India’s Environment and Forest Minister Jayanti Natarajan has informed that this year, 28 elephants, 3 tigers and 1 rhino have died due to road, rail accidents and electrocution across all states in the country. This number does not take into account the deaths of these animals in the hands of poachers. As on December 3rd […]
Humans are Not Smarter than Animals
VIEWPOINT: There are tiny little insects called the Rhinoceros beetle that can lift 285 times their bodyweight. Humans can manage 1.7 times their bodyweight only. The starfish can regenerate their entire body from a cut off limb. Humans of course, can only regenerate a broken toe nail perhaps. Elephants can keep track of up to […]
Twin Tragedy for Elephants in Bengal
These are trying times for elephants of West Bengal. Two members of the species lost their lives in two separate incidents last month. While one jumbo became victim of a poaching incident, a train accident led to the loss of another’s life. Victim of Poaching As the outcome of a gruesome poaching incident, the carcass […]
A Tiger’s Growl to keep Elephants Away
CONSERVATION ACTION: Wild elephants are usually not a tiger’s prey. But the calves are still threatened by the wild cat and to keep a herd safe, the jumbos need to stay alert. Now researchers believe they can utilise the keen predator sensing skills of elephants to avoid crop raiding and other elephant-human conflict. A study […]
Elephant Calf Rescued and Reunited with its Herd
An elephant calf was recently rescued and reunited with its natal herd after it had fallen into a ditch in the Numaligarh Tea Estate in Golaghat district of Assam. Prompt action by the Forest Department officials, and the local people saved the month-old calf from being displaced. The incident occurred last week when the herd […]
Life Threatening Railway Tracks
A railway line that may connect Sikkim with the rest of India more easily is currently under construction between Sevoke in West Bengal and Rangpo in Sikkim. But the track might threaten the lives of many wild animals, especially elephants that frequent the same path, triggering more accidental deaths if the train movement starts.
6000 Elephants call Karnataka Home
The state of Karnataka is now home to more than 6000 elephants, according to a new census conducted in 2012. The average elephant population has been between 4,000 and 6,000 for the past 15 years in the state.
Watch Video: Baby Elephant Rescued from a Well in Jharkhand
An elephant calf that fell into a well in Jharkhand state, was rescued by forest officials.
Google gives 5 Million Dollars to WWF for its War against Wildlife Crime
Poachers’ task to wipe away wildlife in Asia and Africa, has just been made tougher by Google. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today received a major grant from Google to use state-of-the-art technology to help protect endangered species like elephants, rhinos and tigers from poachers and wildlife traffickers.
The Elephant that Says Hello!
An Asian Elephant in South Korea’s Everland Zoo, cannot just use its trunk to grab food and smell, it can even produce human sounds from it. Scientists confirmed last Friday that Koshik, is genuinely a pachyderm you can converse with!
Explosive Idea Resolves Man-Elephant Conflict
For African farmers living near the forest, the problem of man-elephant conflict is as persistent and troublesome as that in India. Fearing the total destruction of their maize farm by elephants the farmers near Africa’s Sioma Ngwezi National Park tried all methods of protection until they came up with an idea that has really helped them keep the elephants at bay without harming them. It is the use of the innovative new Chilli Bomb, a simple and effective idea that India too can replicate.