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- India
Amid outrage among locals, TN forest dept chasing away wild elephant into deep forests
Chennai: After strong protests by the people in the Gudalur area in Nilgiris district, the Tamil Nadu forest department is chasing away a tuskless male elephant, also knwon as ‘Makhna’, into the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Elephant dies of electrocution in Chittoor
Chittoor: An elephant died of electrocution after coming in contact with an electric transformer in a forest area in Chittoor district. The incident occurred on Friday in Mogilivari Palli-Kunta Bella forest area…
- India
Puducherry temple elephant ‘Lakshmi’ collapses on road, dies
Puducherry: A 32-year-old female elephant of Sri Manakula Vinagayar temple collapsed on the road and died on Wednesday. Two mahouts were accompanying the elephant when it went out in the morning. Temple…
- World
Sri Lanka to conduct elephant census in 2023
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry has decided to conduct a new countrywide census on the elephant population in 2023, Parliament’s media unit said in a statement on Friday.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Watch: Elephant falls into a well in AP, rescued by forest officials
Hyderabad: Forest officials on Tuesday successfully rescued a young elephant using a JCB (bulldozer). The animal fell into a farm well late Monday night near Gandlapali village in Bangarupalem Mandal of Chittoor…
- India
MP: Angry elephant kills mahout for not feeding bananas
Seoni: A female elephant slammed and trampled the mahout to death in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district after he didn’t feed her bananas, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Rahiwada village…
- World
Zimbabwe relocates 100 elephants due to drought
Harare: Amid an ongoing drought, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) said it has relocated 100 elephants since July and a significant number of other wild animals from the…
- India
Video: Close shave for tourists in Karnataka jungle as tusker charges at them
Mysuru: Tourists on a jungle safari in Kabini backwaters in Karnataka had a narrow escape when a lone tusker charged at their jeep. The video has created a social buzz with netizens…
- Photos
Elephant birth blocks road in Kerala
Idukki: An elephant gives birth in the middle of a road near Marayoor area in Idukki district, Tuesday morning, July 5, 2022. (PTI Photo) Idukki: An elephant gives birth in the middle…
- Offbeat
Viral Video shows a baby elephant being escorted in ‘Z+++ ‘Security
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): In a recent adorable video, a group of elephants can be seen walking through the road, escorting a baby jumbo, running as fast as he can with his tiny…
- Photos
Photos: Elephant hit by a train in Guwahati
Guwahati: Officials prepare to remove the carcass of a wild elephant that was hit by a speeding train while crossing a railway track, at Dhubguri in Khetri village on the outskirts of…
- India
Elephant electrocuted in Assam, third death in 30 days
Guwahati: A wild elephant was electrocuted in Assam’s Hojai district on Tuesday, taking the toll of electrocution deaths of jumbos in the state to three in a month, forest officials said. According…
- India
Sudha Rani, the Bonalu and Muharram elephant passes away
Hyderabad: The elephant Sudha Rani, who took part in Hyderabad’s Muharram and Bonalu processions in 2019, passed away on Monday in Karnataka. A number of villagers paid their respects to the animal…
- Offbeat
Student trampled by elephant while taking selfie
Lakhimpur Kheri: In a freak accident, a college student was trampled to death by an elephant while he was trying to take a selfie with a herd that was passing through Mohammadi…
- Hyderabad
Muharram procession in Hyderabad: Govt accords permission for use of elephant
Hyderabad: Special Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology has issued an order granting permission to use an elephant in the Muharram procession in Hyderabad. The procession will be taken…
