*Dear Recipients: Please find Resources for February 2023 below GENERAL* *Agoda to further support WWF with wildlife conservation across Asia* TTG Asia February 13, 2023 https://www.ttgasia.com/2023/02/13/agoda-to-further-support-wwf-with-wildlife-conservation-across-asia/ *Animal culling and the charisma quotient* Daily News Sri Lanka February 22, 2023 https://www.dailynews.lk/2023/02/22/features/297876/animal-culling-and-charisma-quotient *Conservation efforts are delivering results: Indian Forest Officer Parveen Kaswan* Outlook India February 27, 2023 https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/73112/in-conversation-with-parveen-kaswan-ifs-officer-rajasthan *Doomed baby elephant is rescued from lions, by buffaloes!* Latest Sightings February 27, 2023 https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/doomed-baby-elephant-is-rescued-from-lions-by-buffaloes/ar-AA17ZC0W?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds *EHS, Wesleyan partner in racial, injustice research* Aaron Rubin, Zip 06 February 27, 2023 https://www.zip06.com/news/20230227/ehs-wesleyan-partner-in-racial-injustice-research/ *Group-living mammals generally live longer than solitary ones* Xinhua February 14, 2023 https://english.news.cn/20230214/6d2dbd351c98489e8453dd7666947979/c.html *High-intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in an African savanna, finds study* Stellenbosch University South Africa Phys.Org February 16, 2023 https://phys.org/news/2023-02-high-intensity-reverse-bush-encroachment-african.html *How much is a living elephant worth?* Lina Zeldovich, Nautilus February 27, 2023 https://nautil.us/how-much-is-a-living-elephant-worth-263815/ *Kenya's desperate quest for rain: Divine intervention needed amidst devastating drought* Africa News February 14, 2023 https://www.africanews.com/2023/02/14/kenyas-desperate-quest-for-rain-divine-intervention-needed-amidst-devastating-drought/ *New park benches in Amsterdam's Artis zoo are made of elephant poo* Trendwatching February 22, 2023 https://www.trendwatching.com/innovation-of-the-day/park-benches-in-amsterdams-artis-zoo-are-made-of-elephant-poo *Tech company develops AI-powered anti-poaching systemAfrica News* February 27, 2023 https://www.africanews.com/2023/02/27/tech-company-develops-ai-powered-anti-poaching-system/ *Tech a great tool to improve wildlife conservation* CajNews February 24, 2023 https://www.cajnewsafrica.com/2023/02/24/tech-a-great-tool-to-improve-wildlife-conservation/ *Things to do in Ithaca, NY* Learn about the Elephant Listening Project https://www.ithacajournal.com/things-to-do/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event%2F1561931-learn-about-the-elephant-listening-project *ARCHAEOLOGY* *How an ancient elephant fossil changed our view on early human habits* William Kennedy, Grunge February 23, 2023 https://www.grunge.com/1208678/how-an-ancient-elephant-fossil-changed-our-view-on-early-human-habits/ *Mammoth tusk goes on display in March (UK)* Sarah Cliss, Fenland Citizen February 16, 2023 https://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/mammoth-tusk-goes-on-display-in-march-9299305/ *FILM & VIDEO / DOCUMENTARIES / AUDIO / PHOTO RELATED* *Elephant rescued from pit using ‘Out of The Box’ thinking and it is very impressive* India.com February 15, 2023 https://www.india.com/viral/elephant-rescued-pit-out-of-the-box-thinking-very-impressive-watch-haathi-ka-viral-video-5899483/ *How Kartiki Gonsalves made Oscar-nominated dDocumentary The Elephant Whisperers: “Fell In Love With Raghu”* Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV February 23, 2023 https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/how-kartiki-gonsalves-made-oscar-nominated-documentary-the-elephant-whisperers-fell-in-love-with-raju-3806518 *'The Magician’s Elephant': Release date, trailer, cast, and everything you need to know* Sayantan Choudhary, Collider February 19, 2023 https://collider.com/the-magicians-elephant-release-date-trailer-cast-plot-netflix-animation/ *Oscar-nominated The Elephant Whisperers has brought this keystone species back into the limelight* Sneha Mahale, Money Control February 25, 2023 https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/environment/oscar-nominated-the-elephant-whisperers-has-brought-this-keystone-species-back-into-the-limelight-10159911.html *Viral video: Karnataka forest officials use JCB to rescue elephant from pit* Times Now February 13, 2023 https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/viral-videos/viral-video-karnataka-forest-officials-use-jcb-to-rescue-elephant-from-pit-video-97875379 *ART / MUSEUM / BOOKSA fellowship of humanity and the wild (book review)*Shah Tazrian Ashrafi, The Daily Star February 23, 2023 https://www.thedailyst ar.net/daily-star-books/news/fellowship-humanity-and-the-wild-3254896 *Elephant politics Op/Ed (book review)* Robert Kahn, Courthouse News February 17, 2023 https://www.courthousenews.com/elephant-politics/ *More than 100 British 'big game' trophy hunters will be named and shamed in new book by anti-hunting campaigner* Sean Rayment, The Daily Mail February 18, 2023 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11767979/More-100-British-big-game-trophy-hunters-named-shamed-new-book.html