World Elephant Day, orcas on the hunt & a cyclist's run-in with a bear family

[View this email in your browser]( [Elephant tusker header image]( For more than 60 years, an elephant dubbed F_MU1, roamed the plains in a quiet corner of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. With tusks long enough to touch the ground, she was one of Africa's few remaining "super tuskers". Shortly before the elephant died of natural causes, wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas immortalised her in a series of incredible photos. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Lion cubs in captivity]( Should captive lion breeding be banned? South Africa has the biggest captive lion industry in the world and it's largely unregulated. The Conservation Action Trust's Ross Harvey argues for a total ban. [Read more]( [Male lion lying down]( A roundup of some of our favourite lion clips For this year's World Lion Day (Aug 10), we put together a collection of some of our most treasured lion videos, from close encounters in Botswana to big-cat conservation in South Africa. [Watch now]( FEATURED VIDEO [Elephants struggle to save clumsy calf]( Elephants struggle to save clumsy calf When a tiny calf tumbles into a waterhole at South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve, the herd rallies together to help the mother as she struggles to rescue her distressed baby. [VOD]( WATCH THIS Gannets – Wrong Side of the Run In this traditional blue-chip documentary we show a dramatic comparison between two environments fed by the same stock of sardines, and dominated by Cape gannets. [Watch now]( Shamwari Untamed Escape to Africa’s magnificent Shamwari Game Reserve and witness a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the intricacies and daily work activities of the Shamwari Wildlife Department. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK [Lion stares down elephant]( World Lion Day has just passed us by and today is World Elephant Day, so we thought it fitting to showcase both of these iconic species in a single shot for our Image of the Week. [(For more stunning wildlife photos follow us on Instagram.)]( AROUND THE GLOBE [Alligator]( Florida: Gator takeaway attracts vultures An alligator dragging the remains of a meal across a road while an entourage of black vultures skulk close behind? That’s crazy even by Florida standards. [Watch now]( [bear and cub]( Kosovo: Cyclist almost rides straight into bear family A mountain biker riding on a trail in the Sharr Mountains near Kosovo nearly collided with a pair of brown bear cubs as they crossed the trail in front of him. [Watch now]( [Orcas hunting dolphin]( California: Aerial footage shows orcas hunting down a dolphin Whale watchers off the coast of California witnessed firsthand the hunting prowess of killer whales when they watched a pod chase down a dolphin calf. [Watch now]( [Pull quote]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2019 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](