Climate crisis: Drought causes mass elephant deaths in Zimbabwe game reserve
Drought conditions had earlier also prompted a mass-movement of elephants from Hwange into neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, food
Tranquilised wild elephant dies after falling off lorry; autopsy indicates cardiac arrest cause of death
Wildlife activist alleges negligence by forest department during capture operation
As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Elephant corridor report plagued with inconsistencies, could escalate conflict with humans, says expert
IISc professor Raman Sukumar stressed on effective management of jumbos in National Board for Wildlife meeting in August
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
There’s a human hand in every tenth elephant death in Odisha
34 elephants were killed by poachers, 30 died after being hit by trains and six died in road accidents in the last 10 years
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
Elephant in the room: Human-animal conflicts kill 1,401 people, 301 jumbos in 3 years in India
State governments as well as the Union environment ministry had taken various steps to mitigate human-elephant conflict, according to Union …
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 …
Avoiding tragic elephant deaths through policy intervention
The wildlife conservation agenda in India is largely driven by an elitist mindset that is insensitive and disregardful of the real sufferings of …
Pregnant elephant’s death in Kerala shows institutional indifference to wild animals
It is not tough to see how serious the Union and state governments of the country are about wild animals
Technical committee formed to create National Elephant Action Plan
The main focus of the NEAP will be to mitigate human-elephant conflict, along with improvement of habitat
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
Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’
Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans
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
Odisha can see highest human casualties due to elephant conflict this year: Experts
Odisha is continuing to grant mining leases in elephant habitat despite human deaths from conflict with elephants, say experts
How Tamil Nadu villagers actually view ‘rogue’ elephants
The villagers neither consider these giants as threats to their lives nor a disturbance. They just enjoy their presence instead
Elephant Task Force report: 10 years of a progressive policy that nobody talks about now
The report laid out a solid, actionable and progressive framework for elephant conservation, with innovative changes in governance, increased …
The savoury flower of elephant foot yam and how it's loved in Goa
The exotic flower is eaten widely in the rural parts of the state for a few days before the advent of monsoon
73 elephants, 4 lions run over by trains in 4 years along with 63,000 other animals: CAG report
Report found that preventive measures circulated to zonal railways to prevent animal deaths had not been implemented even after 10 years
Elephant electrocution deaths: Odisha gives Rs 445 cr to power DISCOMS to prevent live wire snare
Electric wire trap poaching is a growing concern in the state; at least seven elephants have died in the last 10 months
Human-driven speciation: A peek into how we may alter the morphology of African elephants
Anthropogenic activities such as global warming, poaching, mining, deforestation and noise pollution will form a more wrinkly, hairier, tuskless, …
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 …
Why should only jumbos matter?
The outrage over the death of a pregnant elephant in kerala highlights our skewed notion of biodiversity and its conservation
Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon: Study
World’s second-biggest rainforest could lose 6-9 % of its carbon capture ability, if the forest elephant goes extinct, says Saint Louis …