elephants
- Andhra Pradesh
Man trampled to death by wild elephants in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: In another case of human-animal conflict, a man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Andhra Pradesh’s Parvathipuram Manyam district on Monday. The incident occurred in Vannam village in Komarada…
- Andhra Pradesh
Wild elephants create havoc in Andhra district
Visakhapatnam: A herd of wild elephants created havoc in a few villages in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, damaging crops and sending panic among people. A herd of jumbos strayed into a couple…
- Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka agrees to send 8 Kumki elephants to Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: The Karnataka government has agreed to send eight Kumki elephants to Andhra Pradesh to mitigate man-elephant conflict in parts of the state. The Karnataka Forest Department will send the trained Kumki…
- India
Watch: Elephants clash during Kerala’s temple festival in Thrissur
A viral video has emerged from Kerala’s Thrissur district showing two elephants clashing during a temple festival on Friday. The festival was held at the Tharakkal temple. The incident took place at…
- India
Inspired by his mother, Anant Ambani serves rescued elephants through Vantara
Jamnagar: Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation on Monday launched Vantara, a paradigm-shifting initiative for animal welfare in the heart of Gujarat’s green belt. Vantara (Star of the Forest), an ambitious program is…
- India
Reliance Foundation announces new animal welfare initiative Vantara
Jamnagar: Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation on Monday, February 26, announced the launch of Vantara (Star of the Forest) programme, an umbrella initiative to focus on the rescue, treatment, care and rehabilitation…
- India
Three elephants die of goods train collision in North Bengal
Kolkata: Three elephants – mother and her two calves – died on the spot on Monday morning at Rajabhat Khawa in Alipurduar district of West Bengal following a collision with a goods…
- India
Jharkhand: Five elephants including two calves electrocuted
Jamshedpur: Five elephants including two calves were electrocuted Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district on Monday night after they came in contact with a live wire, a forest official said. The incident took place at…
- India
3 elephants electrocuted in Assam
Guwahati: Three elephants died in Assam after being electrocuted on Friday, local officials said. The incident took place at the Rani tea estate, located about 20 km from Guwahati. Rohini Ballave Saikia,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Four elephants die in Andhra’s Srikakulam; electrocution suspected
Srikakulam: In a tragic incident, four elephants wandering around farmlands died Friday morning in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district, in what was suspected to be a case of electrocution. https://twitter.com/manasbehera07/status/1656966020794560512?s=20 Also ReadAndhra HC…
- India
Elephant herd force Niligiri Mountain train to stop in middle of the track
Coimbatore: The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) train, which left from Mettupalayam near here, has to stop in the midway as a herd of elephants was standing across the railway track on Friday.…
- India
Kerala to conduct census of wild elephants, tigers in state
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Forest Department will be conducting a census of tigers and elephants in the state in April and May, state Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran announced on Sunday. The minister told…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Elephants create ruckus, destroy crop fields in Parvathipuram Manyam
Parvathipuram Manyam: Around four elephants destroyed the crop fields in the Parvathipuram Manyam, said district forest officials. The incident was reported on Sunday in the Vengapuram village of Balijipet Mandal of Parvathipuram…
- India
India lost 49 elephants to hunters in 2021: RTI reply
Noida: As many as 49 elephants were killed across the country by hunters in 2021, with law-enforcement agencies arresting 77 accused, a Central government agency said in response to an RTI query.…
