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South Africa to resume elephant culling after 13 years
- 2008-02-25
JOHANNESBURG AFP — South Africa is to resume elephant culling for the first time in 13 years, lifting a moratorium on the practice to bring ballooning populations under control, the government said on Monday. After months of emotive public debate over government plans to reduce elephant numbers, Environment Minister...
Mozambique army puts elephants in sights
- 2007-09-17
MAPUTO AFP — The Mozambican government on Monday authorised soldiers to gun down wild animals who are seen as a threat to human beings after a new report highlighted an increase in the number of deadly attacks. "The number of people killed by wild animals keeps increasing," said the...
Bangladesh circus offers jumbo solution to demolition problem
- 2007-03-13
DHAKA AFP — A circus elephant came to the aid of city chiefs in southern Bangladesh after they were ordered to demolish illegal buildings without heavy equipment. Discovering that there were no bulldozers available, officials decided to employ a pachyderm from a travelling circus to help do the work....
Elephants wed at Indian beach resort to amuse tourists
- 2006-12-11
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India AFP — Two captive elephants were dressed up as bride and groom for a mock-wedding ceremony to amuse guests at a beach resort in southern India, hotel staff said. The "wedding" took place Sunday evening -- billed as an auspicious night for Hindu marriages -- at a resort...
Thai elephants arrive in Australia despite welfare concerns
- 2006-11-02
SYDNEY AFP — Four female Asian elephants touched down at Sydney airport, completing a controversial journey from Thailand marked by angry opposition from animal welfare activists. The elephants arrived safely from the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, the Austalian territory where they were held in quarantine since August, a...
UN trade body rules out African ivory sale
- 2006-10-05
GENEVA AFP — The United Nations body on trade in protected species rejected a request by three southern African countries to be allowed to sell stockpiles of ivory, in an exception to a 17-year-old global ban on the trade. "The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...
Giant elephant makes a big noise near Downing Street
- 2006-05-05
LONDON AFP — A giant mechanical elephant and an oversized mannequin threatened to disrupt coverage of Britain's government reshuffle, momentarily diverting attention from the post-election shake-up. The 12-metre-tall (39-feet) tall pachyderm came face-to-face with a 5.5-metre-tall "little girl" in London's Whitehall, a stone's throw from Blair's Downing Street office...
Sudan's army slaughters elephants for Asian markets
- 2005-03-14
NAIROBI AFP — Sudan's army and proxy militias are slaughtering large numbers of elephants in southern Sudan and parts of unstable central Africa to fill a growing Asian market, mainly in China, for ivory. A report compiled for the British-based wildlife charity Care for the Wild International, said Sudan...
Paper maker smells money in elephant dung fit for a president
- 2004-07-26
PINNAWELA, Sri Lanka AFP ? A group of enterprising Sri Lankans are taking their recycling business to jumbo heights -- by turning elephant dung into paper fit for use even by US President George W. Bush. Through their company Maximus, named after their chief supplier "elephas maximus", the group's...
Thai elephant to get artificial limb
- 2004-07-21
BANGKOK, AFP ? A Thai elephant who drew sympathy from across the world after losing a foot in a landmine blast five years ago, is to get a new artificial limb. Motala, a 43-year-old female, has become the country's most celebrated elephant since being injured while trekking in the...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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