Tag: Elephants
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40 Dalma range elephants destroy crops in Bankura villages
The herd, which also included six calf elephants returned to Ramgarh forests in Midnapore (West) on their own in the early morning hours today.
January 4, 2020 -
Power to 10 villages disconnected for over a week due to elephants
They suggested disconnection of power supply till the herd is driven out of the area. It will take time due to the hilly terrain, said Laxmi Narayan Behera the DFO, Phulbani.
July 12, 2019 -
Elephants at my doorstep!
It was more than 48 hours since the huge animals had wandered onto the doorstep of Kolkata and tranquilisers, flames and skills used to sedate and pack them off to their new home. Here's a first person account of every bit of the action
February 24, 2019 -
In harmony with the wild
Driven to the brink, tigers in India have a sad tale to narrate. Poached for their skin and bones, the regal big cat, which is ironically India's national animal, faces several challenges in its quest to survive. Kanika Tripathi takes the tiger trail to unravel its tale.
December 27, 2018 -
Elephants: Good-natured giants
Other animals seeking to cross this Rubicon of parallel roads, such as chital or pig, just bolted across when they felt the coast was clear, but the elephants went about things very deliberately.
December 2, 2018 -
Odisha govt suspends officials, CM orders probe into death of 7 elephants
The Odisha government suspended six officials and sacked a junior engineer in connection with the death of seven elephants due to electrocution in Dhenkanal.
October 28, 2018 -
Paradox of Palamau
The problem in the Palamau National park is water in summer. The drought then is severe, and the water limited to a few small hollows. The elephants go away, but surprisingly the other animals stay on, in spite of the parching heat and the comparative lack of shade of the dry deciduous forest ~ gaur, …
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October 13, 2018 -
Let’s show compassion for elephants
We have only about a thousand tuskers, so the gene pool is very diluted. The worst is that we have 3,500 elephants in captivity.
October 6, 2018 -
Track disaster
The death of four elephants, including a tusker and a calf, flung to their deaths in Odisha by the Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali Express, has exposed yet again the fragility of the elephant corridor in the forested areas as far apart as North Bengal and Jharsuguda. Visuals are horrifying, to say the least. For all the sanctimonious …
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April 19, 2018 -
Four elephants killed by train in Odisha; Railways, forest dept trade blames
Four elephants including a tusker and a calf were run over by the Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali Express train at 3.30 am near the Teldih level crossing in Jharsuguda in Odisha.
April 16, 2018 -
Elephants reek havoc in Baripada
A herd of five elephants went on a rampage in the Bijatala area of Mayurbhanj district destroying several houses and a primary school. Both the forest department of Rairangpur Territorial Division and the local people of three villages Madheikacha, Kaduani and Khejuri have spent sleepless nights due to movement of the herd. Sources said at …
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March 6, 2018 -
Retirement party for three jumbos
It was an emotional outing for all. A retirement function was organised at the Jim Corbett National Park’s Dhangari gate to bid an emotional farewell to three elephants. Wildlife lovers participated in large numbers. The forest department hosted a first ever such event to retire three adored jumbos of the national park. In their four-decade-long …
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January 23, 2018 -
Most captive elephants kept in cruel conditions
More than three quarters of nearly 3,000 elephants used for the entertainment of tourists in India and other Asian countries are kept in “severely cruel” conditions, a new report said today. The study has found that in India 116 elephants continue to endure abuse to entertain tourists at Ajmer Fort in Rajasthan. Elephants are also …
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July 7, 2017 -
Madras HC slams use of elephants to bless people
The Madras High Court has taken strong exception to use of elephants to bless devotees and seek money, holding that such practices amount to begging and violate rules related to management of captive animals. The court in its recent order directed forest officials to ensure best possible atmosphere and health conditions for the captive animals …
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April 28, 2017 -
Corbett receives Jumbos from Karnataka for jungle patrolling
Uttarakhand’s famous Corbett Tiger Reserve will soon start elephant patrolling on its sensitive southern border, connecting Uttar Pradesh. Nine jumbos from Karnataka reached Kalagarh in district Pauri on Friday and the tuskers will be deployed for patrol in the vulnerable area, where accessibility becomes difficult especially in the Monsoon. The nine elephants were moved from Karnataka on …
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February 26, 2017 -
Giraffes, rarer than elephants, put on extinction watch list
The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 per cent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official watch list of threatened and endangered species worldwide, calling it “vulnerable.” That’s two steps up the danger ladder from its previous …
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December 8, 2016 -
Families living on trees in Jharkhand for fear of elephants
At least four families have been forced to live on trees because of the terror of rampaging elephants near Ranchi, the capital city in Jharkhand. A herd of elephants has created fear among the people living in villages near Ranchi as well as those travelling along the Ranchi- Jamshedpur National Highway. The highway remains deserted …
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November 30, 2016