Known for elephant & rhino rescue, but contributions were much bigger than that NAIROBI, Kenya––The facts of the life of the late Daphne Sheldrick, who died at age 83 on April 12, 2018 after a long battle with breast cancer, are much more easily summarized than her legacy to wildlife, elephants in particular, and […]
Elephant polo ends in Jaipur, but elephant use & abuse in tourism continue
From Azam Siddiqui, New Delhi, India: I have immense joy in sharing the news that elephant polo organizers have pledged not to hold elephant polo matches in the state of Rajasthan, India. Reported Rachna Singh for the Times of India on January 9, 2015, “Tour operators are now informing the foreign agents not to book […]
Indian prime ministerial candidate Modi charges the rhino horn issue
“Aren’t rhinos the pride of Assam?” GUWAHATI, Assam, India––The most controversial issue involving Indian rhinos, before April Fool’s Day, was whether their horns should be trimmed to discourage poachers. Then Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi visited Dhemaji, Assam, to make a campaign speech alongside the Brahmaputra river. “Aren’t […]