*Dear Recipients: Please find Resources for December 2020 below GENERAL 500 drunken elephants: The untold Hanukkah story with no Maccabees *Zack Rothbart, The Jerusalem Post December 10, 2020 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/500-drunken-elephants-the-untold-hanukkah-story-with-no-macabees-651731 *The best weapon to shut down the illegal wildlife trade *Steve Galster of Freeland, for Regulation Asia December 7, 2020 https://www.regulationasia.com/the-best-weapon-to-shut-down-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/ *The changing fortunes of Maasai women (Kenya) *The Nation December 15, 2020 https://nation.africa/kenya/gender/the-changing-fortunes-of-maasai-women-3221712 *Contrasting fates (India) *Mahesh Rangarajan, The Telegraph India December 14, 2020 https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/india-has-kept-its-elephants-but-china-has-only-a-few/cid/1800436 *The economic value of elephants in Sri Lanka for tourism* The Daily FT December 25, 2020 http://www.ft.lk/columns/The-economic-value-of-elephants-in-Sri-Lanka-for-tourism/4-710659 *Elephant killings in Sri Lanka anger pop star and animal rights activist Cher *Economy Next December 14, 2020 https://economynext.com/elephant-killings-in-sri-lanka-anger-pop-star-and-animal-rights-activist-cher-76891/ *‘Elephantine’ love indeed! Man wills his properties to 2 pachyderms whom he loves unconditionally (India)* My Nation December 1, 2020 https://www.mynation.com/india-news/elephantine-love-indeed-man-wills-his-properties-to-2-pachyderms-whom-he-loves-unconditionally-qknkr8 *Elephants, mobility and captivity: What can these mighty and majestic animals teach us about joint health and osteoarthritis? (Note: This paper has not been peer reviewed) *Ali Mobasheri & Carol Buckley, Preprints December 11, 2020 PDF LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TD9rtKDQlShIQqtxj8-7nUAcgXCoBlHQ/view?usp=sharing WEB LINK: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202012.0271/v1 *Malaysia nominates Johor Endau Rompin National Park as AHP *The Malaysian Reserve December 12, 2020 https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/12/12/malaysia-nominates-johor-endau-rompin-national-park-as-ahp/ *The man who built a forest: Jadav Payeng (India) *Prabalika M. Borah, The Hindu December 2, 2020 https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/jadav-payeng-tells-how-he-became-the-forest-man-of-india/article33230503.ece *The nature of conservation is inherently bipartisan* Kate Wall, Opinion Contributor / The Hill December 10, 2020 https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/529460-the-nature-of-conservation-is-inherently-bipartisan *Prince William joins a host of famous faces including Katherine Jenkins to present namesake prize and £100,000 grant to an African ranger for virtual Tusk Conservation Awards *Jessica Green, The Daily Mail December 3, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9015685/Prince-William-presents-prizes-years-virtual-Tusk-Conservation-Awards.html *Spotting elephants from space: A satellite revolution *University of Oxford / Phys.Org December 24, 2020 https://phys.org/news/2020-12-elephants-space-satellite-revolution.html *St Helens elephants: Doorstep mystery was tribute to late wife (England) *BBC News December 1, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-55131381 *Want to fight climate change? Start by protecting these endangered species *The Revelator December 7, 2020 https://www.ecowatch.com/endangered-species-climate-change-2649336313.html?rebelltitem=5#rebelltitem5 *ARCHAEOLOGY* *Did wild elephants once roam in Lenawee County? (Michigan) *Bob Wessel, The Holland Sentinel December 29, 2020 https://www.hollandsentinel.com/entertainment/20201229/did-wild-elephants-once-roam-in-lenawee-county *TN archaeology dept declares two monuments as protected (India) *The New Indian Express December 12, 2020 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/dec/12/tn-archaeology-dept-declares-two-monuments-as-protected-2235114.html *FILM & VIDEO / DOCUMENTARIES / AUDIO / PHOTO RELATED The day Truro marvelled as elephants bathed in the city (England) *Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live December 6, 2020 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/history/day-truro-marvelled-elephants-bathed-4768871 *Mother elephant caught in a snare set by cruel poachers is rescued after being found limping in agony with a festering foot wound in Zimbabwe (photos: some of them graphic) *Charlotte Mitchell, The Daily Mail December 3, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9013701/Mother-elephant-caught-poachers-snare-rescued-foot-wound-Zimbabwe.html *No longer ‘worlds loneliest elephant’: Kaavans journey from Islamabad to Cambodia in pictures* AFP December 1, 2020 https://www.dawn.com/news/1593258/no-longer-worlds-loneliest-elephant-kaavans-journey-from-islamabad-to-cambodia-in-pictures *Pastry chef creates detailed sculpture of elephant entirely from chocolate. Watch (video) *Srimoyee Chowdhury, The Hindustan Times December 10, 2020 https://www.hindustantimes.com/it-s-viral/pastry-chef-creates-detailed-sculpture-of-elephant-entirely-from-chocolate-watch/story-uaRlEicweYKc2iEb6KuGFI.html *VOA special report: Saving Gabon’s forest elephants (video) *Voice of America https://www.voanews.com/voa-special-report-saving-gabons-forest-elephants *Warrior elephant guardians (26-minute audio)* BBC December 21, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1d0b *Watch: After brief separation, baby elephant reunited with mother (video) (India)* The Bangalore Mirror December 8, 2020 https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/watch-after-brief-separation-baby-elephant-reunited-with-mother/articleshow/79614974.cms *ART / MUSEUM / BOOKS Book Review / How Mowgli grew up, grew old and loved his mothers *Rachna Chhabria, The Deccan Chronicle December 6, 2020 https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/061220/book-review-how-mowgli-grew-up-grew-old-and-loved-his-mothers.html *Tusker sculpture in Guruvayur elephant camp yet to be fixed (Kerala, India) *Kalloor Unnikrishnan, Mathrubhumi December 5, 2020 https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/tusker-sculpture-in-guruvayur-elephant-camp-yet-to-be-fixed-1.5257491 *FASHION Rowing Blazers wants you to relive your youth with Babar the Elephant capsule *Eric Brain, Hype Beast December 4, 2020 https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/babar-the-elephant-rowing-blazers-fall-winter-2020-collection-lookbook-asap-nast