Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:30:11 +0100 A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. (Source: Associated Press)
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, elephants are ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:10:02 +0100 (AP) - FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, elephants are fed with fresh sugarcanes at the elephant camp in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. Thailand's revered national symbol, the elephant, may face a new threat of extinction: being poached not just for their tusks, but for their meat. Two wild elephants were found slaughtered in December 2011 in a national park in western Thailand, alerting authorities to the new practice of consuming elephant meat. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:10:15 +0100 The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 photo, a Sumatran elephant is ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:10:02 +0100 (AP) - In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 photo, a Sumatran elephant is seen in Perawang, Riau province, Indonesia. The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday, Jan. 24. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The German Casselly family perform with African elephants and ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:50:09 +0100 (AP) - The German Casselly family perform with African elephants and horses during the opening ceremony of the 36th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco, Thursday, Jan 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Eric Gaillard, Pool)
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