How did elephants evolve such a large brain? Climate change is part of the answer

The evolutionary history of elephants is interesting. It parallels humans’ in many ways

Hathi Mitras: Chhattisgarh’s solution to tackling human-elephant conflict

Village residents known as hathi mitras or ‘friends of elephants’ dedicatedly track pachyderm movements to help prevent casualties …

RTI points to poaching behind dead elephant in Tamil Nadu

Forest officials had covered up the death of the tusker in 2018 and said the animal was a female that had died due to electrocution

Talcher's killer elephant detusked

The rogue elephant that killed five persons in Talcher was de-tusked

Odisha loses 24th elephant in 8 years on railway tracks

While forest department wants speed checks, railways seek better coordination

Elephants' conflict of diet

It's not just fragmented corridors that take elephants to farms. They get drawn towards crops that improve their state of mind and well-being

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka record 13,662 jumbos; male-female ratios and age gradation healthy, say experts

Climate change, human-elephant conflict and habitat fragmentation affecting movement of the animals

Centre identifies 62 new elephant corridors; total now 150

East central region has the most corridors at 52; among states, West Bengal tops list at 26 corridors

Nilgiris Elephant Corridor: SC upholds Madras HC order affirming animals’ right of passage

Apex court also sets up committee to look into complaints on the issue

How solar-powered fences mitigated human-elephant conflict in Assam

A biologist employed with a non-profit in the North East describes her organisation’s efforts at reducing negative encounters between …

Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar, third within a month

Forest officials believe the dead elephant belonged to a herd of elephants roaming in the area

Conservationists slam draft of new government report on elephants

It fails to understand the ecology of elephants, they say

Elephants found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar with tusks removed; activists allege poaching

Odisha forest department comes under fire by locals, activists; locals allege neglect

Why do they raid crops?

Sometimes elephants raid crops even when there is a lot of food in the forests