All Press Releases for Elephants

IFAW releases rescued orphan elephants to the wild in India
31st January 2011
Implemented by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) and its partner organization the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the release is part of an ongoing effort to integrate orphaned elephants into wild herds in Manas. This cr Read more »
Battered and Bruised – Abused Elephants
30th October 2009
The elephants were confiscated in April 2009 after an inspection by the Zimbabwe National Society for the Protection of Cruelty against Animals (ZNSPCA) found cruel and torturous methods were being used to “tame and train” them for the el Read more »
More than 100 elephants a day slaughtered by poachers –
20th October 2009
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) is calling for urgent action to protect elephants. It urges the European Union and all CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Parties to stop supporting on Read more »
Malawi Elephant Rescue Resumes – Nine More Elephants Saved
18th June 2009
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) said it was delighted the High Court of Malawi last night rejected a challenge to the rescue project and ruled the capture and translocation of the elephants should continue. Th Read more »
Epic Elephant Rescue Begins in Malawi
7th June 2009
“A group of nine elephants, including three young calves, have been successfully darted and tranquilised and are en route from Phirilongwe, just south of Lake Malawi to Majete Wildlife Reserve,” Jason Bell-Leask, IFAW Director Southern Read more »
Epic rescue to save endangered elephants in Malawi
4th June 2009
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) has partnered with the government of Malawi to rescue animals and people from fierce human-elephant conflict in the Phirilongwe area, just south of Lake Malawi. “Some elep Read more »