*Dear Recipients: Please find Resources for April 2021 below GENERAL *
*Building tools to help create a system to prevent elephant poaching with
Microsoft Cognitive Service *Lee Stott, Tech Community / Microsoft
April 23, 2021
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/building-tools-to-help-create-a-system-to-prevent-elephant/ba-p/2282777
*Feature: Botswanan man is working to protect elephants by turning their
dung into paper *Xinhua
April 20, 2021
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2021-04/20/c_139891500.htm
*The forest ecosystem is thriving, thanks to AI intervention *Samiksha
Mehra, ELE Times
April 17, 2021
https://www.eletimes.com/the-forest-ecosystem-is-thriving-thanks-to-ai-intervention
*Green Britain: Why Nigel Farage is the man to help us grow our green dream
*John Ingham, Daily Express
April 2, 2021
https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/1418257/nigel-farage-green-business-gardening-selwyn-duijvestijn
*How mangrove forests helped stall environmental crime (Kenya) *David
Njagi, Future Planet / BBC
April 27, 2021
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210423-kenyas-unusual-solution-to-illegal-poaching-and-logging
*How to fight climate change by bringing back the mammoth (with 7-minute
video) *Phil Schwartz, Dodo Finance
April 25, 2021
https://dodofinance.com/how-to-fight-climate-change-by-bringing-back-the-mammoth-wel-nl/
*Loco pilots quick decision saves elephant and her baby (India) *Tanya
Goel, India Today
April 10, 2021
https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/loco-pilots-quick-decision-saves-elephant-and-her-baby-twitter-applauds-them-1789361-2021-04-10
*Lupita Nyong’o promotes Tanzanian tourism days after Kenyan ministry
passed her for Naomi Campbell a month ago *Douglas Mwarua, Tuko
April 9, 2021
https://www.tuko.co.ke/407867-lupita-nyongo-promotes-tanzanian-tourism-days-after-kenyan-ministry-passed-her-naomi-campbell.html
*Mitigating illicit convergence in transnational financial crime *Regulation
Asia
April 27, 2021
https://www.regulationasia.com/mitigating-illicit-convergence-in-transnational-financial-crime/
*Mixed fates for captive elephants sent back to villages amid Thai tourism
collapse *Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
April 1, 2021
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/mixed-fates-for-captive-elephants-sent-back-to-villages-amid-thai-tourism-collapse/
*Nature is no longer “a nice to have,” it’s “a must-have”: Q&A with André
Hoffmann *Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay
April 2021
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/nature-is-not-a-nice-to-have-its-a-must-have-qa-with-andre-hoffmann/
*Now that’s a jumbo gallstone! (Thailand) (with short video) *Lauren Lewis,
The Daily Mail
April 6, 2021
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9441277/Now-thats-jumbo-gallstone-Thai-vets-remove-3-7lbs-stone-50-year-old-elephants-gallbladder.html
*Poaching doubled during the lockdown in India due to the 'three F's', and
these are the animals most under threat *Prabhjote Gill, Business Insider
April 22, 2021
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/list-of-endangered-wild-animals-in-india-is-under-threat-as-poaching-doubles-during-the-covid-19-lockdown/slidelist/82195658.cms#slideid=82195755
*Pupils will never forget their virtual elephant safaris (Thailand) *Ewen
Mcleish, TES
April 29, 2021
https://www.tes.com/news/schools-environmental-sustainability-elephant-safari-educational-school-teaching-ideas-virtual
Students who make a difference
Chris Worthy, USA Today
April 1, 2021
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/life/family/2021/04/01/students-who-make-difference/4703819001/
*‘Tranquillising elephants needs shrewd planning, dedication’ *The New
Indian Express
April 24, 2021
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2021/apr/24/tranquillising-elephants-needs-shrewd-planning-dedication-2294042.html
*Xavi decided to design wristbands made from recycled plastic that carry
the message “Break the Chain, Think Again!” *In Your Area.co
April 29, 2021
https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/chailey-primary-school-pupils-mission-to-save-elephants/
*ARCHAEOLOGY Ancient ‘hero stones’ found at Chathurangapara in Idukki
(India) *The Times of India
April 20, 2021
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/ancient-hero-stones-found-at-chathurangapara-in-idukki/articleshowprint/82150139.cms
*CapeNature tries to solve the mystery of the Dyer Island fossilised
elephant teeth (South Africa) *Victoria O'Regan, The Daily Maverick
April 5, 2021
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-04-05-capenature-tries-to-solve-the-mystery-of-the-dyer-island-fossilised-elephant-teeth/
*Meet the elephants living in Israel 500,000 years ago *Rossella Tercatin,
The Jerusalem Post
April 28, 2021
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/meet-the-elephants-living-in-israel-500000-years-ago-666569
*Miniature clock from Greek Roman era from Pisa dig *Ansamed
April 21, 2021
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2021/04/21/miniature-clock-from-greek-roman-era-from-pisa-dig_0d597a1f-0f66-4292-b3ab-986bb3644b25.html
*The Mûmakil elephant slayers of the ancient world *Ashley Cowie, Ancient
Origins
April 14, 2021
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/war-elephants-0015198
*Norfolk: 'Elephant and castle' gold seal only third found (England) *BBC
News
April 4, 2021
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-56601940
*FILM & VIDEO / DOCUMENTARIES / AUDIO / PHOTO RELATED 51% #1657: Searching
for a sign (radio interview with elephant conservationist Shermin de Silva,
which begins at 7:11) *Allison Dunne, WAMC
April 22, 2021
https://www.wamc.org/post/51-1657-searching-sign
*How the pandemic affected South Africa’s illegal billion dollar poaching
industry (11-minute video) Forbes *April 22, 2021
https://www.forbesafrica.com/video/2021/04/21/how-the-pandemic-affected-south-africas-illegal-billion-dollar-poaching-industry-forbes/
Pasha 105: Two academics weigh in on Botswana allowing elephant hunting
(15-minute audio interview with Ross Harvey and Peet van der Merwe)
The Conversation
April 28, 2021
https://theconversation.com/pasha-105-two-academics-weigh-in-on-botswana-allowing-elephant-hunting-159720
*Prince Harry narrates special African Parks video rereleased to mark Earth
Day, while honouring late grandfather Prince Philip (2-minute video) *Becca
Longmire, ET Canada
April 22, 2021
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etcanada.com/news/771899/prince-harry-narrates-special-african-parks-video-rereleased-to-mark-earth-day/
*See stunning collection of portraits of Africa’s most endangered
wildlife *Leslie
Nemo, Scientific American
April 28, 2021
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-stunning-collection-of-portraits-of-africas-most-endangered-wildlife/
*Why has the African elephant been split into two species? (22-minute
podcast) *The Guardian
April 6, 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2021/apr/06/why-has-the-african-elephant-been-split-into-two-species-podcast
*ART / MUSEUM / BOOKS Call of the wild: The Elephant Doctor of India *Jennifer
Levin, The Santa Fe New Mexican
April 23, 2021
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/books/call-of-the-wild-the-elephant-doctor-of-india/article_899e05be-98a2-11eb-a355-3311d04eb331.html
*The Elephant of Belfast explores love, loyalty, and tragedy *Rebekah Denn,
The Christian Science Monitor
April 16, 2021
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2021/0416/The-Elephant-of-Belfast-explores-love-loyalty-and-tragedy
*Exploring the world of animal trafficking *Lisa Crawford Watson, The
Monterey Herald
April 4, 2021
https://www.montereyherald.com/2021/04/04/exploring-the-world-of-animal-trafficking/
*The Forest Beneath the Mountains: Read an excerpt from Ankush Saikia's
book where fiction meets history and Assam’s ecology (India) *Ankush
Saikia, First Post
April 24, 2021
https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/the-forest-beneath-the-mountains-read-an-excerpt-from-ankush-saikias-book-where-fiction-meets-history-and-assams-ecology-9535351.html
*Garlic for elephants: Ken Christopher pens book for elementary students *Erik
Chalhoub, Gilroy Dispatch
April 3, 2021
https://gilroydispatch.com/garlic-for-elephants-ken-christopher-pens-book-for-elementary-students/
*The horror safari: Why was Francis Bacon so triggered by dead
elephants? *Jonathan
Jones, The Guardian
April 7, 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/apr/07/horror-safari-francis-bacon-peter-beard-inflamed-dead-elephants-heart-of-darkness
*How Ayesha Shand is continuing her late father's legacy with a herd of 100
elephants in London *Rebecca Cope, Tatler
April 23, 2021
https://www.tatler.com/article/ayesha-shand-coexistence-elephant-family-interview
*This fascinating man in Kenya is the artist behind Alabama’s new 7-ton
football icon *AL.com
April 14, 2021
https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/04/this-fascinating-man-in-kenya-is-the-artist-behind-alabamas-new-7-ton-football-icon.html
*Watch world’s first life-sized elephant pencil drawing by talented David
Filer *SA People
April 1, 2021
https://www.sapeople.com/2021/04/01/watch-the-worlds-first-life-sized-elephant-pencil-drawing-by-talented-david-filer/
*FASHION Tiffany & Co. reaches $10M in donations to wildlife conservation
network through its Save the Wild Collection *Diamond World
April 27, 2021
https://www.diamondworld.net/Content/Tiffany-Co-Reaches-%2410M-in-Donations-to-Wildlife-Conservation-Network-Through-its-Save-the-Wild-C/25542