Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
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Topic: Elephants

Karachi’s Safari Park finally knows the sex of its elephant. It’s Sonia, not Sonu

Bismee Taskin -
The startling revelation of the elephant's sex left Pakistani Twitter amused, wondering why zookeepers couldn't spot something this 'hard to miss'.

How elephants help put planet-warming carbon underground

Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen -
The hungry herbivores eat and trample the vegetation that stores carbon and keeps it from heating the atmosphere.

After years of poaching, elephants in Africa are now evolving to be tuskless

Sandhya Ramesh -
Princeton University researchers sequence genome of tuskless & tusked elephants to deduce which genes are responsible for rapid spread of tuskless female elephants in Mozambique.

6 elephants die in two weeks in Odisha’s Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary

PTI -
A forest official said the elephants have died due to haemorrhage septicemia. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has asked authorities to take steps to stop the further death of jumbos.

Africa’s elephants are going hungry because there aren’t enough fruits on trees

Emma Bush -
On average, elephants and other animals would have found ripe fruit on one in every 10 trees in the 1980s, but need to search more than 50 trees today.

Yale study finds why large mammals like elephants, tigers still exist in India

Sandhya Ramesh -
First of its kind study finds that rate of extinction of animals weighing over 50 kg over the past 30,000 years is lowest in India, & points to co-evolution of humans and mammals.

Imran Khan aide Dr Sania Nishtar, actor Mahira Khan named in BBC’s 100 Women 2020 list

Pia Krishnankutty -
Nishtar was recognised as a leader in global health and sustainable development, while Khan was lauded for her efforts against sexual violence and racism.

Manipur startup offering black rice, king chilli chocolates features in New York Times

Myithili Hazarika -
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Army wants elephants relocated from Assam wildlife sanctuary, cites ‘damages of Rs 15 lakh’

Karishma Hasnat -
The request was made in a letter written on 3 July but has come to light now following an RTI plea by environmental activist Rohit Choudhury. It was addressed to Assam chief secretary.

Botswana elephant deaths still a mystery as govt rules out pesticides, pathogens as cause

Antony Sguazzin -
Tests done on samples taken from some of the about 300 carcasses found in northwest Botswana and sent to labs in Zimbabwe and South Africa proved inconclusive.
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2 American Super Hornets in India as Boeing looks to showcase fighters for Navy deal

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