Mystery behind the cracks on African bush elephants’ skin decoded
Researchers explain that the animals regulate their body heat through their skin, which helps in absorbing maximum water
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 …
CITES CoP 2019: No more trade in African elephants
Parties vote to restrict trade from Zimbabwe and Botswana. They can no longer be shipped to zoos and circuses worldwide
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&…
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban
Southern African nations are seeking permission to trade in ivory, in direct opposition to the wishes of their northern neighbours
The pain of truncated lives
The Supreme Court's much-awaited judgement on ownership rules for captive elephants could bring clarity on regulation
Rohingya refugees face the rage of displaced elephants
Fleeing brutality, the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been settled along elephant corridors, sparking conflict with the gentle giants of …
From being stranded to being free
How six elephant calves were rescued and brought back to the wild
'Frogs are beautiful'
Wildlife filmamker Ajay Bedi talks to Down To Earth about his recent documentary, 'The Secret Life of Frogs' that released commercially recently
Elephant tales
A new book recounts the intimate experiences of prominent writers with elephants. Exclusive excerpts
Stop displaying elephants at the Sonepur fair
The elephant is India’s National Heritage Animal and displaying it at Sonepur only encourages the brutal and illegal trade in wild …
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 10 - June 16)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
How these two remote districts in Andhra are tackling wild elephant intrusions
The forest department in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram, which border Odisha, are doing their best to manage pachyderms that regularly stray from …
जंगल से आये हाथियों ने किसान को कुचल डाला
इंसानों और हाथियों के बीच संघर्ष की कई घटनाएं होती हैं, ल…
Female elephant dies from electrocution in Odisha
The body was spotted by local resident who in turn informed forest officials
CITES CoP 2019: Resolution seeking closure of domestic ivory markets not adopted
30 African countries panned EU, Japan for not closing legal ivory markets
Zimbabwe sold 97 sub-adult elephants to China, UAE
Cash-strapped southern African country earned $2.7 million
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
आसान नहीं है मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष को रोकना
उत्तराखंड में जगह-जगह जंगली जानवरों के हमले बढ़ते जा रह…
Sambhar tragedy: Are birds second class wildlife, ask experts
Not only are bird species not monitored properly but information about instances of their mass death is suppressed, they allege
India Wildlife Week: Odisha’s report card has hardly anything to show
While other states are implementing viable wildlife management plans, the Odisha government is lagging way behind
The Earth is not for humans alone, says NGT over Deepor Beel
Water body on the outskirts of Guwahati has been facing threats from railway tracks and a municipal solid waste plant
EU's new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision
EU officials argue that while the ban on ivory trade is right for some countries, it shouldn't be all-encompassing. It has called on African …
Why are rail projects above scrutiny in India?
While we have “Project Elephant”, India fails to protect the animals from being mowed down by trains
रायपुर के पास घूम रहे हैं डेढ़ दर्जन हाथी
कई लोगों ने हाथियों के इस दल को राजधानी रायपुर से महज 30 कि…
