On Tuesday four elephants, from a herd of 13 elephants, were found dead in the BTR while four others were found ill during the normal patrolling. Following which the forest official reached the spot and identified that it was a herd of 13 elephants. They found five more elephants among them
In a tragic incident, an elephant died after being electrocuted by an illegal electric fence in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, said forest officials.
"On September 30, a female elephant was found dead in the bush while the forest staff was patrolling at near Perumpallam Stream in Ichukuzhi Saraga area of Coimbatore jurisdiction Poluvampatti Forest Reserve, Narasipuram Division, Poluvampatti Block III Reserve Forest, Devarayapuram Cir
The IDS will help detect elephants approaching the railway tracks and alert railway officials and loco pilots, ensuring the train speed gets reduced and thereby avert elephant deaths informs.
Pradhan said, "Considering the critical situation in Odisha, we believe that the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change's intervention is vital. I request you to take immediate action in addressing this pressing issue to ensure the harmonious coexistence of humans and elephan
Congress MP, Karti Chidambaram wrote a letter to the Tamil Nadu government raising his concern over the recent deaths of elephants because of electrocution in the state in the last couple of months. Congress MP also asked the government to to share the details of funds allocated and utilise
The Minister of Forest and Environment of Odisha, Pradip Kumar Amat on Tuesday informed the State Assembly about the death of 784 elephants which includes various incidents and diseases.
Charaideo (Assam) [India], October 22 (ANI): A wild elephant died due to electrocution near the Napuk tea estate in the Charaideo district of Assam on Friday, forest officials confirmed.
Nagaon (Assam) [India], October 17 (ANI): Forest officials in Assam found the carcass of a wild elephant in a paddy field in the state's Nagaon district on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 17 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Thursday formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the death and the recovery of elephants skeletons from Athagarh Forest Division in Cuttack district.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and State governments on a PIL filed seeking implementation of the environment ministry's guidelines to prevent electrocution of elephants in the country.