1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (65+ words) The video shows a wild elephant charging through a muddy paddy field as people attempt to drive it away with torches. The animal suddenly rushes towards the group, forcing them to flee. Uttarakhand official Dr PM Dhakate warned that elephants…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (533+ words) A wild elephant recently delivered an unexpected surprise on a Telugu film set in Kerala’s Munnar. Padayappa, one of Munnar’s best-known wild tuskers, walked onto the sets of Srinivasa Mangapuram near Kundala Golf Club in June 2026. The sudden arrival halted…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (380+ words) Newswire World Elephant Day: Sri Lanka gazettes new elephant corridors to ease conflict On the eve of World Elephant Day, the Ministry of Environment has reaffirmed its commitment to a permanent, scientific, and sustainable solution to the human‑elephant conflict,…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (360+ words) Colombo, Aug. 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Government is taking steps to introduce a stronger regulatory framework for captive elephants in Sri Lanka, including their use in cultural and religious pageants. The Ministry of Environment has appointed a committee chaired by its…...

7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (368+ words) Deccan Herald Mumbai: Ahead of World Elephant Day on August 12, a group of film, television and advertising industry personalities, including Dia Mirza, Pooja Bhatt, John Abraham and Sunny Leone, have pledged not to use live elephants in their productions and…...

11+ hour, 56+ min ago   (522+ words) It’s an old, thoroughly observed fact: elephants don’t jump. They won’t leap across a ditch, won’t hurdle an obstacle, and never have all four feet off the ground at once. What’s really surprising is that science hasn’t taken a deep…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago   (287+ words) "A true privilege only ever experienced by a handful of people." A Save the Elephants worker captured an incredible moment when an elephant named Markle gazed right into her camera. Jane Wynyard, media and content specialist for Save the Elephants…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (507+ words) Guwahati: In a novel attempt to bring degraded forest patches back to life, conservation organisation Aaranyak has deployed more than 15,000 native seed balls across parts of Assam’s Khalingduar Reserve Forest, combining traditional ecological knowledge, science and community participation to restore…...

22+ hour, 23+ min ago   (317+ words) CHITWAN: Visitors will now be able to enter the Elephant Breeding Centre at Khorsor and the Gharial Breeding Centre at Kasara inside Chitwan National Park free of charge. The National Trust for Nature Conservation has removed the entrance fees collected…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago   (468+ words) New research shows that elephants develop successful coping mechanisms when returning to the wild from human captivity. In fact, the team found that “rewilded” elephants can fit quite well within wildlife systems and readapt—even after long-term captivity. For the…...