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While in the wild, listenMongabay-India's 'Wild Frequencies' explores decoding animal behavior through sound, focusing on the Elephant Acoustic Project in its secon...25 Jun, 2025, 12.22 AM IST- Elephants linked to India's culture, history: PM Modi"World Elephant Day is an occasion to appreciate the wide range of community efforts to protect elephants. At the same time, we reaffirm ou...12 Aug, 2024, 10.27 AM IST
- St. Louis Zoo's elephant 'Rani' dies after a dog enters restricted areaA 27-year-old female Asian elephant named Rani tragically passed away at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri after collapsing due to a disturbanc...19 Oct, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
- India's oldest elephant Bijuli Prasad passes away at 89While not possible to confirm the elephant's exact age, it is known that he was brought to work on a tea estate by a British farmer during ...23 Aug, 2023, 08.22 AM IST
- World Elephant Day 2022: History, significance and facts about the largest land mammals on earthPoaching is the No. 1 threat facing these 'gentle giants'. Loss of habitat, human-elephant conflict, mistreatment by humans, captivity are ...12 Aug, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
- India home to about 60 per cent of all Asian elephants: PM Modi on World Elephant DaySuccesses in the animal's conservation must be viewed in the context of the larger efforts underway in India to minimise human-animal confl...12 Aug, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
- Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India aim to conserve Asian elephantThe project will work across 150 villages in Kamrup, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Nagaon districts and train community members on effective sit...13 Oct, 2020, 10.10 PM IST
- Michelle Poonawalla joins Prince Charles and Camilla, makes the elephant a favouritePoonawalla's association with Elephant Parade India has also impacted her fashion sensibility.09 Oct, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
- After genome sequencing, scientists find 95% similarity in Asian, African elephantsScientists have also sequenced the 'transcriptome' – the complete set of RNA from a population of cells - of the Asian elephant for the fir...18 Dec, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
- Maneka ropes in Big B, Salman for elephant rehabThe cost for keeping an elephant is also prohibitive. Each elephant costs about Rs 50,000 to 60,000 per month in terms of medical care, fee...13 Nov, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
- Asian elephants play key role in spreading green coverAsian elephants play a vital role in the ecology of the forest and help spread green cover because of their eating and movement pattern04 Oct, 2015, 12.37 PM IST
- Muthoot partners with WWF for elephant projectA new conservation project aimed at effective management of human-elephant conflict and protecting the habitats of Asian elephants in six s...14 Feb, 2015, 10.03 PM IST
- Pilot project to reduce elephant births under consideration: West BengalThe West Bengal government has informed the Supreme Court that it was only evaluating the feasibility and suitability of a WWF-India pilot ...24 Sep, 2014, 03.10 AM IST
- Uttarakhand emerging as hotspot of ivory smugglingUttarakhand, known as one of the safest abodes of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Southeast Asia, is fast emerging as an important ...21 Feb, 2014, 05.26 AM IST
- Madhuri rues lack of adequate space for wild animalsBollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, appointed brand ambassador for a fund-raising project for conservation of Asian elephants and tigers, today l...23 Jul, 2011, 04.26 AM IST
- Centre seeks report on elephant deathsThe environment ministry has sought a report from the Uttarakhand government on increasing cases of elephant mortality at the famous Corbet...05 Sep, 2008, 02.30 PM IST
- Train hits no longer take toll on elephantsIn the last six years, no case of elephant deaths due to train-hit has been reported from Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, thanks to jo...10 Jun, 2008, 12.27 PM IST
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