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Six elephants rescued from brick pit near Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Information was sent to the forest department, who swiftly mobilized a rescue team and with the help of a JCB machine pulled out the elephants out of the pit, making sure no harm was caused to them.
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Himachal HC orders closure of 18 loss-making hotels of HPTDC
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The court termed these properties as "white elephants"
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Elephant radio-collared in Assam's Baksa district
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A tusker from a herd of around 50 elephants was radio-collared in the Baksa district of Assam on Monday mid-day as part of an ambitious initiative led by Assam Forest Department, and Baksa Forest Division, under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) of Assam with active support from District Adm
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SC seeks West Bengal's response on contempt petition over use of harmful m
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the West Bengal government on a contempt petition alleging the continued use of sharp spikes and burning mashaals (fire torches) to drive away elephants in the state.
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NGT Takes Action After Mysterious Deaths of Elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a significant development, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has intervened in the mysterious deaths of 10 elephants in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
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Human-animal conflict in C'garh: Loss of life greatly reduced in last 2 ye
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The District Forest Officer in Jashpur, Jitendra Upadhyay, praised the tracker teams for mitigating human-animal conflict in the region as data showed no loss of animal or human life in the last two years in the district.
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MP: Field director suspended after ten elephants die in Bandhavgarh Tiger
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"According to the preliminary information, we have not received any evidence regarding the use of pesticides on the crops. The postmortem report will be sent to us in 2-3 days. The Bandhavgarh Field Director has been suspended," said CM Mohan Yadav.
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Madhya Pradesh: Two killed, one injured in elephant attack in Umaria
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Two persons were killed while one was injured in an attack by the elephants in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria, said a forest department official.
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Centre constitutes team to investigate elephant deaths in MP's Bandhavgarh
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Ten elephants were killed in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh earlier this week, with poisoning suspected as a possible cause.
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MP minister reach Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve with senior forest officers to
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Ahirwar said, "We received the information about the death of elephants on October 29 and later within three days 10 elephants died till October 31. Teams have been constituted and a probe is underway. I have visited the spot where the last rites of the elephants were performed."
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Madhya Pradesh: CM Mohan Yadav chairs emergency meeting amid rising death
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In view of the rising deaths of several elephants in the Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired an emergency meeting.
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Vantara to welcome 3 African elephants from Tunisia to experience new life
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Three African forest elephants--two females and one male, aged 28 to 29 years--are soon to find a compassionate new home at Vantara, one of the world's most esteemed wildlife rescue centers located in Jamnagar, India.
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