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Amitabh Bachchan`s plea to help Bijlee evokes response

Amitabh Bachchan`s plea to help Bijlee evokes response


Big B`s heart beats for a gentle, female elephant called Bijlee, who is ailing and needs urgent help...
Assam asks WWF for plan to mitigate human-elephant

Assam asks WWF for plan to mitigate human-elephant


Assam Environment and Forest Minister Rakibul Hussain has asked World Wildlife Fund-India to submit ...

Baby elephant falls into trench


A baby elephant fell into a trench dug for laying a pipeline in Kadambur forest area in the district...

Initiative launched in London to save Indian elephant


A pair of life-size floral elephants was unveiled in the heart of London to mark the launch a new in...

Female elephant caught in slush saved


A 10-year-old female elephant trapped in slush in a water tank in Kadambur forest area has been save...

Elephant falls sick in severe heat


An adult female elephant today fell sick near Barjora forest of Bankura district due to the intense ...

Elephant calf rescued in Assam


A female elephant calf, which fell into a ditch and hurt herself at Amolighat in Assam`s has been re...

Odisha to formulate a new policy to avoid elephant deaths


With elephant deaths taking place at regular intervals, the Odisha government has decided to formula...

Elephant electrocuted in a farm


A pregnant elephant was electrocuted after it came into contact with a live wire in a farm here in C...

Pregnant elephant found dead in Rishikesh


A pregnant elephant was found dead in Gola beat of Rishikesh forest range, forest department officia...

Deserted elephant calves being sent to Jaldapara


Two elephant calves who were deserted by their herd near here two months ago were on Sunday on their...

Man trampled to death by elephant in Uttarakhand


A man was trampled to death by an elephant at Pualkhera village in Champawat district triggering pro...

Elephant killed by goods train in Odisha


An elephant was killed by a goods train while it was crossing railway tracks in the district Thursda...

Take care of ailing elephant: Jacqueline Fernandez


Jacqueline Fernandez has come out in support of an ailing elephant that is at Manila Zoo and has req...

Elephant found dead in Jalpaiguri district


An elephant was found dead in Jalpaiguri district today with forest officials suspecting that it was...

Group says Google shopping ads fuel ivory trade


A conservation group claims that Google has something in common with illicit ivory traders in China ...

Elephant menace facing Rourkela in Odisha


Elephant, believed to have come from neighbouring Jharkhand, were roaming the Kuanrmunda forest rang...

Elephant carcass found in Assam


The carcass of an elephant calf was found in Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday in Assa...

49 elephants killed on railway tracks since 2010


As many as 49 elephants have been killed on railway tracks since 2010 including five in January this...

11,000 elephants lost to ivory poaching in Africa


Gabon`s Minkebe Park in Africa, home to the largest elephant population, has lost 11,000 elephants t...

Mahout killed by his elephant in Kaziranga


An Assam Forest Department Mahout was killed by an elephant in Kaziranga National Park, officials sa...

TN: 81-year-old `actor` female elephant dies


Rathi, an 81-year old female elephant, which starred in some hit Tamil films including of superstar ...

Elephant tusk worth Rs. Ten lakh seized


Elephant tusk worth Rs ten lakh have been seized from a hotel in Forbesganj town in Bihar`s Araria d...

17 elephant deaths in Odisha`s Ganjam this year


Has Odisha`s Ganjam district become a graveyard for elephants? One can presume so going by the numbe...

UK Royal Navy’s aircraft branded ‘white elephants with dinky toys on top’


British Navy insiders have described the latest multi-billion aircraft carriers as ‘white elephants ...

Female elephant dies in fight with male elephant


A 14-year-old female elephant died in a fight with a male elephant in Thalamalai forest area, offici...

Two elephant reserves to come up in Tripura


Tripura government will set up two elephant reserves for preservation of the species whose numbers h...

PETA urges Naomi Campbell to cancel elephant polo match


British supermodel Naomi Campbell`s planned elephant polo match for boyfriend Vladimir Doronin`s 50t...

Meet the Asian elephant that speaks Korean


An Asian elephant can imitate human speech in pitch and tone; however, if you want to chat, you`ll h...

Elephants’ hair helps them stay cool


The sparse hair of the elephant helps carry heat away from the animal’s skin and into the air, a stu...

Elephants engage in `conversations` to coordinate action


Elephants use well-coordinated `conversations` to initiate cooperation within group, according to a ...

Mumbai all geared up for Ganesh idol immersions


With around 90,000 small and big Ganesh idols expected to be immersed at 84 spots in the city Saturd...

Complaint against Haryana Tourism for using elephant


Wildlife activists in Agra, Delhi and Haryana had demanded the release of the elephant which had tur...

Bradley Cooper wants to take `The Elephant Man` to Broadway


Bradley Cooper is eager to take his new production of `The Elephant Man` to Broadway next year after...

Elephants `sing` like humans: Scientists


Rumble in the jungle! Elephants "sing" like humans but at a frequency so low we can`t hear...

African elephants are `picky eaters`


The African elephant does not eat just anything, it selectively chooses species and parts of the woo...

US’ jewellers plead guilty to illegal ivory sales


Mukesh Gupta and Johnson Jung-Chien Lu pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegal commercialisation of wi...

Four crushed to death by herd of elephants


In another case of man-animal conflict, four persons including three women were killed and others in...

Rescue captive elephants, rights group asks Govt


An animal rights group Wednesday asked the union environment ministry to step up efforts to rescue c...

Elephant population rises to 1930 in Odisha


Despite death of 149 elephants, mostly due to poaching and electrocution during last two years in Od...

Elephant carcass found minus its tusks


The carcass of a mature elephant minus its tusks was found at Gossainhat jungle of Mograhat range by...

Interpol seizes two tonnes of elephant ivory


The Interpol has seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory in an operation involving 14 African cou...

Superstar Mohanlal booked for possessing elephant tusk


Eleven months after Income-Tax department officials searched superstar Mohanlal`s houses here, a cas...

Pakistan probes smuggling of wild animals


Pakistan has launched an investigation into the alleged smuggling of wild animals, including elephan...

Euro 2012: Citta the psychic elephant predicts Polish victory


A supposedly psychic elephant has made her first Euro 2012 prediction and indicated that co-host Pol...

Elephant census from June 1


Several counting units comprising forest guards and others will spread out in the forest areas for ...

Human-elephant conflict on the rise in Assam


The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam`s Karbi Anglong district ...

Human-elephant conflict on the rise in Assam


The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam`s Karbi Anglong district ...

Tribal farmer trampled to death by wild elephant


A tribal farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a remote village in Burgur forest region...

Maya’s jumbo scam: EOW likely to take over probe


The ongoing probe into the installation of elephant statues by the previous Mayawati government is l...