Jumbos get own village at Kunda
June 20th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kunda (Rajasthan), June 20 (ANI): Rajasthan Tourism Minister Bina Kak inaugurated an elephant village that would house 51 pachyderms here on Saturday.About 49 acres of land was allotted for the project ... Read more...
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Elephant census conducted in Orissa
April 24th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Apr 24 (ANI): Forest rangers and game wardens of the Wildlife Department conducted a comprehensive elephant census in Orissa.Around 10,000 personnel were deployed in this survey done in the reserve ... Read more...
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Trains, electric wires slay Jharkhand jumbos
April 9th, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, April 9 (IANS) As many as 103 elephants have died in Jharkhand since 2001. Many of the unsuspecting jumbos were run over by fast trains or struck down by ... Read more...
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Love turns fatal as jumbos clash over female
March 30th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 30 (IANS) A tragic love story played out in the jungles of Chhattisgarh when two male jumbos clashed for several hours over a female elephant, eventually killing one of them, ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos cause panic in Chattisgarh village
March 26th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants have sneaked into the residential pockets of a forested area in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district giving sleepless nights to villagers, a forest official said ... Read more...
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PFA activists protest against elephants killing
March 4th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 4 (ANI): Activists of People For Animals (PFA), a voluntary forum working for the welfare of the animals staged a protest against the recurring accidents of elephants being knocked down ... Read more...
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Jaipur elephant carnival thrills tourists ahead of Holi
March 1st, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Mar 1 (ANI): On the eve of 'Holi', the city of Jaipur played host to a special elephant carnival with dozens of colourfully caparisoned jumbos thrilled hundreds of tourists during the ... Read more...
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Seven elephants killed in Chhattisgarh
February 25th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 25 (IANS) At least seven elephants were killed in Chhattisgarh during the past six months, mostly due to electrocution, the state assembly was informed Thursday.
Seven elephants were killed in the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh village panics as jumbos run amok
February 18th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 18 (IANS) Residents of a village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh are panic stricken after a herd of wild elephants demolished eight houses and have been camping there ever ... 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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Jumbos create havoc in Chhattisgarh village
February 2nd, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 2 (IANS) About 25 families in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district have not slept since Sunday when three wild elephants rampaged through a forest village, demolishing five houses and injuring one person, ... Read more...
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Jumbos stray in Orissa villages, create panic
January 16th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Angul (Orissa), Jan 16 (ANI): A herd of around 22 elephants strayed into the hamlets in Angul region here creating panic among the people.It was reported that these elephants came from the ... Read more...
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Karnataka’s wild jumbos get land as new year gift (With Images)
January 9th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjeeb Baruah
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) In what is being described as the first such conservation step in Asia, more than 25 acres of land has been donated to the Karnataka ... Read more...
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Wild elephants trample man to death
January 5th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 5 (IANS) A herd of five wild elephants trampled a disabled man to death and brought down six houses in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, a forest department official said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Wild elephants damage tea garden in Siliguri
December 13th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, (West Bengal), Dec 13 (ANI): A herd of 20 wild elephants damaged a tea garden in the Dooars region here on Saturday.The jumbos were first sighted by tealeaf pluckers on ... Read more...
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Jumbos in Jaipur usher prospective business for insurance sector
December 11th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Dec 11(ANI): Around 117 tamed elephants at Amer Fort on the outskirts of Jaipur are not only proving to be cash cow to their owners, but also lending good businesses to ... Read more...
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Cops run for cover as wild jumbos enter police station
December 7th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 7 (IANS) About a dozen cops on duty at a police station in Chhattisgarh ran for cover when they found a herd of wild jumbos roaming in the complex, authorities ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos go on rampage in Chhattisgarh, one killed
November 27th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 27 (IANS) One woman was killed and six injured when marauding elephants went on the rampage and brought down eight houses in a Chhattisgarh village.
The incident took place Thursday night ... Read more...
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Wild elephants attack Chhattisgarh village, tribals flee
November 15th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Around 40 families of a forested tribal village in Chhattisgarh migrated to safer areas Sunday after wild elephants went on rampage for two consecutive nights and brought down ... Read more...
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Wild jumbo found dead in Chhattisgarh forest
November 3rd, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 3 (IANS) A five-year-old male elephant was found dead in a hamlet in the middle of a forest in Chhattisgarh's northern Surguja area, forest department officials said Tuesday.
The officials, ... Read more...
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Man-animal conflict: Villagers poison elephants in Assam
October 25th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IANS) Wildlife authorities in Assam have warned that the human-elephant conflict has reached alarming proportions with villagers poisoning to death at least four wild elephants in ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh villagers lose sleep over jumbo terror
September 16th, 2009 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 16 (IANS) About a hundred families in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district have not slept since Sunday after a group of wild elephants sneaked into villages from a nearby forest, officials said ... Read more...
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Two elephants electrocuted in Chhattisgarh
September 11th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 11 (IANS) Two female elephants were electrocuted in a forest village in Chhattisgarh's northern Jashpur district, an official said Friday.
The wild jumbos were killed in a field at Shekharpur village ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos kill 10 in Chhattisgarh in three months
July 29th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 29 (IANS) Wild elephants trampled to death 10 people in the past three months in Chhattisgarh, the state assembly was informed Wednesday.
Forest Minister Vikram Usendi told the house in ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ‘biggest’ artists in distress
July 19th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 19 (IANS) They are Nepal's 'biggest' artists. Yet Khem Prasad and Sundar Kali are in a sore plight now, on the verge of losing both their jobs and ... Read more...
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Monsoon rejuvenation therapy for jumbos begins in Kerala
July 18th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelThrissur ( Kerala), July 18 (ANI): Elephants in Thrissur in Kerala, start the monsoon month with long rejuvenation therapy during which they are kept away from hard labour and fed ... Read more...
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After jumbos, tigers bare fangs between India, Nepal
July 16th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 16 (IANS) After marauding elephant herds created bad blood between Nepal's border villages and India, now big cats are threatening to strain ties between the two neighbours.Nepal's lawmakers ... Read more...
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PETA urges safety of jumbos on India-Nepal border
July 14th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) With incidents of elephants being shot at by Nepali security forces on the India-Nepal border, animal rights organisation PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) Tuesday appealed ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos kill one, demolish houses in Chhattisgarh
June 16th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 16 (IANS) A herd of wild tuskers trampled an elderly person to death and demolished about a dozen houses in a forested stretch of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said Tuesday.
The wild ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh planning ‘Elephant Villages’ to counter tusker terror
May 30th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 30 (IANS) Worried over the increasing incidences of man-elephant conflict, the Chhattisgarh government is planning to set up villages for wild elephants in areas hit hard by jumbo attacks, an ... Read more...
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25 wild jumbos create terror in Chhattisgarh villages
April 22nd, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) About 2,000 residents were placed under house arrest after a herd of 25 wild elephants created terror in at least 10 villages of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, an official ... Read more...
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Jumbo fear stalks some Meghalaya polling booths (Reissuing with correction in third paragraph)
April 15th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, April 15 (IANS) Poll authorities in Meghalaya are facing a strange problem - possible attacks by wild elephants during polling day.Over 200 polling booths in the Garo hills region ... Read more...
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Jumbo fear stalks some Meghalaya polling booths
April 15th, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, April 15 (IANS) Poll authorities in Meghalaya are facing a strange problem - possible attacks by wild elephants during polling day.Over 200 polling booths in the Garo hills ... Read more...
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Jumbo-menaced Chhattisgarh to get two elephant reserves
February 19th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 19 (IANS) The central government has approved a proposal of Chhattisgarh government to create two elephant reserves in the state that has witnessed 23 human deaths by wild jumbos in ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos kill 23 in 10 months in Chhattisgarh
February 11th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 11 (IANS) Wild elephants trampled 23 people to death and demolished 775 houses in Chhattisgarh's forest areas in the last 10 months, the state assembly was told Wednesday.
Forest Minister ... Read more...
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