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Forest officials cremate carcass of ageing elephant

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:32

Forest department officials today cremated the carcass of an ageing elephant and recovered its two tusks in Odisha`s Sundergarh district.

Kapil Sharma urges fans to support elephant rescue campaign

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 18:16

Kapil Sharma has urged his fans and friends to support a campaign launched by PETA to free a 14-year-old elephant named Sunder, who is chained and abused.

Kenya plans elephant census

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 22:58

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and various stakeholders plan to carry out an aerial census of elephants in the expansive Tsavo-Mkomazi ecosystem early next month.

Man trampled to death by elephant

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 19:12

An elderly man was trampled to death by an elephant in Shaympur forest range near the famous Rajaji National Park in Haridwar district.

China wakes up, cracking down on illegal ivory trade

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 19:01

China, the world`s biggest consumer of trafficked ivory, has signalled its intent to crack down on the thriving illegal trade by destroying over six tonnes of confiscated tusks and carved pieces.

Scientists decode elephant shark genome

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:26

A team of researchers has sequenced the genome of the elephant shark, a curious-looking fish with a snout resembling the end of an elephant`s trunk.

Two female tusks seized; four smugglers held

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 11:34

Two female elephant tusks have been seized from four poachers in Kadambur forest area, department officials said.

China crushes six tonnes of ivory

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:39

China crushed a pile of ivory reportedly weighing over six tonnes on Monday, in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as a global hub for the illegal trade in African elephant tusks.

Elephant cannot be shifted as it is aggressive, state tells HC

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 19:06

Maharashtra govt told Bombay High Court that it has not been possible to shift elephant `Sunder` of Jyotiba Temple from Warnanagar in Kolhapur to a sanctuary in Bangalore because it was not cooperating.

Elephant stuck in pit in Kaziranga, critical

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 19:45

A female elephant was Tuesday seriously injured when she got stuck in a deep muddy pit in Kaziranga National Park.

Wildlife census commences in Erode

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 19:43

The annual wildlife census commenced in Sathyamangalam and Erode forest divisions Tuesday.

Royal Bengal Tiger killed, elephant injured in Kaziranga

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:05

A Royal Bengal Tiger was killed and an elephant seriously injured in two separate incidents of infighting in two ranges of Assam`s Kaziranga National Park.