elephants Archives

August 13, 2026 6:34 PM

World Elephant Day 2026: India steps up efforts to tackle human-elephant conflict; Gaj Gaurav Awards conferred

India on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to elephant conservation with a focus on technology, habitat protection, community participation and coordinated efforts to address human-elephant conflict (HEC) as the national celebrations of World Elepha...

August 9, 2026 1:12 PM

Kenya wildlife mystery: 15 elephants die within one month!

Authorities suspect pesticide poisoning but conservation experts wonder why other animals sharing the environment have not been affected The tragedy reignites a fierce debate over protecting Kenya's wildlife amid growing pressure from agriculture ...

June 28, 2024 5:08 PM

Bornean elephants endangered due to human activity, wildlife experts say

Agriculture, mining, logging and other human activities on Borneo have caused elephants living on the Southeast Asian island to become endangered, an assessment by wildlife experts published on Thursday found. There are around 1,000 Bornean elephant...

June 11, 2024 11:30 AM

Study shows elephants might call each other by name

Over the years, researchers who study elephants have noticed an intriguing phenomenon. Sometimes when an elephant makes a vocalization to a group of other elephants, all of them respond. But sometimes when that same elephant makes a similar call to t...

August 9, 2023 3:26 PM

Know how India is protecting its elephants, as their numbers continue to grow

Elephants are symbolic to our culture. Our country is home to 60 percent of the Global population of Asian Elephants. The current population estimates indicate that there are about 50,000-60,000 Asian elephants in the world and there are nearly 30,00...