A unique rejuvenation camp in Tamil Nadu for captive elephants
Nutritious food and restorative care help relieve the stress that such elephants develop during captivity
Preventing forest loss on private land can aid elephant conservation: Paper
Elephants prefer areas close to forests, with high vegetation cover and low human population densities, according to a recently published …
World Elephant Day: India’s jumbos stare at a worrying future
Today only about 27,000 wild elephants remain in India, as opposed to a million a decade ago. There has been a 98 per cent nose-dive in their …
The jury is still out on the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth
There are several ethical concerns in bringing an extinct species back to life, some scientists have said about the woolly mammoth; others …
Preserving India's pachyderms
The recently-concluded 'Gaj Mahotsav’ in Delhi celebrated the Indian Elephant, an animal that is fast losing its habitat in India
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 …
Asian elephant expert Raman Sukumar now a Vice-Chair of the IPCC
As part of the new IPCC Bureau, he will work on the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report, expected to be completed in the coming 5-7 years
Do elephants grieve? Maybe, though not in the ‘human’ sense of the word
The apparent emotionality and the wide-ranging individual differences in the responses of elephants to their dead do indeed deserve further study
Activists point to ‘frightening trend’ of wild elephants being brought into captive elephant trade
Activists raise red flag after yet another instance of elephants being transported from Arunachal to Gujarat is discovered
Stakeholders discuss measures to reduce elephant mortality from rail collisions at meet
Organised in mid-March, government agencies and conservation organisations at the meet also agreed to begin a series ‘focused workshops&…
Yes, Army mortar shelling did kill 4 elephants in north Bengal, state government confirms
State government asks Army to shift from the Teesta Firing Range; Army says it it yet to receive a formal communication
Another elephant electrocuted in Odisha, the second in 10 days
Some 119 jumbos were electrocuted in Odisha between 2009 and 2019, according to the statistics of the forest department
Trichy’s elephant rescue centre is a haven for abused pachyderms
Since its commencement last year, the centre has cared for those elephants who have been ill-treated by private owners
The Borneo elephant has been overshadowed by its bigger cousins: Nurzhafarina Othman
Down To Earth speaks to Nurzhafarina Othman, a Malaysian elephant ecologist, on the little-known Borneo elephant
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
Jumbo without a jungle
Experts from the fields of history and conservation tell Down To Earth about why, despite featuring so frequently in Indian history and culture, …
Wild elephant tests positive for herpes virus in Odisha forest
In 2019, five elephants had died within 33 days in Odisha after testing positive for herpes
Bengal forest guards rescue 2 Arunachal elephants being trafficked to Gujarat
Two wild elephants rescued in Jalpaiguri October 24, have been taken to the Gorumara National Park and are in good health
Elephant Whisperers: It can promote a nuanced understanding of the pachyderm-human relationship, say experts
However, expecting it to help generate solutions to the complex problems concerning wild as well as captive elephants in India is a tall order
No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants
Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …
Two held after tusker dies due to burn injuries near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
The animal was being shifted to a relief camp for treatment when it collapsed due to septicemia and died
Expect more elephant raids during paddy harvest in Dooars this year
Many COVID-19 returnees have cultivated paddy this year during the monsoon due to the lack of work and livelihood opportunities
Bhupender Yadav launches field manual for forest staffers to manage human-elephant conflict
Yadav also released the Preliminary Report on Human Elephant Conflict and a booklet titled Trumpet
'Resurgence of smuggling in Myanmar threat to wild Asian elephants'
Smugglers resort to torture to capture and train elephant calves, says report by wildlife monitoring network
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
