2010-03-16 - Kerala, India. John Mary
As the drumbeats reach a crescendo in temples across Kerala, with the festive season coming into its own, tragic tales of elephants goring their mahouts to death are casting a shadow on the revelries. There have always been stray incidents of the odd tusker running amok, squashing roadside shops and overturning vehicles, but the pattern emerging now is far more disturbing: these intelligent, sensitive animals are turning serial killers.
2008-07-26 - Kerala, India.
elephants are now walking a fashion ramp with a difference, providing their footprints to be printed on textile carry bags of New York-based fashion designer Barbara Gerard, who is here getting her models to perform. Gerard is at this cultural capital of Kerala to also introduce a new concept for children called “Elephant House”. She said her concept was an innovative exploration of the Asian elephant involving the six senses as seen through the lens of video, film, painting, photography, mu...
2007-04-11 - Kerala, India.
Kerala High Court asks the state government to strictly enforce Captive Elephants Management and Maintenance Rules 2003. It has also directed that elephants should not be made to participate in religious processions between 11 am and 3 pm. The High Court direction comes in the wake of the Thrissur incident on Sunday in which a mahout was killed by elephant at a temple festival.
2007-03-05 - Kerala, India. T.K. Devasia, Khaleej Times Online
THE Malayalees age-old spiritual bond with elephants has come under test with the state witnessing a sudden spurt in elephant attacks. The animal has gored 15 people to death in the last two months. The latest victim is Babu (45), who was stamped by an elephant called Peroorkavu Sivan, during a temple festival at Quilon district on Thursday. Reports said Sivan, who was being taken to the temple along with several other elephants, turned violent following constant pricking by the mahout.
2006-06-16 - Kerala, India.
Sethulakshmy, a 38-year-old captive elephant is 18 months pregnant and the talk of Thiruvanantapuram. Owner Prashantan Guruji, who has five elephants, is very nervous. "I am happy but also worried. Even veterinary doctors are not saying anything clearly. So, I am quite concerned and keeping my fingers crossed," said Guruji.
2004-10-18 - Kerala, India. K.S. Sudhi, The Hindu
THE FORESTS and Wildlife Department has taken a leaf out of the song `Friends of the Elephant', for redefining and re-inventing the relationship between the mightiest animal and man. It is in the process of doing this that the Department has declared October 4 as Elephant Day for the first time and initiated steps to bring in focus the need for creating a new relation between the animal and man.
2003-07-24 - Kerala, India.
Elephants employed by the state of Kerala in southern India are to be granted full retirement benefits at the age of 65.
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 ...
