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
Emotional giantsElephants exhibit remarkable emotional intelligence, displaying empathy, cooperation, and grief, traits once considered uniquely human. Sci...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.35 AM IST
Mother elephant, calf die after being hit by Rajdhani Express in AssamThe accident happened when a herd of elephants were crossing the railway tracks on Sunday night near Kharikatia railway station in Jorhat d...
11 Oct, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
Selfie with a herd of wild elephants? Don't even try"Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour," writes...
08 Aug, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Heavy sleepers: Elephants on epic trek take nap08 Jun, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
Kerala: Another elephant suspected to have been killed in similar fashionA top forest officer said that another female elephant had met with similar fate in April in Pathanapuram forest range area under Punalur d...
05 Jun, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Forest department plans to domesticate wild elephants in KolhapurThe territorial forest department of Kolhapur region has planned the domestication of wild elephants in Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts.
25 Jan, 2015, 02.43 AM IST
Kaziranga model to save villagers from wild elephantsWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UP forest department would now work in tandem to prevent destruction of crops and threat to human live...
12 Sep, 2013, 05.45 AM IST
- Abhimanyu never lets down the Mahout and his assistants
Mythological Mahabharat's Abhimanyu might have lost the battle and his way out of Chakrayuvya ( circled fort), but this 47 year old pachyde...
25 Jun, 2013, 08.23 PM IST
Herd of wild elephants kills one, destroys houses in AssamThe jumbos entered a village in Numaligarh area creating panic among the people by trampling one person to death and going on a rampage pul...
05 May, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
Sixty elephants creating havoc at Arunachal villageA herd of 60 elephants has been creating havoc at Mer village in East Siang district since the last couple of days damaging crops.
14 Oct, 2012, 06.44 PM IST
- Elephant herd sighted in Arunachal Pradesh sanctuary
Much to the excitement of wildlife lovers, a herd of elephants numbering around 60 have been spotted in Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in E...
23 Apr, 2012, 01.38 PM IST
Man-elephant conflict in OrissaThe conflict between men and elephants came to the fore once again in Odisha's Ganjam district when wild tuskers trampled to death a 57-yea...
23 Dec, 2011, 11.30 PM IST
- Three elephants electrocuted in Lakhimpur
Three wild elephants, including a calf, were electrocuted when they pulled down an electric pole near Suheli in north Kheri forest division...
08 Jul, 2011, 06.01 PM IST
- 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...
14 Nov, 2010, 05.21 PM IST
Thirty people fall prey to wild elephants in ChhattisgarhHerds of wild elephants straying from shrinking habitats in Orissa and Jharkhand have killed at least 30 people in Chhattisgarh so far this...
15 Sep, 2009, 11.26 AM IST
- Wild elephants kill 4 in Bangladesh hills
A herd of wild elephants trampled to death four members of a family in remote southeastern hills prompting over 100 families in the area to...
11 Jul, 2008, 08.06 PM IST