article_snippet: A rare white elephant has been captured after A rare white elephant was discovered roaming wild in a  jungle in Burma.
article_snippet: A rare white elephant was captured by forestry officials six weeks after A rare white elephant was spotted at a reserve in the western Ayeyarwaddy region.
article_snippet: eight white elephants in captivity have been revered for centuries in Asian nations including Burma, Thailand and Laos, and eight white elephants in captivity appearance is said to bring good fortune, as well as herald political change.
article_snippet: A rare white elephant, similar to this animal, has been captured after this animal was discovered roaming wild in a jungle in Burma . '
article_snippet: We had to be careful,' said Burma's forestry department spokesman Tun Tun Oo, who said A rare white elephant had first been sighted in the Pathein township. '
article_snippet: We didn't want the elephant or the forestry department officials to get hurt.'
article_snippet: the animals were normally kept and pampered by monarchs as a symbol of royal power and prosperity - and many people still believe the animals bring good luck to the country.
article_snippet: eight white elephants in captivity have been revered for centuries in Asian nations including Burma, Thailand and LaosThailand and LaosLaos, and eight white elephants in captivity appearance is said to bring good fortune, as well as herald political change .
article_snippet: Previous white elephants transported from Myanmar's jungles have been heralded in lavish ceremonies in which military leaders sprinkle Previous white elephants transported from Myanmar's jungles with scented water laced with gold, silver and precious gems.
article_snippet: And in the 16th century  Thailand, then known as Siam, and Burma even went to war over the disputed ownership of four white elephants.
article_snippet: Burma currently has eight white elephants in captivity, most from the Ayeyarwaddy region.
article_snippet: According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are between 25,600 and 32,750 Asian elephants remaining in the wild.
article_snippet: Only males carry tusks and thus at risk from poachers who want Only males for Only males ivory.
article_snippet: The capture of wild elephants for domestic use has become a threat to wild populations.
article_snippet: India, Vietnam, and Burma have banned the capture of elephants in order to conserve wild herds, but in Burma elephants are still caught for the timber industry or the illegal wildlife trade, according to charity the WWF.
article_snippet: Burma currently has eight white elephants in captivity, most from the Ayeyarwaddy region.
highlights_snippet: Seven-year-old female elephant found in western Ayeyarwaddy region .
  
highlights_snippet: Burma currently has eight white elephants in captivity .