the latest series airing on PBS from NatGeo. According to CITES experts, more than 25,000 elephants—an estimated 12 percent of the world’s elephant...

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Wildlife Officials Suspended in Kenya

In 2012, a recorded 360 elephants were poached (as compared to official 2011 figures, 289) and 40 poachers were killed from battles with park rangers in Kenya. This business not only affects the future...

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Update on the QB Family

On October 28th, 2012 , Qumquat, a mother and matriarch of the QB family was shot dead by poachers along with her two daughters. There was only one calf found alive at the scene, standing next to...

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Why Should I Care?

When I was contemplating whether or not to start this blog, this question kept going through my mind. Why should anyone care? What does it matter to the average person if elephants are roaming the...

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The World’s Villain in Illegal Ivory Trade

This four minute preview of the PBS series airing Feb. 27 explains how just last year, 12% of the world’s elephants were killed for their tusks. Question: Why is the demand in China so high, and what...

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Posing as Poachers

This video  is part two of a series National Geographic is airing on PSB this Feb. 27. Catch up with the previous 4 minute clip here. Undercover journalist Aldan Hartley poses as an ivory buyer in Dar...

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Elephant Awareness

How do you raise awareness on the issue of the ivory trade? This weekend I traveled home. It gave me the opportunity to share my passion for elephants and the dire predicament they are currently in due...

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Celia Ho on National Geographic

Celia Ho, 14-year-old activist in China trying to save the elephants and end illegal ivory trade, shares her wisdom with National Geographic’s “A Voice For Elephants”: “I take every chance to share my...

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March 7: Elephants & CITES

TODAY negotiations begin at the CITES conference in Bangkok. The fate of the African elephants hangs in the balance. “Enough is enough. Ivory trade and conservation are incompatible” says former Chair...

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My Thoughts on a Happy Weekend

Every weekend I like to post videos of elephants. You can find them under the “topics” tag at the bottom of this site under “Happy Weekend.” They will undoubtable bring a smile to your heart. But with...

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Q&A

We received some emails with various questions about elephants. Maybe you have some too. We are going to begin to answer these questions every Thursday. Send us a note with yours and you can be...

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Q&A for Earth Day: Earth Week

We received some emails with various questions about elephants. Maybe you have some too. We are going to begin to answer these questions every Thursday. Send us a note with yours and you can be...

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Trumpet Call Celebration for Kenya!

In an April 2013 interview of Kenya Wildlife Service Director by SaveTheElephants he said, Our only hope is the new Wildlife Bill which is yet to be passed by parliament which will bring in stiffer...

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Black Friday

It’s black friday. Unfortunately, I’m not talking about the great-sales-after-Thanksgiving! Today I was made aware of some sad news all across Africa from Kenya to South Africa. In the last two weeks,...

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Speak Up for Elephants

Barack Obama meets with China’s President Xi Jinping next week. Elephantopia believes it is imperative they discuss the problem of poaching and it’s correlation to terrorism and national security...

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Action Alert

Call, tweet, write! An opportunity to make a difference: The President of the US Barack Obama is in Africa – Demand that poaching be placed on the agenda! * Email comments:...

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Thank the President!

Today, President Obama is in Tanzania launching a new initiative with local officials to stop wildlife crime. He is granting $10 million towards the poaching epidemic in Africa. Wildlife crime (in...

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World Ranger Day

Note the small print caption stating these figures are a low estimate of the deaths in 2012 and that most likely the actual number is 2-3Xs higher! Today, July 31, is World Ranger Day. It is to honor...

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Walking The Talk

I started this page because I absolutely love elephants. And because right now, human-elephant conflict is driving these beloved creatures to the brink of extinction. Elephantopia is proud to be...

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When There Were Giants Among Us

This weekend, Different Rhythm Foundation, a nonprofit in Austin, begins a 160 mile walk from Austin to Houston to raise awareness about the elephant poaching crisis. They will arrive sometime...

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