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Kadena Air Base in Japan sees largest 'Elephant Walk' with 53 aircraft; here's what it is and what it indicatesKadena Air Base in Japan showcased a record-breaking “elephant walk”. It featured 53 aircraft, surpassing the previous record. The formatio...
Kerala temple become India's first to induct robotic elephant for ritual dutiesFollowing up on its pledge to never keep or hire live elephants or any other animals, the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala's Th...
With human-elephant conflict taking more lives on both sides, stakeholders are split over a sustainable solutionBetween 2015 & 2018, more than 1,700 people and 370 elephants have died due to this conflict.
Human-animal conflict a problem, government should consider task force on it, says SCThere is a problem (human-animal conflict) and at some point of time, you have to solve that problem," the bench told Additional Solicitor ...
Animal campaigner seeks PM intervention against chariot festAnimal rights group has sought the immediate intervention of Prime Minister in stopping the alleged abuse of elephants during the ongoing c...
Elephants' death: Animal rights group seeks PM' interventionHeritage Animal Task Force has appealed to the PM to order a high-level enquiry into the alleged premature death of seven captive elephants...
Animal rights campaigner demands release of Delhi Zoo elephantsIt made the request in the wake of a reported incident in which two male elephants, at the national park, had attacked each other earlier t...
Criticism against meet for no-action plan against forest mafiaAn animal rights group alleged that Forest Minister's conference of southern states held failed to chalk out any action plan to tackle the ...
SC notice to Centre and states on welfare of captive elephantsThe Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and states on a PIL seeking a ban on elephant trade and regulating the welfare...
Animal rights campaigners seek's PM intervention to control captive elephantsThe outfit alleged that a 73-year-old jumbo, which ran amok inside the Pathanmthitta district, was tied using banned instruments..
- Top jumbo list taken off forest department site
The Kerala forest and wildlife department has removed from its website a list giving details of top 10 elephants that were presented as the...
Outfit flays move to renew ownership certificate for captive elephantsNoted animal rights group Heritage Task Force has criticised the Kerala forest department's move to renew the ownership certificate for cap...
- Last rites to appease the souls of elephants
Tusker lovers in central Kerala have now started performing rituals to appease the souls of dead elephants.
- Uttarakhand emerging as hotspot of ivory smuggling
Uttarakhand, known as one of the safest abodes of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Southeast Asia, is fast emerging as an important ...
- Environment ministry sets up panel to study legal cover for elephant habitats
The environment ministry has constituted a committee to review how elephant reserves and corridors across the country can get a higher leve...
Review projects in forests: Karnataka Elephant Task ForceA task force set up by the Karnataka high court has recommended for a time-bound review of clearances granted or pending for various projec...
- Six rescued jumbo calves to be released soon
Six elephant calves, who were orphaned after their parents died in train mishaps and man- animal conflicts, are being hand raised at a reha...
- Elephant gets national heritage tag
The elephant has been declared the national heritage animal by the government with an aim to step up measures for its protection.
- Make room for the giants
Despite the fact that India's forests have fragmented and turned into islands in a sea of development, elephants have managed to stride the...
- 29 elephants knocked down by trains in last three years
Twenty-nine elephants have been killed after being knocked down by trains across the country since 2007, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wedn...