India is famous all over the world for its rich wildlife and biodiversity. A large population of Asian elephants resides here ...

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August 12 is celebrated as World Elephant Day is dedicated to the preservation and protection of these mammals. In India, 33 elephant reserves have been established in 14 states that are major ...

Elephants have long held a special place in Indian culture and ecosystems, but the way we engage with them is evolving — and rightly so. Whether it's walking alongside them in peaceful ...

At least 23 people were injured during a festival in southern India after one of the elephants taking part in the celebration charged into the crowd, leading to scenes of chaos, police said on ...

Conflict between elephants and humans is a growing, and potentially deadly, problem in some parts of India. Now, the state of Assam, a northeastern region famous for its rolling tea plantations ...

The state of Assam in India has launched a mobile phone app aimed at reducing deaths caused by wild elephants. The Haati app will warn people of approaching herds of elephants to allow them to get ...

“The elephants didn’t mean them any harm” explained a resident from Bannerghatta, India who has to be careful at night in case the animals trample them. It is about living with nature’s ...

Dubare Elephant Camp lets visitors interact with elephants and learn about their role in Indian history. Dandeli Elephant Reserve, spanning multiple states, supports Asian elephant conservation.

In central India's dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is helping prevent some of the hundreds of fatal tramplings each year. Boots crunch ...

Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of animal butchery by humans in India. During the late middle Pleistocene, between 300 and 400 thousand years ago, at least three ancient elephant ...