India lost 329 tigers in 3 years, including 29 due to poaching: GovernmentThe data showed that the number of poaching cases has reduced over the years from 17 in 2019 to four in 2021. The minister reported that th...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
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Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
SC: Use radars to stop jumbo deaths on tracksThe apex court asked the ministries to make optimum use of available technology to detect presence of elephants on tracks and forewarn trai...
03 Sep, 2014, 04.44 AM IST
Existing arrangements to control elephant deaths failed: CAGThe WB forest dept has failed to review and notify elephant corridors to combat frequent death of wild elephants in train accidents, the CA...
16 Jul, 2014, 10.51 AM 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
IIT-Delhi's sensors to check jumbo deathsIIT-Delhi has designed heat-and-motion sensors that can be fitted on railway tracks to act as an early warning system on movement of animal...
19 Nov, 2013, 04.11 AM IST
‘Railways Killer track’ again kills 7 elephants in West BengalSeven elephants died and many more got injured on a rail track after collision with an approaching train on Wednesday evening.
14 Nov, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
6 elephants crushed on Dooars tracksSix more elephants were mowed down by a train in Dooars on Wednesday evening, taking the year’s death toll to 18.
14 Nov, 2013, 01.54 AM IST
- Six elephants mowed down by speeding train in Bengal
At least six elephants were mowed down by a speeding train today inside Chapramari forests, around 18km from the Banarhat area in Jalpaigur...
13 Nov, 2013, 09.29 PM IST
- Investigation teeth to Similipal staff
The staff of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district henceforth can investigate elephant poisoning cases.Earlier, forest staff...
01 Oct, 2013, 07.16 AM IST
Odisha signs MoU with Wildlife Trust of India to save elephants from train hitsIn a bid to check growing number of cases of elephants being fatally hit by trains, Odisha government today signed an MoU with the Wildlife...
10 May, 2013, 08.08 PM IST
Odisha seeks speed restriction of trains to save elephantsOdisha government today asked the railway board to revisit its advisories on prevention of train accidents involving the animals.
16 Jan, 2013, 11.08 PM IST
- Goods train mows downs 7 elephants
A goods train speeding at 70kmph through the Dooars in Jalpaiguri, ploughed into a herd of elephants, killing seven of them - the highest n...
24 Sep, 2010, 10.25 AM IST
Elephant deaths on tracks: Forest officials want route changedWith the number of elephant deaths on rail tracks in north Bengal on the rise, wildlife officials want the railways to divert some trains t...
10 Jun, 2010, 07.52 AM IST
- Train hits no longer take toll on elephants
In 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
- Committee to protect elephants in North Bengal
The MoEF has formed a seven-member committee to study and recommend steps to check the killing of elephants by speeding trains in Dooars ar...
15 Feb, 2008, 01.43 PM IST