Newborn Asian elephant in Hebei safari waiting for names from public

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Hengshui City, Hebei Province, north China - April 1, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)

1. Mother elephant walking, elephant cub lying on ground

Hengshui City, Hebei Province, north China - April 5, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)

2. Various of mother elephant, cub

Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - April 6, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)

3. Various of entrance to Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Park, visitors

4. Various of alpacas, visitors

5. Baby leopard, visitors

6. Various of alpacas, visitors

7. Various of animals

8. Various of giraffe

9. Tiger

10. Visitors

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An Asian elephant delivered a cub in Hengshui Wildlife Park in north China's Hebei Province last Monday.

The five-day-old baby elephant began to meet the public on Friday, who was seen walking closely to her mother and appeared to be shy.

The 150-kilogram baby is the third child of her mother named Pengpeng, who is 35 years old.

The baby elephant is not yet named, as the park is to solicit proposals from the public before determining her name, according to the director of the park.

In northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a variety of adorable baby animals are also attracting visitors to Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Park.

Pudgy baby hippos, baby takins still unsteady on their feet, and a host of other newborn animals also make their debut at the park.

The park has started a similar activity to solicit public proposals for the newborns' names.

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Yunnan Stewer wild elephants play and fight, and many departments are looking for their teeth

Yunnan Stewer wild elephants play and play, broke broken teeth and multi-sectors for their "fingers teeth" Beijing News

According to CCTV news, a journalist learned from the Public Security Bureau for Natural Resources of Super City, Yunnan Province: local Asian elephants, recently discovered in the village of Nanbang, Simao County, Stuir City. The only Asian elephant that has long been active near the village …

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Asian elephants said at risk from Chinese demand for skin

Bangkok, Apr 24 (AP/UNB) — A report by a British-based conservation group says rising Chinese demand for products made from elephant skin is driving poaching and posing a threat to Asia's wild herds even greater than the ivory trade.

The group Elephant Family says the threat is currently greatest in Myanmar, but warns that the Asian elephant could become extinct in half the areas where it ranges if the problem escalates. It says the threat exceeds that from the ivory trade because poachers are targeting any elephant, not just those with tusks.

The report's authors say their research shows that the elephant's skin is ground into powder and sold in China as a cure for stomach ailments, as well as being fashioned into beads for necklaces, bracelets and pendants.

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Tusks seized from New Alipore house

Alipore: Two elephant tusks weighing around 31kg were seized from a house in New Alipore Block B on Tuesday

One of the tusks is 148cm-long and has a girth of 35cm, while the other has a length of 132cm and a girth of 34cm.

"The tusks were found in the possession of Rabin Paul. We are trying to find out the ownership before taking further action," an officer of the CID said.

The team that raided the New Alipore house following a "specific" tip-off comprised representatives of the CID and the wildlife wing of the state forest department. Calcutta police helped the raiding team.

Possessing or trading in ivory is banned around the world.

A kilogram of uncarved ivory can cost anything between Rs 20,000 and Rs 70,000 in the black market, while intricately carved items can fetch up to crores of rupees.

"Ivory trade within India has come down significantly. Poachers usually target the illegal markets in China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and some other Asian countries where the demand for ivory is high. There, ivory is used in personalised nameplates, statues, and other items," a forest department official said.

Elephant are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Killing the animal or keeping any ivory item can attract at least three years in jail and a fine of Rs-50,000.

India is home to 27,300 of the 50,000-odd Asian elephants found across the world, according to the 2017 count. At the turn of the century, there were 2,50,000 Asian elephants in 13 countries.

More than 80 elephants were killed in India over the past three years.

A report released by the environment ministry states that Karnataka has the largest number of elephants, followed by Assam and Kerala.

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Chinese company signs agreement to build elephant protection center in Laos

China's Yunnan Provincial Investment Holding Group has signed an agreement with the government of northern Lao Sayabuly Province to build the Asian Elephant Species Protection, Breeding and Rescue Center.

The agreement was signed on Saturday on the sidelines of the International Elephants Festival and

Visit Laos Year 2018 in Sayabuly province.

The deal aims to protect, breed, rescue and provide assistance to popularize the endangered animals particularly Asian elephants and to promote tourism in the province.

Yunnan Provincial Investment Holding Group was welcomed by the Lao President Bounnhang Vorachit to invest in the elephant protection center in Laos. He also expected more investment in Lao infrastructure and other sectors, said a press release issued by the Chinese company.

The local government will give strong support to the project which is expected to promote local tourism. The development of the industry may make Sayabuly a landmark tourism city for Chinese visitors, said the Lao president.

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Wild elephant intrudes into village in southwest China

A wild elephant strayed into a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.  A video taken by local residents showed that the elephant was seen near a primary school in the morning and then took a stroll on the village road, causing disruption to the residents.

According to local residents, there have been a total of 18 Asian elephants appearing near the village recently. Asian elephants are rare species in China and are under state protection. The elephants commonly inhabit in southwestern Yunnan Province.

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Elephants receive medical care at rescue center in Yunnan

Breeders take wild Asian elephants "Xiaoqiang" (L) , "Ranran" (C) and "Yangniu" (R) to conduct field training in the forest at Asian Elephant Breeding and Rescue Centre in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 5, 2017.

The rescue centre has offered help for 12 wild Asian elephants since it was founded in 2008. Now nine wild Asian elephants still remained in the centre to receive medical care and rehabilitation training until returning to the nature.

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Villager injured in China elephant attack

A villager has been hospitalized after being attacked by a wild elephant Wednesday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said.

The accident occurred shortly after noon when the villager from Jinghong City was farming on a mountain three kilometers from his home, according to the city's information office.

The victim, whose abdomen was stabbed by the elephant's tusk, is being treated at a hospital in Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, which administers the city.

A similar tragedy struck Jinghong last month, when a migrant worker was killed by a wild elephant at a rubber tree plantation.

Wild Asian elephants are under Class-A protection in China, with a population of around 300 mainly scattered in Xishuangbanna and the cities of Pu'er and Lincang in Yunnan.

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First successful artificial mating in endangered Asian elephants in China

Chinese researchers have for the first time used artificial breeding techniques to breed a baby Asian elephant.

The Asian elephant is a first-class national protected animal that inhabits Southwest China's Yunnan Province, where the cub was delivered.

A female elephant Weilai delivered the healthy 106-centimeter male cub on March 16 after 22 months' pregnancy, news portal chinanews.com reported Wednesday.

The birth was engineered by the Asian Elephant Breeding and Rescue Center in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.

The cub is reported to be in stable health.

"Having delivered a cub in 2010 in natural breeding, Weilai never got pregnant again although she went into heat several times," Bao Mingwei, a veterinary from the center was qouted as saying by chinanews.com.

Bao said they detected Weilai's hormone level and chose the best timing for her to mate with a male elephant Pailun in 2015.

Over the past ten years, employees from the Asian Elephant Breeding and Rescue Center have successfully bred three Asian elephants through natural mating. The birth of this cub has opened a new era in breeding Asian elephants with the assistance of new technologies.

"We look forward to more artificially-aided breeding Asian elephant cubs with the assistance of the cutting-edge technologies," Bao said.

According to Bao, there are about 300 wild elephants inhabiting Xishuangbanna, Puer and Lincang in Yunnan.

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