Pink elephant is caught on camera

BBC, March 20, 2009

A wildlife cameraman took pictures of the calf when he spotted it among a herd of about 80 elephants in the Okavango Delta.
Experts believe it is probably an albino, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in African elephants. They are unsure of its chances of long-term survival - the blazing African sunlight may cause blindness and skin problems for the calf. Read more...

Ivory auction opens amid concerns

BBC News, October 28, 2008

The first officially sanctioned sale of ivory in southern Africa for almost a decade opened on Tuesday. Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe will auction more than 100 tonnes of ivory from stockpiles to buyers from China and Japan.
The money raised will go into elephant conservation projects. Read more...

Kenya's Elephants Signify Gains, Highlight Uncertainty

ENN, February 18, 2008

NAIROBI, KENYA — International bans on the ivory trade and efforts to control poaching have helped Kenya's elephant population rebound, wildlife authorities say. In the Tsavo/Mkomazi area -- a conservancy in the larger Tsavo area in southern Kenya -- the elephant population grew from 10,397 in 2005 to 11,696 in 2008, according the Kenya Wildlife Service.
The elephant population had fallen to a meager 5,000 in the 1980s, from five times that in the 1970s. Read more...