Why scientists are racing to protect animal traditions before they disappearWildlife conservation is shifting focus. Experts now emphasize preserving animal traditions, behavior, and social skills. This new approach...
19 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Why Europe Is Quietly Bringing Back an Animal That Went Extinct in 1627The last aurochs, an ancestor of modern cattle, vanished in Poland in 1627. However, a groundbreaking scientific effort is bringing these m...
11 May, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
African Proverb of the Day: “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.”This African proverb “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt” is a timeless reflection of how conflicts between powerful ...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Why Are Some Elephants Born Without Tusks Despite Their Natural Need for Them? The Evolutionary Puzzle UncoveredField rangers observed fewer tusked female elephants. Decades of ivory hunting in Gorongosa National Park favored tuskless survivors. This ...
09 Mar, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
India's first DNA elephant census finds 25% drop in population, warns of rising habitat lossIndia's first DNA-based elephant census reveals a nearly 25% population drop over eight years, estimating 22,446 elephants. The new scienti...
15 Oct, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Elephant census delayed in northeast; final count likely in June 2025India's latest elephant census results have been postponed until June next year. Monsoon rains, floods, and limited forest staff capacity a...
13 Aug, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
282 elephants, two tigers, 15 leopards died since 2018 in Odisha: GovtOf the 282 elephants, seven were poached, 13 were killed in train mishaps, four in road accidents, 43 died due to electrocution, 135 due to...
07 Sep, 2021, 10.16 PM IST
Kerala: Pregnant elephant dies after consuming pineapple stuffed with crackersThe incident took place on May 27 while the elephant was standing in water and forest officials said that it died standing in river Velliya...
05 Jun, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
India's elephant population stable: CensusAn elephant census released by the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change on Saturday revealed an expansion in elephant ...
13 Aug, 2017, 04.16 AM IST
Old homes threatened, Indian elephant moves to Haryana, Himachal12 Aug, 2017, 11.11 PM IST
- Line transect method apt for elephant count: researchers
Researchers have strongly favoured the line transect method for estimating elephant population with greater accuracy in order to boost cons...
07 Jun, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
Elephant population not declining : GovernmentAs per the 2012 data, there were 9239 elephants in North East region, 2865 in Eastern region, and between 15,650 to 16,970 elephants in Sou...
05 May, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
- No death on rail track despite 20% of elephant population: Karnataka
Karnataka could possibly have the solution to save elephants from getting knocked down by trains at a time when an alarmed Supreme Court ha...
12 Jan, 2014, 07.05 AM IST
Karnataka is now home to 6,072 elephantsKarnataka is now home to 6,072 Asiatic elephants, 5,945 of which were spotted in the Mysore elephant reserve (MER) alone, according to the ...
06 Feb, 2013, 07.05 AM IST
- Manula sheds light on monitoring elephant population
In spite of its conservation significance, elephant populations across many sites/countries continue to be monitored using methods and tech...
18 Jan, 2013, 04.28 PM IST
- Elephant population rises to 1930 in Odisha
Despite death of 149 elephants, mostly due to poaching and electrocution during last two years in Odisha, the population of pachyderms has ...
28 Jun, 2012, 08.21 PM IST