‘Protocol not followed’: Complaint lodged in Karnataka forest department sharpshooter death case

Venkatesh, tasked with tranquilising an injured wild elephant in Hassan, was trampled to death by it in what his son has blamed as negligence by …

Arikkomban should be trained to become a kumki

That is the best option for a rogue elephant in the habit of raiding human habitations, killing people and damaging properties

Over 500 died in human-elephant conflict in Odisha in last 5 years

Around a quarter of these deaths occurred during summer season between April and June  

Two forest officials suspended for deaths of elephants in train accident

Environmentalists have called out the forest department for only taking action against low-rank officials

Photographic identities may help in elephant census: Study

Researchers used the technique to estimate Asian elephant populations in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam

Wild Emergency: From sensational to sensible

The National Board of Wildlife’s recommendation that state governments use Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code while dealing with …

Kenya joins the ‘Elephant Protection Initiative’

President Kenyatta makes pledge as part of package of conservation on signing to the Pan-African ‘Giants Club’

Elephant memories apart

Tania James offers an insight into the elephant's mind, while exploring the human-animal conflict through a range of narrative techniques

All work and no foreplay

Plans are afoot to rejuvenate an overworked elephant population in Myanmar through artificial insemination

African elephants face birth control

As the result of the ban on ivory trading, elephants are overbreeding, creating problems such as the destruction of forest land.

Dying on the edge

To reduce human-animal conflict, a 14-km-long wall will be built along the southern border of Corbett Tiger Reserve. But wall will cost Rs 4.5 …

Speeding train kills six elephants in West Bengal

The killer track has claimed lives of 52 elephants in the past decade; forest department and railways continue to blame each other

Wild elephant kills 2 in Bihar

Officials say the elephant likely strayed out of forest in Jharkhand in search of food

Elephants killed 527 humans in Odisha in 6 years: Wildlife group

Eight dead in last six days

Tribals voice protest against power project in West Bengal’s Ayodhya Hills

Villagers claim that the power project will destroy their forests and elephant habitats

SOUTH AFRICA

Holistic approach

Good step, but not long-term answer: Activists on Odisha’s request for ‘kumkis’ & ‘mahouts’ from Tamil Nadu

Stopping illegal mining & quarrying, notifying elephant corridors would be ideal solution for human-elephant conflict

‘It is the elephant-headed aspect so prevalent in Ganesha that has allowed his icon to gain a foothold in many cultures’

Down To Earth speaks to Lode Rosseels, a Belgian engineer, linguist and Japanologist, on Ganesha's journey from India to Tibet, China and Japan

Kerala’s gaur-human conflict debates fail to address some core issues; here is why

Gaurs had turned violent & aggressive after being shot by poachers; contentious issues, including the role of poachers, remain unaddressed

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  

Deep dive: Science alone cannot provide solutions to human-elephant interactions in South India; here’s how

Government departments, nonprofits and scientists must work together to advance inclusive policies without discounting the urgency for scientists …

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

Elephants have first right on forest, says SC while ordering demolition of Numaligarh Refinery wall

The 2.2-km boundary wall has been erected in 2011 on an elephant migration corridor in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district, for the …

Odisha elephant deaths: Protect wildlife corridors, say experts

The unavailability of healthy corridors to pass through is increasing human-animal conflict, say experts