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
In a first, Bengal to count big herbivores during tiger censusEarlier, the tiger census was done solely focussing on the big cats but from this year, the population of big herbivores will be included i...
22 Sep, 2021, 11.55 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
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
How the national elephant census went about the job of counting the beast500 volunteers responded to the Forest Department’s call to be part of the all-India synchronised Asian elephant population estimation.
18 Jun, 2017, 09.09 AM IST
Fresh elephant count in India to begin in July; Census report to come next year29 Jun, 2016, 09.36 PM IST
- Odisha wildlife website sadly lacking in data and crucial information
The wildlife wing of the forest department seems to be in deep slumber as its official website — www.odishawildlife.org — either contains d...
28 Dec, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
1,035 elephants rule tiger bastion Corbett Tiger ReserveAs per the recent elephant estimation exercise conducted in Uttarakhand in June, Corbett Tiger Reserve has emerged as one of the main basti...
23 Aug, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
- Jumbo rules in tiger hotbed Corbett
For those who equated Corbett with just tigers, think again. As per the recent elephant estimation exercise conducted in Uttarakhand in Jun...
23 Aug, 2015, 08.28 AM IST
- 836 swamp deer in Kaziranga National Park
The population of Eastern Swamp Deer in the Kaziranga National Park has come down from 841 to 836, as per a census conducted on Thursday.
20 Dec, 2013, 12.29 PM IST
- Karnataka elephants suffer captivity-induced health problems
Elephants are highly social animals, which are active for 18 hours a day and travel as far as 30 miles a day. They live in matriarchal herd...
04 Sep, 2013, 03.55 PM IST
- Habitat havoc
Last week four elephants died on rail tracks of Jalpaiguri.
05 Jun, 2013, 06.07 AM IST
- Satakosia begins its tiger census
Forest officials have started a tiger census in Satakosia tiger reserve after failing to spot any big cat since 2010.
09 May, 2013, 03.39 AM IST
Elephant count begins with hope that numbers are upOfficials of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka will carry out a three-day elephant headcount starting Tuesday, with foresters optimistic abo...
22 May, 2012, 07.13 AM IST
- 121 vultures found during census in Nilgiris district
A three-day census in the North Division of Nilgiris district revealed the presence of 121 endangered vulture species, a senior forest depa...
09 May, 2012, 06.49 PM IST
- No of elephants rise in Orissa by 24 in last three years, experts dispute official figure
Even as the forest department claimed increase in the number of elephants by 24 in the last three years in Orissa.
18 Jun, 2010, 10.06 PM IST