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Forest departments of Assam, Meghalaya celebrate World Elephant Day togeth
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
With the objective to pave the way for sustained inter-state coordination in the efforts for mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and coexistence, forest departments of Assam and Meghalaya have for the first time celebrated World Elephant Day at Thakurbilla in North Garo Hills in Megh
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Participation of local communities is important for elephant conservation:
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav has emphasised on mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in India’s economic development to ensure ecological wellbeing and sustainability.
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End Elephant Rides, urges World Animal Protection during Citizens' Walk to
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 11: On the occasion of World Elephant Day, World Animal Protection has urged the Chief Minister of Rajasthan to end elephant rides and retire the elephants to a wildlife friendly sanctuary. More than 500 individuals participated in a rally to highlight the
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Assam: Two elephants collide with freight trains
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In two unfortunate incidents that occurred on Thursday, two elephants collided with freight-carrying trains in two separate locations
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Assam: Three wild elephants die of electrocution in Kamrup
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Three elephants on Friday died after being electrocuted in the Kamrup district, said officials.
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Assam: Women from human-elephant conflict-affected villages learn handloom
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The workshop was organised in partnership with the British Asian Trust and with support from the Darwin Initiative to provide additional livelihood options for women to help them offset some of the losses incurred by the conflict with wild elephants.
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Soldiers of India, Mongolia participate in Exercise Nomadic Elephant
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army) informed about the troops participation in the exercise in a tweet.
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Rapid response units formed for mitigating human-elephant conflict in Assa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
To boost efforts for mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and facilitate much-needed coexistence through community participation, Aaranyak, a biodiversity conservation organisation, has formed seven Rapid Response Units (RRUs) at the grassroots level in some of the HEC affected areas
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Kerela: State Forest Department conducts elephant and tiger survey
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
State Forest Minister A K Saseendran informed on Friday that his department has conducted a wildlife census on elephants and tigers in the Wayanad landscape, including Wayanad, Aralam, North Wayanad, Kannur, and also the border areas sharing the land with Karnataka state.
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Andhra Pradesh: Villagers panic as herd of elephants wanders in Rangappava
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Herds of elephants were seen roaming in Rangappavalasa village, located in Therlam mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, according to forest officials.
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Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 mascot 'Bomman' unveiled in Chennai
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The mascot, named "Bomman," takes inspiration from the Oscar-winning documentary "The Elephant Whisperers," in which Bomman cares for orphaned baby elephant Raghu along with Bellie – both belonging to indigenous tribes in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, as per a Hockey India press rel
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India-Mongolia joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant 2023’ to commence
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An Indian Army contingent comprising 43 personnel left for Mongolia on Sunday to take part in a joint military exercise — 'Nomadic Elephant 2023' — between India and Mongolia, the Ministry of Defence stated in a release.
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