Elephant
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Six elephants drown, 2 rescued in Thai national park
World | Oct 06, 2019, 04:23 PM ISTStaff at Khao Yai National Park discovered the two struggling elephants and the carcasses after dawn Saturday near the Haew Narok waterfall, also known as the Ravine of Hell.
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Elephant calf prefers human company to the wild
India | Oct 04, 2019, 05:49 PM ISTAmazingly, the calf became too friendly with the officials and began following them wherever they went. So, they decided to keep the calf with the forest department and rear it as a kumki (tame).
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Delhi: Missing elephant, Laxmi, found after two months
India | Sep 18, 2019, 11:16 AM ISTThe Delhi Police "detained" the jumbo along with its mahout, Saddam, from Yamuna Pusta area in the national capital around 3 am, he said.
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In name of faith, 70-year-old skeletal elephant forced to parade in Sri Lanka
World | Aug 16, 2019, 04:59 PM ISTThe Esala Perahera festival (also known as the Festival of the Tooth) is an annual Buddhist festival celebrated with elegant costumes, performers and decorated elephants in Kandy, located in central Sri Lanka.
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DRI seizes tiger teeth, elephant tusks in Kolkata
India | Jul 31, 2019, 08:36 AM ISTThe woman had brought the tusks from Assam, concealed inside her side bag, under instructions from her husband and was about to hand over the same to him in the station itself.
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Wild tusker accidently comes in contact with transformer, gets electrocuted to death in UP
India | Jul 27, 2019, 08:17 PM ISTThis is the second incident of electrocution of wild tuskers in Dudhwa buffer zone. On July 8, 2011, three wild tuskers-- a male, female and their calf-- were killed due to electrocution.
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Elephant Whisperer: Uttar Pradesh forest officials have never heard of it
India | Jul 23, 2019, 11:54 AM ISTForest officials in Uttar Pradesh who have been grappling with the problem of two wild tuskers wandering in the western part of the state have not even heard of the technique of elephant whisperers that can tame these wild giants.
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Elderly man trampled to death by elephant
India | Jul 19, 2019, 07:39 PM ISTA 72-year-old man has been trampled to death by an elephant in Burgur forest here while he was herding cattle home, police said Friday.
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Assam MP seeks Javadekar's help to stop transport of 4 jumbos
India | Jun 20, 2019, 06:35 PM ISTAssam Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday sought the intervention of the Ministry of Environment to stop the transportation of four elephants to Ahmedabad for the July 4 Rath Yatra procession.
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HC comes to rescue of elephant used for begging
India | Jun 14, 2019, 12:04 AM ISTThe Madras High Court has directed the principal chief conservator of forests and the chief wildlife warden to immediately take possession of a female elephant allegedly being used for begging by the wife of a mahout.
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Animal lover Virat Kohli pens open letter to relocate Elephant No.44 from Jaipur
Cricket | Nov 29, 2018, 04:08 PM ISTA group of American tourists had witnessed eight men violently beating an elephant at Amber Fort in June last year, and the animal is still being forced to give rides.
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Angry elephant crushes woman to death in Maharashtra
News | Oct 03, 2018, 11:29 AM ISTAngry elephant crushes woman to death in Maharashtra
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Supreme Court asks Tamil Nadu govt to seal 11 resorts on Nilgiris elephant corridor within 48 hrs
India | Aug 09, 2018, 04:46 PM ISTA bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur directed the owners of the other resorts and hotels located in the area to place their documents of approval before the collector within 24 hours.
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Angry elephants destroy several acres of farmland in Odisha
News | Jun 14, 2018, 01:24 PM ISTAngry elephants destroy several acres of farmland in Odisha
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Elephant calf rescued from a pit in forests of Mahulapunji, Dhenkanal (Watch Video)
News | Jun 13, 2018, 12:43 PM ISTElephant calf rescued from a pit in forests of Mahulapunji, Dhenkanal after a four-hour long operation
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Elephant spotted smoking in jungle; video baffles netizens
Trending | Mar 27, 2018, 01:20 PM ISTThis is the first known video-documentation of a wild elephant exhibiting such behaviour.
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Carcass of wild elephant found in Assam
India | Feb 10, 2018, 05:33 PM ISTThe carcass was found yesterday evening along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, Divisional Forest Officer Rajen Choudhury said.
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Video: Drunk Kerala man's 'Baahubali' stunt with elephant goes horribly wrong
India | Nov 14, 2017, 09:30 AM ISTThe elephant threw the man in the air as he tried to kiss it after feeding a few bananas to the animal.
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22nd International ‘Elephant Parade’ comes to India for the first time
Lifestyle | Aug 25, 2017, 12:33 PM ISTOther places where the Elephant parade has taken place include Suzhou, Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Hong Kong. It was also organised in Taiwan.
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Good news! A 70-year old elephant successfully rescued by ‘Wildlife SOS’ in a great move
Life | Jun 15, 2017, 10:56 AM ISTDue to labour and old age, Gajraj developed several medical issues that required attention.