Elephants

Ranchi:  At least seven people were killed and 24 injured, by marauding elephants, facing loss of natural habitat, in Jharkhand within a week, officials said on Friday. On Thursday night, three elephants strayed into Ambadeeh village in…

Guwahati: The committee constituted by Assams Wildlife Department on Saturday confirmed that the 18 wild elephants were killed in central Assams Nagaon district on Wednesday after being struck by a massive ‘lightning bolt, officials said.…

Mumbai: Shriya Pilgaonkar is thrilled to be a part of her upcoming film Haathi Mere Saathi, where she features alongside Rana Daggubati. Shriya took to Instagram on the International Day of Forests to share her experience of shooting in…

Bargarh: Farmers of of the district are panic-stricken as a herd of wild elephants has destroyed crops over several acres of land. According to reports, a herd of around 30 elephants came into Bargarh from Binika forest in Sonepur district…

Dhenkanal: Aghast at the massive damage caused to acres of paddy crop by a herd of 25 wild elephants in Pada village under Hatura panchayat, the hapless villagers have demanded compensation claiming that it has been their sole source of…

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of rising number of instances of man-animal conflicts, and elephant deaths in the State, the Forest Department has issued a set of guidelines for monitoring them Additional PCCF (Wildlife) in a letter to all DFOs…

Dhenkanal: Crackers that were stashed to drive away elephants, exploded in a house in forest colony in Ganesh Bazaar area of Dhenkanal. The house was completely destroyed in the explosion. Forrester Himanshu Prusty confirmed the incident…

India, it appears, is on the throes of an increasing conflict between its people and wild animals. And this seems to be an ongoing process. The recent unintentional but grisly and gruesome death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala has brought…