World Elephant Day

World Elephant Day 2021: Here are some things we can do to save these ‘gentle giants’

The day aims to spread awareness about the plight of elephants and to identify their importance in our ecosystem

World Elephant Day: Pitted against humans, pachyderms in Assam battle insensitive crowd, constraints of tiny living space

Assam is no stranger to the sad syndrome where the fight for supremacy often ends with either the death of human beings or elephants.

As Gaj Mahotsav celebrates India's elephants, experts warn of threats that will increase tusker-human conflict

Wildlife experts are unanimously pointing fingers at imminent threats that are on the way due to massive shifts in migratory patterns of elephants.

Kin of Odisha elephant attack victims to receive speedy compensation, says Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Debabrata Swain

The PCCF stressed the need for awareness programmes in schools, colleges and villages to reduce man-elephant conflict in Odisha.

World Elephant Day: Large-scale poaching and ivory trade remain biggest threats

There are about only 27,312 elephants left in India as per a census report from 2017.

Suresh Prabhu says Man-animal conflict is an existential crisis for humans, not animals; called for focused conversation efforts

On World Elephant Day, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said man-animal conflict is an existential crisis not for animals but, for human beings