Dear Recipients: Please find resources for June and July 2024 below JUNE GENERAL Remembering A.J.T. Johnsingh, India's Foremost Ecologist Dies at 78 Arockiaraj Johnbosco June 7, 2024 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/eminent-wildlife-biologist-ajt-johnsingh-dies/articleshow/110790352.cms 7 elephants die after eating plastic, glass waste Conrad Mupesa June 8, 2024 https://www.herald.co.zw/7-elephants-die-after-eating-plastic-glass-waste/ The new- easy- way to see Sri Lanka’s lesser-known wildlife ( Does it sound like PR?) Christina Lamb June 9, 2024 https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/sri-lanka/wildlife-safari-yala-national-park-sri-lanka-gqtzpnlc6 Orphaned and abandoned SV Krishna Chaitanya June 8, 2024 https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2024/Jun/08/orphaned-and-abandoned People Are Just Realising How Elephant Mothers Give Their Babies Milk, And I Need To Lie Down Amy Glover June 10, 2024 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-elephants-breastfeed_uk_6666bcf2e4b0ed9f651e3a65 AP asks for nine elephants from Karnataka The New Indian Express June 10, 2024 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jun/10/ap-asks-for-nine-elephants-from-karnataka NASA Is Using Powerful Satellites to Watch Over Endangered Species Tessa Koumoundouros June 10, 2024 https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-is-using-powerful-satellites-to-watch-over-endangered-species Illegal Wildlife Trade Threatens 4,000 Species Globally, UN Reports Tessa Koumoundouros June 11, 2024 https://www.sciencealert.com/illegal-wildlife-trade-threatens-4000-species-globally-un-reports 4 charts that show how organized crime is endangering wildlife and damaging ecosystems Michelle Meineke June 11, 2024 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/how-organized-crime-is-endangering-wildlife-and-damaging-ecosystems/ Zimparks winning war against poaching George Maponga June 14, 2024 https://www.herald.co.zw/zimparks-winning-war-against-poaching/ Wildlife tourism holds promise for African growth François Baird June 13, 2024 https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/wildlife-tourism/ Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo Moto PIL Over Repeated Incidents Of Elephant Deaths Due To Electrocution Mustafa Plumber June 14, 2024 https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/karnataka-high-court/karnataka-high-court-sou-motu-pil-elephants-deaths-electrocution-karnataka-government-260487 Fraud and corruption drive illegal wildlife trade in the Amazon Carla Ruas 18 Jun 2024 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/fraud-and-corruption-drive-illegal-wildlife-trade-in-the-amazon/ Officials issue warning as influx of illegal dumping creates fatal trap for local wildlife: 'Exacerbating the issue' Kristen Lawrence June 19, 2024 https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/wild-elephants-feeding-plastic-dump-munnar/ Junglemahal residents face threat to livelihood from human-elephant conflicts Biswabrata Goswami June 21, 2024 https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/junglemahal-residents-face-threat-to-livelihood-from-human-elephant-conflicts-1503312132.html Indian Student Invents Device to Save Wildlife from Railway Accidents Trinity Sparke June 26, 2024 https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/indian-student-invents-device-to-save-wildlife-from-railway-accidents/ FILM & VIDEO / DOCUMENTARIES / AUDIO / PHOTO RELATED Illicit ivory trade threatens to wipe out South Sudan’s elephants Patrick Oyet- Channel News Asia June 19, 2024 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/illicit-ivory-trade-threatens-wipe-out-south-sudans-elephants-4418956 Photographer captures rare sight of elephants swimming across Brahmaputra India Today June 23, 2024 https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/photographer-captures-rare-sight-of-elephants-swimming-across-brahmaputra-ias-officer-reacts-2556913-2024-06-23 RESEARCH STUDIES Elephants may call each other by name, a rare trait in nature Laurel Neme June 10, 2024 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/african-elephants-names-communication JULY GENERAL Rare plants hidden in toys - and other trafficking tactics Navin Singh Khadka July 4, 2024 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd19x4qpw5qo In fringes of Bengal’s Jangal Mahals, climate change brings silent displacement & loss of human lives, biodiversity Mrinalini Paul July 16, 2024 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/in-fringes-of-bengals-jangal-mahals-climate-change-brings-silent-displacement-loss-of-human-lives-biodiversity DRC joins Elephant Protection Initiative as 25th member state Enviro News Nigeria July 15, 2024 https://www.environewsnigeria.com/drc-joins-elephant-protection-initiative-as-25th-member-state/#google_vignette Integrated conservation efforts crucial for biodiversity, prosperity Leonard Ncube July 16, 2024 https://www.chronicle.co.zw/integrated-conservation-efforts-crucial-for-biodiversity-prosperity/ Jharkhand High Court Probes Elephant Corridor Encroachment Town Post July 23, 2024 https://townpost.in/2024/07/23/jharkhand-high-court-probes-elephant-corridor-encroachment/ Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago Michael Le Page July 24, 2024 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440864-early-humans-began-wiping-out-elephant-relatives-1-8-million-years-ago/ Meet the Kenyan ranger finding new ways to fight poaching Sam Kemp July 24, 2024 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/illegal-animal-poaching-kenya Minister of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta at the national stakeholders’ forum on wildlife protection and law enforcement Pohamba Shifeta 25 July 2024 https://www.namibian.com.na/minister-of-environment-forestry-and-tourism-pohamba-shifeta-at-the-national-stakeholders-forum-on-wildlife-protection-and-law-enforcement/ Kenyan conservationist starts walk to promote elephant protection across Horn of Africa Xinhua July 29, 2024 https://english.news.cn/africa/20240729/cf047dab87cf4adcba72a272ed3866a6/c.html Battle against Kenyan law banning exchange of indigenous seeds among farmers gains momentum Tony Malesi July 29, 2024 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/battle-against-kenyan-law-banning-exchange-of-indigenous-seeds-among-farmers-gains-momentum Govt steps up efforts to eradicate poaching Cheruiyot Korir July 26, 2024 https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/govt-steps-up-efforts-to-eradicate-poaching/ Go, pick that ‘low hanging fruits’ in conservation Daily News July 26, 2024 https://dailynews.co.tz/go-pick-that-low-hanging-fruits-in-conservation/ Assam Forest Department staff receive NTCA Awards for anti-poaching bravery India TodayNE July 30, 2024 https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-forest-department-staff-receive-ntca-awards-for-anti-poaching-bravery-1060182-2024-07-30 Speakers highlight ways of ‘Combating Illicit Trade’ at FICCI CASCADE conference BILKUL ONLINE July 30, 2024 https://bilkulonline.com/2024/07/30/speakers-highlight-ways-of-combating-illicit-trade-at-ficci-cascade-conference/ Uttarakhand: Forest department deploys force to prevent theft of bamboo shoots by elephants Namita Singh July 30, 2024 https://www.news9live.com/india/uttarakhand-forest-department-deploys-force-to-prevent-theft-of-bamboo-shoots-by-elephants-2636326 Bobbili MLA’s photos in display on International Tiger Day expo The Hans India July 30, 2024 https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/bobbili-mlas-photos-in-display-on-international-tiger-day-expo-895533?infinitescroll=1 <https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/bobbili-mlas-photos-in-display-on-international-tiger-day-expo-895533?infinitescroll=1> Environment Ministry approves oil and gas drilling in Assam's Hoollongapar Sanctuary, sparks conservation concerns Hillol Jyoti Talukdar July 31, 2024 https://www.indiatodayne.in/environment/story/environment-ministry-approves-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-assams-hoollongapar-sanctuary-sparks-conservation-concerns-1061110-2024-07-31 FG Seeks Upscale Deployment Of Technology To Fight Wildlife Theft Stella Omona July 31, 2024 https://independent.ng/fg-seeks-upscale-deployment-of-technology-to-fight-wildlife-theft/ FILM & VIDEO / DOCUMENTARIES / AUDIO / PHOTO RELATED ‘We know the tactics they use’: The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya Ana Norman Bermudez July 13, 2024 https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/7/13/we-know-the-tactics-they-use-the-poachers-turned-gamekeepers-of-kenya EIA at 40 – exposing and dismantling one of the world’s most prolific ivory smuggling syndicates The Environmental Investigation Agency July 12, 2024 https://eia-international.org/news/eia-at-40-exposing-and-dismantling-one-of-the-worlds-most-prolific-ivory-smuggling-syndicates/ Viral video: Assam forest officials rescue elephant calf from flooded river, earn praise online Mahipal Singh Chouhan July 14, 2024 https://www.dnaindia.com/viral/report-viral-video-assam-forest-officials-rescue-elephant-calf-from-flooded-river-earn-praise-online-3096808 Elephant’s ‘Urban’ Antics In Bhubaneswar Forest Delights Netizens Ommcom News July 16, 2024 https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/elephants-urban-antics-in-bhubaneswar-forest-delights-netizens Viral video: Mother elephant fends off hippo to save calf in dramatic wildlife encounter, watch Mahipal Singh Chouhan July 17, 2024 https://www.dnaindia.com/viral/report-viral-video-mother-elephant-fends-off-hippo-to-save-calf-in-dramatic-wildlife-encounter-watch-3097103 RESEARCH STUDIES Fighting EEHV in elephants: How mRNA vaccines can offer hope against viruses affecting animals Willow Shah-Neville July 15, 2024 https://www.labiotech.eu/in-depth/mrna-vaccines-for-eehv-in-elephants/ Biologists discover male elephants use infrasonic rumbles to signal 'let's go'(Similar to one below) Stanford University July 22, 2024 https://phys.org/news/2024-07-biologists-male-elephants-infrasonic-rumbles.html#google_vignette Wildlife forensics: A game-changer in poacher convictions Dominic Naidoo July 23, 2024 https://www.iol.co.za/news/environment/wildlife-forensics-a-game-changer-in-poacher-convictions-01275b20-2a88-47a1-84bf-c70ca291f525#google_vignette The use of vocal coordination in male African elephant group departures: evidence of active leadership and consensus (Similar to one above) Caitlin E. O’Connell-Rodwell, Jodie L. Berezin, Alessio Pignatelli, Timothy C. Rodwell July 22, 2024 https://peerj.com/articles/17767/ ART / MUSEUM / BOOKS Artifacts exhibited at Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan Xinhua July 23, 2024 https://english.news.cn/20240723/cfa830ea021a4be8aea3b3afa27ac917/c.html Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s banknotes feature wildlife – and they’re not always the creatures you’d expect Guy Castley July 25, 2024 https://theconversation.com/almost-1-in-6-of-the-worlds-banknotes-feature-wildlife-and-theyre-not-always-the-creatures-youd-expect-234174