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Wild elephants at large
Some 60 forestry staff arrive in Kyaukpadaung, bringing six tame elephants to lure the wild herd, and tranquiliser guns in case things get out of hand.
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Parade of wild elephants spotted in central Burma
The central Burmese flatlands is not considered as a natural environment for Burma’s estimated population of 2,000 wild elephants.
Wild elephant unleashes on village north of Yangon
A wild elephant on Sunday rampaged through Lu Thant Inn village in Taikkyi Township, north of the commercial capital Yangon, destroying six houses and a monastery.
Mekong nations warned: crack down on illegal wildlife trade
Conservationists called on the Mekong nations to follow in Vietnam’s footsteps, after Hanoi destroyed tonnes of illegal ivory over the weekend.
Burmese man mauled to death by wild elephant
According to locals, at least three people in Taikkyi are killed by wild elephants every year.
Burma emerging as wildlife trafficking hub
Demand from China has made Burma a major conduit for endangered species from around the world, according to conservationists.
Forest clearance for dam project drives out wildlife
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), Wild animals have been forced to flee to the jungles of India from Sagaing division by forest clearance for the Htamanthi dam project which has destroyed[…]
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Lost elephant shot with tranquiliser
Locals say it is common for wild elephants to roam around villages on the edge of the Pegu range during the harvest in monsoon season.
Thai tourist industry ‘driving’ elephant smuggling
Conservation activists accused Thailand’s tourism sector of using illicitly acquired animals to supplement its legal supply, with wild elephants caught in Burma and sold across the border
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WWF launches #SaveTheirSkins campaign to combat elephant skin trade
The World Wildlife Fund releases a statement calling on governments in Southeast Asia to actively combat the surge in elephant skinning taking place in Burma.
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The fight against elephant poaching in Pegu Range
Elephant poaching in Burma is on the rise amid an increasing demand for ivory and other products made from elephant parts, such as its skin, which is used in traditional medicine.
Govt, conservationists unveil elephant protection plan
A strategy to protect Burma’s wild and captive elephants well into the next century has been released by the government and international NGO’s.
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Village leader among 7 nabbed for elephant poaching
A group of alleged elephant poachers including a local village official were detained in Rangoon Division’s Taikkyi township in connection with the recent killing of an elephant.
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Another elephant found slain by poachers
The elephant, which died of gunshot wounds, was discovered in Pegu Division last Friday, two weeks after another elephant was found killed by poachers in Arakan State.
Elephant kills Burmese migrant in Thailand
The incident reportedly occurred just five days after the man started working at an elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand.
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Kachin State minister faces criticism over IDP relief response
Criticism has emerged over remarks by Kachin State’s social affairs minister after he said the state government did not know the location of many people displaced by recent conflict, professing ignorance amid reports of hundreds trapped in the jungles surrounding Tanai Township’s Awng Lawt village.
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Burmese mahouts presumed dead after landslide in Chiang Mai
“Two of them survived but the other two are still missing. One of the survivors managed to grab hold of a tree root which saved his life.”
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The fight for Pegu’s forests gets violent
As the NLD government steps up efforts to protect Burma’s forests, officers in the Pegu mountain range face off with increasingly violent loggers.
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‘Conservation has to be inclusive’
KESAN’s Saw Alex Htoo grew up along the Salween River in Karen State. He talks to DVB about the current threats people and wildlife face with new hydropower projects proposed in the area.
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A day in the life of a young mahout
DVB spent a day with 11 year old mahout, Nga Sint, and his two Asian elephants, as he works all day to find enough food to feed the giant beasts and then uses them in ordination ceremonies.
Civil conflicts threaten Burma’s remaining tigers
Efforts to stop Burma’s tigers being hunted to extinction are under threat from a civil war raging in a region home to the world’s biggest sanctuary for the endangered cats
Burma creates world’s largest tiger reserve
20,000 square kilometres of the Hukaung Valley in Kachin state to be designated as protected area for Burma’s dwindling tiger population
From illegal timber to tiger skins, Myanmar is destroying its environment for a quick buck
Oct 14, 2007 (AP) – Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and[…]
