Rescue captive elephants, rights group asks Natarajan
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) An animal rights group Wednesday asked the union environment ministry to step up efforts to rescue captive elephants housed in hideous conditions across the country ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand’s killer tusker evades death
January 11th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Jan 11 (IANS) Life almost slipped away from this 35-year-old tusker when marching orders were issued to shoot him dead. But destiny had willed otherwise.This bull tusker trampled ... Read more...
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Tusker tales: What ails captive elephants in Kerala
December 29th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) Elephants in India may be considered an embodiment of Lord Ganesh, but the status of captive jumbos in Kerala is anything but divine. Experts say the ... Read more...
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Elephants tortured, Carlsberg withdraws match sponsorship
August 17th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Carlsberg India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Danish beer makers Carlsberg Group, has withdrawn its sponsorship of an upcoming elephant polo match, scheduled to ... Read more...
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Kerala temple’s elephants enjoy a break
July 2nd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guruvayoor, July 2 (IANS) For 46 of the 63 elephants at the Sree Krishna Temple here in Kerala, it's time to sit back and enjoy a month-long break that comes ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh launches ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ campaign
May 24th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday launched the 'Haathi Mere Saathi' campaign here as part of an initiative to boost the protection and welfare ... Read more...
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Elephants love liquor, cry when sad, says new book (IANS Books)
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), April 22 (IANS) Did you know the elephant loves the sweet and sour taste of country liquor and is perhaps the only animal that sheds tears when sad? ... Read more...
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Free health camp in Delhi for captive elephants
January 6th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) A free health camp for captive elephants was organised here Thursday by the government's Project Elephant to evaluate the health status of the animals.Special reflectors to be ... Read more...
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‘Jumbo protests’ in Kerala against proposed elephant rules
November 8th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Nov 8 (IANS) It was a protest march with a difference! Elephants accompanied activists of the Kerala State Pooram-Perunnal Festival Coordination Committee as they marched to District Forest Offices (DFO) ... Read more...
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West Bengal sanctuary’s captive elephants enjoy a day off
September 18th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarJalpaiguri (West Bengal), Sep. 18 (ANI): Captive elephants, who perform various tasks in the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary situated in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District were granted a day's holiday by wildlife ... Read more...
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Elephant gives birth to calf in Gorumara National Park in West Bengal
September 4th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarJalpaiguri (West Bengal), Sep 4 (ANI): An elephant under the care of the Gorumara National Park near West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district gave birth to a female calf.The calf was born ... Read more...
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Panel for phased curbs on captive elephants
August 31st, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The elephant task force set up by the environment and forests ministry has recommended discontinuing in a regulated manner the practice of keeping elephants in temples, zoos ... Read more...
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Two elephants shifted to Bengdubi to search for injured elephant
August 5th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Bengdubi Forest Range of West Bengal two captive elephants have been shifted to
the ... Read more...
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Task force on elephants to meet April 30
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), April 23 (IANS) A task force formed to protect elephants and their habitats across the country is to meet here April 30, an official said.
The task force of Project Elephant, ... Read more...
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Pregnant elephant compelled to work for West Bengal’s Mandabari Forest Department
April 20th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), April 20 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a 16-month pregnant elephant is being forced to work by the Mandabari Forest Department in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district here in contravention ... Read more...
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In hot Kerala, captive elephants lose cool
March 20th, 2010 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) Captive elephants in Kerala are feeling the heat of temple festivals. Often working overtime, without sufficient food and water in this hot season, they are going ... Read more...
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Jumbo calves in Jalpaiguri are specially trained for patrolling
February 25th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Feb 25 (ANI): Wildlife authorities here are imparting special patrolling training to rescued elephant calves at the Jaldapara wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District.Buddhadeb Mondal, a forest ... Read more...
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Task force set up for conservation of jumbos
February 12th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The government Friday set up a task force headed by a Delhi University professor for effective conservation and management of elephants, both of the wild and captive ... Read more...
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Andhra Govt. to translocate captive elephants from zoos, circuses to national parks
December 27th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Dec.27 (ANI): In a move which may draw appreciation of animal lovers, Andhra Pradesh government has decided to translocate captive elephants from zoos and circuses to national parks and ... Read more...
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Zoo pachyderm release should be closely monitored: Experts
November 19th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) The release of zoo elephants into wildlife parks should be closely monitored as they could end up creating difficulties for their peers in the wild, say experts in ... Read more...
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Two baby elephants found dead in Kerala stream
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Thattekad (Kerala), Aug 22 (ANI): Residents and forest officials found the bodies of two baby elephants that probably slipped and drowned from a steep upstream due to heavy rainfall near Thattekad Bird ... Read more...
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Special diet, prayers for elephants in Kerala
July 17th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), July 17 (IANS) Elephants are surely being pampered in Kerala. While nearly 65 of them will go for a month long rejuvenation programme at the Guruvayoor temple, Thrissur town Friday ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh zoo urges president to adopt elephant
March 8th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 8 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh zoo has urged President Pratibha Patil to sponsor an elephant under the 'Prani Punyodaya' (adopt an animal) scheme so that the animal is fed properly.
The ... Read more...
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Elephant kills one, injures 19 at Kochi’’s Ernakulam Shiva Temple
February 6th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Feb.6 (ANI): At least one woman was killed and 19 others injured when one of the seven elephants, brought to the Ernakulam Shiva Temple as part of ... Read more...
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License for mahouts riding elephants in Kerala
December 20th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan Samuel
Thrissur (Kerala), Dec 20 (ANI): The authorities in Kerala have made it mandatory for the mahouts to get training to tame elephants after which they will be issued a ... Read more...
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Asia and Africas wild elephants live longer than their zoo counterparts
December 12th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): A new study has found that wild elephants in protected areas of Africa and Asia live more than twice as long as those their counterparts in zoos.Animal ... Read more...
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Caring for your friendly neighbourhood jumbo - here’s how
November 5th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Nov 5 (IANS) With 13 Asian countries home to around 15,000 captive elephants, here comes a book that will come in handy for managing and caring for the gentle giants ... Read more...
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Elephants powerful rumbles act as GPS to keep herds together
September 12th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 12 (ANI): A new study has suggested that elephants have their own global positioning system (GPS), in the form of powerful rumbles, which are mostly too low in pitch ... Read more...
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15 percent of captive elephants in South India have TB
September 10th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) The first exhaustive study of captive elephants in southern India has found that 15.25 percent of them suffer from tuberculosis.Principal investigator of the two-year-long study Jacob Cheeran told ... Read more...
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End of logging trade puts future of Thai elephants in peril
July 26th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 26 (ANI): The end of the logging trade in Thailand has put the future of the countrys elephants and their trainers in peril.Worries over the future of the elephants ... Read more...
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Rogue elephant captured in Kottayam
July 14th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kottayam (Kerala), July 14 (ANI): Authorities in Keralas Kottayam District today captured the rogue elephant, Bholu Nath, near a forest area.The owner and the mahout were charged with ill-treating the elephant ... Read more...
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Guidelines to ensure wellbeing of Kerala elephants
June 17th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 (IANS) Elephant owners, mahouts and veterinarians are getting together to frame guidelines for the management of captive elephants in Kerala to ensure the animals are not overworked and ill-treated. ... Read more...
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Tagging Kerala’s tame elephants
May 22nd, 2008 - 9:28 am ICT by admin
Kozhikode (Kerala), May 22 (IANS) All tame elephants in Kerala will soon come to be identified by a 10-digit number, thanks to an electronic tag that is expected to carry information on ... Read more...
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Now a device to rein in violent elephants
May 3rd, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) Concerned about the increasing incidents of captive elephants turning violent in Kerala, Mumbai-based Zachariah Mathew has developed a new device to rein in animals that run amok. "I ... Read more...
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Mismanagement turns captive elephants violent
April 26th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by admin
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, April 26 (IANS) Lack of proper care and management of captive elephants in India could lead to more violent incidents by berserk pachyderms that cause human casualties, experts ... Read more...
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