They point out that elephant populations in West Africa started to decline much earlier than the other populations.
Michael Flancman, who divides his time between his native Toronto and Chiang Mai, Thailand, first learned that elephant waste could be turned into paper in 2002, when he heard about a Thai villager who was doing just that.
All that the elephant could possibly see was four legs behind two layers of bars (since the mirror doubled them).
And what about security, that enormous elephant in the room?
All five countries claim that their elephant populations are secure.
Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes, said HS2 was a "great vanity project... poor value compared to more affordable alternatives, but there is still time to reconsider that white elephant".
The movie's title may mean to suggest that violence is like the elephant in the room that can't be ignored.
In a statement, the Wildlife Service said that all the elephant carcasses had bullet wounds.
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They were all gnats on the back of the elephant that was Yahoo!
Hunters can further customize their boots by providing their own animal hides--perhaps that of an elephant or hippo from an African safari.
Cyclists insist that junctions like Elephant and Castle are life-threatening, especially when filled with heavy lorries, which account for many cycling deaths.
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The elephant that needs to be escorted from the room before stocks really begin to rise again is the European sovereign debt problem.
Last month, local people in Chitwan, southern Nepal, staged a strike and demanded that a rogue elephant be killed after it had taken the lives of three people.
"One thing I am quite sure of is that we have sent a message around the world that the African elephant is less safe than it was a day ago, " Hagos Yohannes said.
Hence, in turn, our own notion that a white elephant is a valuable possession which cannot be disposed of, even though the expense of maintaining it is out of all proportion to its usefulness or worth.
Creatures that would not have let you approach to within 300 yards unaccompanied stand their ground and gaze imperturbably, presumably confident that if the elephant believe you are safe, then you are unlikely to prove a danger to them.
The problem is that Drum displays a the same obliviousness to the elephant in the room that so many progressives seem to have.
In nascent development is a robotic arm that flexes like an elephant trunk to glide down the throat for scarless repairs of the upper airways.
The Flancmans' company, apparently the largest company that makes paper from elephant dung--yes, they have competition--is finally starting to take off after a rough start.
The team of volunteers, set up two years ago, is touring the resort of Pattaya, bringing free medical care to the growing number of elephant encampments that cater to the tourist industry.
He said they have received invitations from shelters to take in pets -- they even have one place that could house an elephant, if needed -- and many of the evacuation areas are allowing people to bring their furry friends.
Last year, while the country suffered its deep recession, it was discovered that the King was elephant-hunting in Botswana in the company of Corinna Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, a German princess with whom he has been romantically linked and whose name has also appeared in documents related to the Urdangarin investigation.
If Mr Elephant goes somewhere that James fears, James is more likely to follow suit.
Whereas they were always a midsize company that was kind of an elephant hunter in the EMP business.
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She had worked on an elephant project there that featured private game ranches.
Now Paul Silk, former Clerk of the Assembly, probably won't take kindly to being compared to an elephant, but that's exactly what his Commission was today - the Commission that's due to report in the middle of next month with their recommendations on which tax powers should be devolved to Wales.
Some of the more outlandish elephant behaviours also suggest that the beasts crave the stuff.
Much, then, is riding on the success of a plane that Boeing dismisses as a white elephant.
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