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    Elephant Rescue
    in Sumatra: A Diary


    RINGLING BROS. WELCOMES NEWEST MEMBER
    OF ASIAN ELEPHANT HERD IN RACE
    TO SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES!
    NBC'S "TODAY SHOW" VIEWERS NAME
    THE BABY "ASHA" IN ONLINE POLL!

    Alana and calf March 18, 2002: The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Center for Elephant Conservation (CEC) is thrilled to announce the birth of a 264-pound, healthy female Asian elephant calf, the fourteenth in a 10-year-old breeding program. The 25-year-old mother, Alana, delivered the calf at the CEC at 2:12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. This new baby represents an important milestone in the race for survival of the species, since fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants are left in the world.

    Elephant lovers everywhere had the chance to name the new baby courtesy of NBC's The Today Show. The candidates for the elephant's name were announced on The Today Show on March 8, and voting took place on the program's Web site. The winning name -- Asha -- was announced on The Today Show on March 18. "Asha" means "hope" in the Thai language.

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    Alana's energetic newborn has no trouble keeping up with mom! (60 sec.)
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    Alana and her newborn calf take a walk in the grass. (60 sec.)
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    Even during bathtime, mother and baby stick close together. (60 sec.)
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    Asha is Alana's third calf, and the little elephant joins half-siblings Rudy, Gunther, and Sara, who were born at the CEC between April 2001 and January 2002; one more calf is due to join them at the CEC in 2002. With these births, the CEC continues its record of being one of the most successful Asian elephant conservation programs in the world. In fact, since the early 1990s, more than 30 percent of the viable Asian elephant calves born in North America were born through the Ringling Bros. Asian Elephant conservation project.

    The Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation (CEC) was founded by Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, to keep Asian elephants alive for future generations. Built in 1995, this 200-acre, state-of-the-art facility was designed for the conservation, breeding, scientific study and retirement of the Asian elephant, enabling Ringling Bros. to share its knowledge with veterinary and scientific communities worldwide. Please explore the links at the top of this page to learn more about the CEC.

    ©2006 Feld Entertainment, Inc.