- 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
Wild elephants wreaking havoc in Koraput villagesWild elephants have been wreaking havoc on human habitations and crops in three Koraput villages since Saturday night, Forest officials sai...
10 Mar, 2015, 05.36 PM IST
Kaziranga loses another rhino, horn chopped offAn adult rhino was killed by a group of suspected militants at Kaziranga National park on Sunday evening.The pachyderm's horn was chopped o...
25 Feb, 2014, 09.51 AM IST
Elephant carcass found in riverThe carcass of an elephant that came flowing in the Siang river was found from a place near Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
20 Jul, 2013, 10.29 PM 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
- Jumbo headcount jumps to 1930 in state
Here is some good news for elephant lovers.Odisha has witnessed a jump in pachyderm population, from 1886 in 2010 to 1930, according to the...
28 Jun, 2012, 11.11 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
Male elephant found dead in forest rangeA 20-year-old male elephant was found dead due to an ailment at nearby Kadambur range this morning, forest department officials said.
12 Jun, 2012, 02.22 PM IST
- Country's biggest resting shelter for elephants coming up in Haryana
The centre, spread over 450 acres, is situated alongside Kalesar wildlife sanctuary. Apart from being a home to the 'disabled' jumbos, the ...
17 May, 2012, 02.43 AM 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
- No domestication of pachyderms for govt use: Project Elephant
The Centre has said no permit has been issued to Assam for "domestication of wild elephants for government duties", even as the state has a...
15 Nov, 2009, 03.14 PM IST
- Mother, child trampled to death by elephant
Two members of a family, including a child, were killed and another seriously injured when they were attacked by wild elephants at Charidua...
30 Apr, 2009, 09.05 PM IST
- Elephant trapped in slush rescued
Hit by a car, an elephant panicked and ran into muddy slush, where it remained stuck for several hours before it was pulled out to safety b...
26 Jan, 2009, 11.49 AM IST
- Elephants destroy 20 houses, damage crops
A herd of about 30 elephants destroyed around 20 houses and destroyed crops in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, Forest department sources...
30 May, 2008, 03.47 PM IST
- Microchip implanted on pachyderm
Forest department officials have implanted a microchip on the elephant of the Manakukla Vinayakar Temple in the city in keeping with the Ce...
06 May, 2008, 02.12 PM IST
- Another rhino killed in Orang National Park
Another rhino fell prey to poachers in Assam's Orang National Park, raising the number of the endangered pachyderms killed in the state in ...
29 Apr, 2008, 05.45 PM IST
- Probe into death of two baby elephants
Kerala government on Sunday ordered a probe into the death of two baby elephants at a camp for the pachyderms at Kodanad in Ernakulam distr...
03 Jan, 2008, 11.35 AM IST