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- South Africa to resume elephant culling after 13 years
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-02-25
- Mozambique army puts elephants in sights
- 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...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- Bangladesh circus offers jumbo solution to demolition problem
- 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....
- Research articles 2007-03-13
- Elephants wed at Indian beach resort to amuse tourists
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-12-11
- Thai elephants arrive in Australia despite welfare concerns
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-11-02
- UN trade body rules out African ivory sale
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-10-05
- Giant elephant makes a big noise near Downing Street
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-05-05
- Animal deaths highlight lack of oversight at zoos
- The death of a zoo animal rarely makes national headlines. And when it does, the animal is mourned by zoo officials and visitors as if it were an elderly friend. It's when a zoo has a series of deaths in a short period, as has happened at Chicago's...
- Research articles 2005-05-22
- Sudan's army slaughters elephants for Asian markets
- 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...
- Research articles 2005-03-14
- Paper maker smells money in elephant dung fit for a president
- 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...
- Research articles 2004-07-26
- Thai elephant to get artificial limb
- 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...
- Research articles 2004-07-21
- Six counties in 60 seconds.(News)
- Elephant taken from farm: Federal agriculture officials seized an Asian elephant from a circus training farm in McHenry County, saying the animal's health was in danger. The 57-year-old elephant, Delhi, was taken to Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. It arrived Sunday morning with severe...
- Research articles 2003-11-26
- Thailand Tourism Authority Seeks 1.26 Billion Baht for Three Major Projects.
- By Chatrudee Theparat, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 27--The Tourism Authority of Thailand will request a budget of 1.26 billion baht from the government to develop three tourism projects that it has in the planning stages. The three...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- House votes millions for Asian elephants
- On January 23, the day members returned from recess, the House overwhelmingly passed, 349 to 23, a motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment reauthorizing through 2007 the Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act (HR 700), thus, in effect, passing the bill. The measure also reauthorizes the...
- Research articles 2002-02-04
Additional Resources
- Understanding global elephant and tree dynamics with ode's
- 1. INTRODUCTIONTeaching differential equations is more meaningful to most students when applications to real world problems are found. However, real world problems usually involve systems of equations that are often nonlinear without analytical solutions. Today these problems can be used in courses on differential equations because of modern computing hardware...
- Research articles 2003-04-01
- Chesapeake System Solutions supplies restaurant chain with software
- Chesapeake System Solutions Inc., of Owings Mills, which makes reconciliation, cash management and unclaimed property software, supplied the Elephant Bar, a California-based chain of casual dining restaurants with its Total Reconciliation Solution automatic reconciliation software. Elephant Bar will use the product to gain cost savings from reduced credit card charge-offs.
- Research articles 2003-10-28
- Vertical Solutions Announces ITIL Compatibility for PowerHelp IT Service Management Software Solution; PowerHelp IT Receives PinkVerify™ Service Support Enhanced Designation, Ensuring Out-of-the-Box ITIL Compatibility
- CINCINNATI -- Vertical Solutions, Inc. VSI, a leading developer of IT Service Management and Customer Relationship Management software, announces that its IT management software suite, PowerHelp IT v9.0, has received the PinkVerifyTM Service Support Enhanced designation from Pink Elephant, the world's leading IT service management consulting and education provider. This...
- Research articles 2005-09-28
- Opalis to Present on Automating Critical ITIL Processes at Pink Elephant's IT Service Management Conference
- TORONTO -- Opalis Software, Inc., the leading provider of Run Book Automation RBA software that orchestrates, integrates, and automates IT operational processes, today announced Denise Jackson, director of Professional Services, will be speaking on automating critical ITIL processes at Pink Elephant's annual International IT Service Management Conference and Exhibition next...
- Research articles 2007-02-13
- Kinetic Data's Service Request Software Being Showcased at Pink Elephant's International IT Service Management Conference
- Kinetic Data ( http://www.kineticdata.com ) will be showcasing its flagship product, Kinetic Request , in booth #604 at Pink Elephant's 12th annual International IT Service Management Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 18-21, 2008, in Las Vegas. In addition, the company will be a silver sponsor, reflecting its leading position in...
- Research articles 2008-02-18
- Oblicore, Pink Elephant to Host ITIL Service Delivery Best Practices Webinar; 300+ Pre-Registered for June 29 Session to Receive Insights from ITIL Best Practices Leaders
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Oblicore, a leading provider of service delivery management software and best practices, and Pink Elephant, a global leader in IT management best practices, today announced that registration is still open for their forthcoming webinar entitled, "Smarter, Faster, Better - ITIL-Based Service Delivery Management for IT Practitioners." More...
- Research articles 2006-06-28
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