Elephant News

Plastic in Sri Lankan landfills is a major killer of elephants, with autopsies showing kilos of it in the stomachs of animalsPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given wildlife officials two years to implement a plan to reduce human-elephant conflict that has claimed the lives of 607 elephants and 184 people

The plea sought necessary amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals Act, 1960 to enhance punishments to offendersGuidelines should be framed to track elephants in order to stop cruelty against them and save them from becoming extinct, the plea said

Compared with wild elephants, captive ones suffer greater human abuseWild elephants are suffering, but the bigger elephant in the room is the pain of captive elephants

Kerala: The pregnant wild elephant had major wounds in its oral cavity, most likely following explosive blast, due to which it could not eat for nearly two weeks, says post-mortem report

'We want to assure you that your concerns will not go in vain. Justice will prevail,' says Pinarayi Vijayan to public

The elephant fell victim to an act of human cruelty after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered allegedly by locals exploded in her mouth when she chomped on it

In India, the treatment protocol for animal illness includes the use of anti-viral drugs, antibiotics and other medicines. Like other herpes viruses, EEHV could be contagious, which means that authorities need to swing into action before it spreads

The elephants too are paying a heavy price with around 700 fatalities in the last eight yearsThe buzzing is played as trains approach vulnerable points and can be heard up to half a mile (600 metres) away

Raman has killed about a dozen people so farThe Kerala forest department banned it from public appearance in March, and said that he needed rest to control stress

Fixing the man-elephant conflict over space is a process of trial and error, and adapting best practices from across the world