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3 killed after passenger van hits an elephant in a Ugandan national park

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A passenger van struck an elephant in a Ugandan national park, killing three people and injuring four others, police said.

The crash happened on Sunday on a paved road inside Murchison Falls National Park, police said in a statement on Monday.

The van was transporting employees of the Uganda Revenue Authority traveling from a city in northern Uganda to Kampala, the capital.

After hitting the animal, the driver “subsequently lost control of the vehicle,” the police statement said. “Motorists are strongly urged to exercise extreme caution while driving through national parks and wildlife-protected areas.”

Footage from the scene showed people in the damaged car crying for help while the injured elephant struggled to get up in a nearby bush. It wasn’t clear if the elephant survived the crash.

Although these incidents are rare, they illustrate what conservationists describe as the human-wildlife conflict that can emerge in protected areas accessible to people.

Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U.S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to see him for themselves. The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice. But citing security concerns, the government ordered him transferred to the zoo in the capital, where large crowds are now braving sweltering heat to see him. On Tuesday, visitors pressed against the fence of the buffalo's enclosure, filming with their phones as some fathers hoisted small children on their shoulders for a better view.
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