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- Offbeat
Watch: Elephant visits hospital, says goodbye to it’s caretaker
Hyderabad: Animals can form deep connections with humans. While we often see this with pets, wild animals can also show love. A recent video proves this, showing an elephant visiting a hospital…
- India
Watch: Thrissur temple gets life-like mechanical elephant
A life-size mechanical elephant named Kombara Kannan was gifted to Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Thrissur on Wednesday, February 5. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in collaboration with sitarist Anoushka Shankar,…
- Kerala
Video: Distressed Elephant dangles man by foot at Kerala festival
An unfortunate incident occurred in Malappuram district in Kerala when a distressed elephant went berserk amidst a large crowd at an annual festival on the intervening night of January 7-8. In videos…
- Bangalore
Elephant stuck between rail barrier rescued in Karnataka
In the early hours of Sunday, January 5, an elephant got stuck between a barricade in the Veeranahosahalli range of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in Mysuru, Karnataka. It is assumed that the elephant…
- Middle East
Nepal gifts two elephants to Qatar
Kathmandu: Nepal has decided to gift a pair of male and female elephants to Qatar, the government announced on Sunday. A cabinet meeting on Friday decided to provide the elephants to the…
- Chennai
Temple elephants: Animal activists petition TN govt to end practice
Chennai: Animal protection groups of Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in South India and other parts of country have appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to end the practice of keeping elephants in…
- India
If we save elephants, forests will prosper: Union minister
Raipur: Union minister Bhupender Yadav has said if elephants are saved, the forests will prosper as the tuskers serve to protect them and called for steps to reduce human-elephant conflicts in the…
- India
India lost 200 elephants in train accidents in 10 years: Wildlife SOS
Mumbai: Ahead of World Elephant Day on August 12, the Wildlife SOS said that India lost at least 200 elephants in train collisions between 201-2020, or on average, 20 pachyderms run or…
- Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka agrees to send 8 Kumki elephants to Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: The Karnataka government has agreed to send eight Kumki elephants to Andhra Pradesh to mitigate man-elephant conflict in parts of the state. The Karnataka Forest Department will send the trained Kumki…
- Hyderabad
PETA demands action over ‘false’ health report of elephant Roopavathi
Hyderabad: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India called for the revocation of the veterinary licenses of those who issued health certificates to permit the transportation of elephant Roopavathi from…
- Hyderabad
Ahead of Bibi ka Alam procession, elephant Roopvathi arrives in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Roopvathi, the elephant which will be used for the procession of Bibi Ka Alam and subsequently Bonalu festivities reached Hyderabad in the early hours of Sunday, July 14. A video of…
- Hyderabad
Elephant Rupavathi to reach Hyderabad for Muharam, Bonalu processions
Hyderabad: Riyaz ul Hassan Effandi, MLC AIMIM party said the medical examination of the elephant as asked by the Ministry of Forest was done on Saturday and the high power committee constituted…
- Hyderabad
Karnataka elephant to join Bibi ka Alam procession in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Karnataka’s elephant, Rupavathi, will be transported to Hyderabad for the Bibi ka Alam procession on July 17. This decision comes after Karnataka Forest officials agreed to the request following an appeal…
- Bangalore
Karnataka denies Andhra’s request for supply of elephants
Bengaluru: In a recent development, Karnataka’s Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has declined a request from the Andhra Pradesh government to supply elephants for the state’s forest departments. The decision comes amid growing concerns…
- Chennai
TN government committee identifies 42 elephant corridors in state
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government’s Elephant Corridor Committee has identified 42 elephant corridors in the state. The estimate by the committee, headed by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife, V. Naganathan…
