2010-03-27 - Cooch Behar, India.
Wildlife wardens have found the carcass of an adult cow elephant in the Chilpata Forest Range of West Bengals Cooch Behar District. Bania Range forest officials were patrolling the area, when they discovered the dead elephant. A divisional forest officer and veterinarians were called in to determine the exact cause of death.
2008-05-26 - Cooch Behar, India.
A pregnant elephant was found dead in a maize field near the National Highway in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal and it is suspected that she suffered a heart attack during labour. The carcass of the pachyderm was found by villagers in the area this morning following which senior forest officials including Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife north) L C Bahuguna rushed to the spot, officials said. They said a veterinary surgeon of the forest department Pralay Mandal and others examined the ...
2007-04-08 - Cooch Behar, India.
Census of wild elephants in North Bengal will begin on April 23, a senior forest department official said here on Saturday. To protect the bio-diversity of the region, such exercises are crucial, the official said elaborating the need about the elephant census. In the 2005 census, the number of wild elephants was 350, against the number of 292 in 2000.
2006-04-05 - Cooch Behar, India.
A herd of wild elephants damaged 17 houses in areas adjacent to Kadambini Tea Estate and Kunjanagar Eco-Park in Dooars area of West Bengal, a senior Forest official said today. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Cooch Behar, M N Biswas said that wild elephants came from Jaldapara wildlife sanctuary and ransacked 17 houses on Tuesday night.
2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...
2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.
A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...
2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...
2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.
A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.
2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...
2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...
