The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tanja, Berlin's oldest elephant, dies Berlin’s oldest elephant, the 54-year-old Tanja, passed away on Tuesday, the Berlin Zoo announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181018/tanya-berlins-oldest-elephant-dies Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:42:41 +0200 tanya-berlins-oldest-elephant-dies VIDEO: Escaped elephant seen wandering streets of small German town On Wednesday, alarmed onlookers informed police in the town of Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, that an elephant was wandering the streets of the Heddesdorf neighbourhood. https://www.thelocal.de/20180607/elephant-seen-wandering-the-streets-of-neuwied Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:26:22 +0200 elephant-seen-wandering-the-streets-of-neuwied Elephants in Hanover Zoo 'living in daily fear' due to beatings by keepers Zookeepers are being accused of abusing young elephants in Hanover after activists caught them on film hitting the animals, public broadcaster ARD reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20170404/hanover-zookeepers-reportedly-caught-on-film-abusing-young-elephants Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:15:46 +0200 hanover-zookeepers-reportedly-caught-on-film-abusing-young-elephants Berlin zoo elephant baby is actually a boy Zoo workers in Berlin admitted on Monday that they had made a mistake about the sex of the newest member of their elephant herd. https://www.thelocal.de/20160104/first-glimpse-of-berlins-new-baby-elephant Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:30:32 +0100 first-glimpse-of-berlins-new-baby-elephant Fury as German hunter kills massive elephant A German hunter has reignited Zimbabwe's hunting debate after shooting dead one of the largest elephants ever seen in the country – but the company behind the hunt wants to remain anonymous. https://www.thelocal.de/20151016/german-hunters-jumbo-kill-causes-public-anger Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:31:53 +0200 german-hunters-jumbo-kill-causes-public-anger 'Killer elephant' prompts call for wild animal ban Hesse environment minister Priska Hinz said on Tuesday that the state would ban circuses from keeping wild animals and push for a nationwide stop to the practice, after an escaped elephant killed a pensioner on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150617/hesse-pushes-for-circus-animal-ban Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:22:08 +0200 hesse-pushes-for-circus-animal-ban Circus owner: activists freed killer elephant A circus owner alleged on Monday that animal rights activists had tampered with the junction box supplying power to the cage holding an elephant that trampled a pensioner to death on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150615/animal-rights-activists-accused-of-causing-pensioner-death Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:43:33 +0200 animal-rights-activists-accused-of-causing-pensioner-death Long-awaited elephant baby dies The first baby elephant to be born at Leipzig zoo in a decade died on Monday morning shortly after the birth. https://www.thelocal.de/20120409/41837 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:06:00 +0200 41837