Can elephants innovate? Possible, not easy
Innovation pulses by Dimis Michaelides Who are the most innovative companies? Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Facebook, Alibaba, Tesla spring to mind. They created a...
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Hong Kong lawmakers, following China, vote to ban ivory sales
Lawmakers in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong voted on Wednesday to ban ivory sales in the world’s largest ivory retail market, a move wildlife activists hailed as...
Technology: In the war on poaching, eyes in the sky bring hope
By John L. Petersen The fight on the ground to save elephants and rhinos from extinction is getting high-tech air support, including drones, radar and...
African elephant population tumbles due to poaching
By Ed Stoddard Africa’s elephant population fell around 20 percent between 2006 and 2015 because of a surge in ivory poaching, the International Union for...
Animal Party calls for probe into elephant’s death
The Animal Party on Friday called on Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis to order an administrative probe into the death of one of the two young...
Africa leaders, conservationists seek end to slaughter of elephants, rhinos
By Edmund Blair The future of Africa’s elephants and rhinos depends on the ability of the continent’s nations to battle together against poaching, Kenya’s president...
Tanzania launches manhunt after poachers kill British helicopter pilot
Tanzanian authorities have launched a manhunt after poachers shot down a helicopter and its British pilot during an operation to track down elephant killers, officials...
Paphos Zoo spat over permits
By Bejay Browne FOLLOWING accusations by the Green party that Paphos zoo is operating illegally, the state veterinary services have confirmed that it is fully...
Protest to be held on Tuesday against crocodile park
The Animal Party will stage a protest on Tuesday outside the ministry of agriculture and environment against the creation of a crocodile park. The protest...
Greens plan demo at Paphos Zoo on Sunday
THE Green party has announced they will hold a demonstration at Paphos Zoo on Sunday in support of an activist who is against the recent...
Zoo owner says he did not assault animal activist
By Bejay Browne The owner of Paphos Zoo on Tuesday denied allegations by the Green Party that he had hit a protesting animal activist with...
Baby elephants arrive at Paphos Zoo
By Bejay Browne TWO elephants which arrived in Cyprus amid controversy on Saturday are being kept in quarantine at Paphos zoo for the next month...
Baby elephants arrive at Paphos Zoo
By Bejay Browne TWO elephants which arrived in Cyprus amid controversy on Saturday are being kept in quarantine at Paphos zoo for the next month...
Legal loophole makes tigers pets
By Evie Andreou The arrival of two Siberian tigers and two lions at the Melios Zoo and Pet Centre in Ayioi Trimithias, Nicosia two weeks...
Protest planned at Larnaca airport during arrival of baby elephants
The Animal Party is due to hold a protest at Larnaca airport around 8pm on Saturday night at the time two young female elephants from...
Elephants to arrive at Paphos zoo amid controversy
Two female elephants from Bangladesh are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Saturday before being housed at the Paphos Zoo. Four-year old Bono Rani which...
Bomb-sniffing elephants trained in South Africa
By Ed Stoddard In the South African bush, elephants are being trained in the art of “bio-detection” to see if they can use their exceptional...
World to march for elephants and rhinos
Elephants and rhinos could be extinct within two decades, campaigners are warning ahead of marches across the world to call for greater protection for the...