‘Rogue elephant’, ‘Crocodile-infested’, ‘Tiger-haunted’: It is all in the semantics
Language has shaped or disfigured landscapes, human communities, wildlife populations and our perception of the very earth we call ‘home&…
Jumbo graveyard: Odisha registers 282 elephant deaths since 2018
As many as 2 Bengal tigers and 15 leopards also died in the state in the same period
Bihar adds elephant centre to Valmiki Tiger Reserve, experts see challenges
Centre in Valmiki Tiger Reserve will provide perfect natural habitat but increase human-animal conflicts, conservationists say
World Elephant Day 2023: Merger of its Project with that of the tiger seems to be a matter of administrative convenience
Elephants’ management should progress towards achieving clearly outlined long term aims and goals
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Can changing crop pattern foil elephant raids to farmlands?
Farmers in eastern Indian states are replacing paddy with alternative crops to prevent elephant attacks. The question is can this experiment be …
Elephant carcass with missing tusks found in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj
It is the second dead elephant found in Odisha in a week
Intensive poaching led to more tuskless female elephants in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park
The evolutionary shift can have a far-ranging effect on the local ecosystem
Odisha loses 24th elephant in 8 years on railway tracks
While forest department wants speed checks, railways seek better coordination
Elephants continue to die: CAG slams forest department, railways in its audit
Some 61 elephants died due to rail collisions between 2016 and 2019, according to CAG, due to non-compliance with norms
Committee must take steps to curb elephant deaths by trains in Kerala, Tamil Nadu: NGT
Committee to work in coordination with the Railways, Wildlife Institute of India as well as Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Ahead of CITES CoP18, Botswana tries to lift ban on ivory trade
It is trying to mobilise other Southern African countries to come to a common consensus on how to deal with the rising population of elephants
Hong Kong to ban ivory trade
The city is a key link in the ivory trafficking trade and provides a strategic transit hub into mainland China
Elephant tourism often involves cruelty — here are steps toward more humane, animal-friendly excursions
Part of the problem lies with governments, as many have marketed tourism as a way to fund conservation projects
Simply Put: Botswana elephants
Development: Am I blocking your way?
3,500 captive elephants are used to entertain tourists in India: Study
Report focuses on situation of captive elephants across Asia, including India
A jumbo by the tail
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Six elephants die of haemorrhagic septicaemia in a fortnight in Odisha’s Karlapat Sanctuary
All bodies were found along the Ghusurigudi nullah, leading experts to think the water is contaminated
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban
Southern African nations are seeking permission to trade inivory, in direct opposition to the wishes of their northern neighbours
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
It’s high time to move towards compassionate, responsible wildlife tourism
Elephants used for tourist rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan are part of the tourism packages that subject these wild animals to live in …
For forest elephants in Central Africa, no place is safe from poaching
A recent study shows a 78-81 per cent decline in elephant population from the most protected area in Central Africa over a period of ten years
Close resorts in elephant corridors: Supreme Court
Tusker travails