When an Indian divisional forest official found an elephant in labor on a set of train tracks at 3 a.m., he knew he had to ...

In November 2023, three elephants were killed by a train in eastern India's West Bengal state. In August, a pregnant elephant and two others were killed by another train in the same region.

Agriculture: Wild elephants were once abundant in China until an imperial focus on agricultural expansion led to habitat loss and their eventual disappearance. Land Ethic: In contrast, India’s ...

The decision means that all elephants living in India’s zoos and circuses -- an estimated 140 pachyderms in 26 zoos and 16 circuses -- will be moved to ‘elephant camps’ run by the nation’s ...

June 24, 2024: 100 life-size elephant sculptures made by artisans in Tamil Nadu, India, arrive in Newport, R.I., via the Port of New York — the first stop on a year-long, cross-country journey.

Indian animator Triparna Maiti’s feature project “Mangal – The Holy Beast” has been selected for the Busan Asian Project Market. The film project spotlights the plight of captive elephants ...