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18 elephants found dead in Assam's Nagaon
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 13 (ANI): As many as 18 elephants were found dead in remote hill areas of Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Thrissur Pooram celebrations held in Kerala without people's par
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], April 23 (ANI): Annual Hindu festival, Thrissur Pooram is being celebrated at Kerala's Thiruvambadi and Paramekkavu Temples on Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NGT directs monitoring committee to look into death of elephant by electro
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Saturday directed Central Monitoring Committee constituted by Environment Ministry to look into the death of an elephant by electrocution and to protect the lives of 40 elephants in Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh.
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World Animal Protection Organisation welcomes Madras Court's call to prohi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): International Animal Welfare Organisation, World Animal Protection welcomes the news that The Madras High Court has recently opined that a uniform policy should be put in place to completely prohibit future ownership of elephants by individuals
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Odisha CM expresses concern over elephants death in Karlapat sanctuary, di
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 16 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed concern over the death of elephants in the past two weeks at the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi District.
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Rajasthan govt orders removal of 20 medically unfit elephants from tourist
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 8 (ANI): The Rajasthan Government on Monday ordered the removal of 20 medically unfit elephants from tourist rides at Amer Fort in Jaipur.
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Terai Forest Division develops mixed vegetation to prevent elephants cross
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) [India], February 6 (ANI): Terai Central Forest Division is planting vegetation favoured by elephants in the jungle in order to prevent them from crossing over into human habitable zones, said Divisional Forest Officer Dr. Abhilasha Singh.
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Only circus recognised under Wildlife Act loses recognition for using elep
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a statutory body operating under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has cancelled the recognition of the Great Golden Circus in Gujarat, the only circus in the entire country which was recognised unde
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Four houses in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur damaged by elephants
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 27 (ANI): Four houses in Balrampur district's Wadrafnagar were damaged by a herd of elephants on Thursday.
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Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre set to become largest care centre i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 5 (ANI): The Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram is set to become the largest care and cure centre for elephants in the world.
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Asssam Forest department seizes railway engine for killing two elephants
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Assam forest department on Wednesday seized the engine of a goods train for mowing down an elephant and its calf inside the Lumding Reserve forest area of the state.
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Association with elephants is like a dream: 'Elephant doctor' from Assam
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 30 (ANI): As a 10-year-old, Kushal Konwar Sarma was content taking care of Lakshmi, the elephant, at his home. At 59, now known as 'Elephant Doctor', Sarma treats nearly 800 elephants annually across India and abroad while having saved countless lives thro
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