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BSF personnel on Indo-Bangladesh border sensitised to deal with wild eleph
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Premier research-driven non-profit biodiversity conservation organization Aaranyak has reached out to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed on India -Bangladesh border in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya to sensitise the force personnel on how to deal with herds of wild elephants they
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Human-elephant conflict: Odisha seeks 4 trained 'Kumki' Jumbos from Tamil
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amidst the rising cases of human-elephant conflict in Odisha, the state government has requested the Tamil Nadu forest department to supply four Kumki elephants to chase away wild jumbos straying into human habitats.
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Wild Asian elephants have unusual puzzle-solving abilities
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A new study published in the journal Animal Behaviour presented data from a six-month investigation that documented individual wild Asian elephants' skills to get food by solving riddles that unlocked storage boxes.
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Elephant calf 'Anjan' turns 5 in London zoo, 'namesake' rejoices in Assam
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The zoo has an elephant calf named 'Anjan' which keeps visitors, other elephants and animal keepers busy with his playful nature.
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Asian elephants choose habitats near boundaries of protected areas: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 18 (ANI): According to recent research, which provides the most thorough investigation of Asian elephant mobility and habitat preference to the date, elephants prefer environments outside of protected areas rather than inside them. The results are presented in the Journa
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Need to identify areas with human-elephant conflict, work on policy to dec
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Thursday called for identifying the areas where human-elephant conflict exists and work on a policy to decrease it.
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Two Asian elephants use twig to scratch body
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 26 (ANI): Normally only apes and other primates use tools, but two Asian elephants were seen using a twig to scratch their body parts at Bannerghatta Biological Park near Bengaluru in Karnataka, an official said on Saturday.
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Trudeau visits Mathura wildlife sanctuary
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited a wildlife sanctuary in Mathura's Churmura with his family.
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