Order of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Sangita Iyer Vs Guruvayur Devasom & Others dated 17/02/2025. The Kerala High Court directed the Deputy Administrator (Livestock) of Guruvayoor Devaswom to file a detailed affidavit explaining the procedures being followed in Guruvayur Devaswom for booking and transporting elephants …
JORHAT, July 15: More than a 100 strong elephant herd which has been creating havoc in areas of North-West Jorhat since last month is now exploring the isles along the Brahmaputra. Forest Department sources said that, the herd moved from Kartik Sapori to Aruna Sapori last night and that forests …
Forest officials have taken measures to check wild elephant menace in Lingdalli in Tarikere taluk. Officials have been directed to protect the crops, said MLA D S Suresh. Speaking after inaugurating various developmental works in Nandibattalu in Lingadalli, he said action plan has been prepared to help the residents of …
The accident occurred when the elephant came into contact with live electrical wire in an attempt to topple a coconut tree at around 5 am. Forest Department officials had tried to trap this 38 year old elephant in an operation. A rogue elephant was electrocuted in an attempt to root …
KOCHI: A fresh controversy is brewing up in the State with regard to transfer of Government-owned captive elephants to individuals in connivance with some officials in the Forest Department. The nexus between the Forest officials and the mafia came to light after the death of a captive elephant
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to keep the marauding elephants away from the Capital, Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department has embarked upon a project which will not only create a fodder zone for the jumbos but also strengthen protection measures for the City abutting the Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary. The Rs …
From rescuing a herd of rogue elephants destined to be shot, to saving the animals in Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq war, maybe it is no surprise that Hollywood is planning a film about maverick conservationist Lawrence Anthony. When Liz Else tracked him down she talked to him about reconnecting …
Manas National Park Guwahati, July 1: Manas National Park will continue to be burdened with the tag of World Heritage Site in Danger. The 33rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee which concluded at Seville in Spain yesterday said only a clear upward trend in the population of key wildlife …
With an increasing incidence of human-wildlife conflict, the first question hour session of the third National Assembly discussed this old and protracted issue again. Member of parliament (MP) from Sibsoo constituency in Samtse, Durga Prasad Chhetri, informed the house how an elephant had killed a 75-year-old woman in Sibsoo on …
KOCHI: Yet another racket operating in the State to legalise the ownership of elephants without proper legal documents has come to light. The officials of the Forest Department have begun probe into a complaint wherein tuskers from outside the State were brought to Kerala for implanting microchip on them by …
The illegal slaughter of African elephants for ivory is now worse than it was at its peak in the 1980s. New forensic tools based on DNA analysis can help stop the cartels behind this bloody trade.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) secured an agreement in 1989 among its member states to ban the international trade in ivory. This disruption of the international ivory market was intended to reverse a sharp decline in the African elephant population, which resulted from widespread poaching for …
KOCHI: As the project launched by Forest and Wildlife Department to implant microchips on captive elephants officially coming to an end on Monday, the department has decided to take into custody those elephants which are not fitted with the microchips hereafter. Chief Wildlife Warden (CWC) K A Ouseph told The …
Villagers of Yadavare, Kusubooru and Aigooru under the banner of Yadavare Elephant Action Committeee organised a protest in front of the Forest Department Office recently, blaming that officials of ignoring them even when their farms were being destroyed by rogue elephants. Villagers said that their demand for solar fences from …
Four wild elephants have died after being shot, poisoned and electrocuted during the 2009, in the North Western Province. According to latest information and statistics of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Meanwhile, eight injured wild elephants too are reported to be roaming about in Galgamuwa ad Nikaweratiya electorates of the …
Two wild elephants were been electrocuted in the coffee plantation of one Maneyapanda C Kariappa at Chennangolli, Devarapura near here on Sunday night. Both are female elephants. Forest department officials have estimated the age of one elephant to be 23-25 years and the another one
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: A less burdensome future is beckoning the 100-odd elephants at Amber Fort near the Rajasthan capital as animal lovers are getting ready for them saddles that weigh much less. What looked almost the last straw on the elephant
