Tag: elephants
India’s wildlife woes: Delhi’s last elephants await march to freedom
The mighty Heera marched through a crowded slum chewing bamboo, oblivious that freedom from life as one of Delhi's last six elephants at work...
Plastic in dumps threaten Sri Lanka elephants foraging for food
COLOMBO: At a garbage dump in central Sri Lanka, a herd of wild elephants forage among a mountain of rubbish, swallowing dangerous scraps of...
Founder of Kenya’s iconic ‘elephant orphanage’ passes away
NAIROBI: Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a conservationist famous for her work rearing baby elephants in Kenya and fighting for the protection of the species, has...
Downfall of tigers, lions, bears attributed to their popularity
PARIS: Iconic animals like elephants, tigers, lions and panda bears are everywhere in movies, books and toy stores. But their wide pop culture presence...
Elephant sanctuary trumpets effort to cut human-animal conflict in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPER: A herd of elephants tramp through the jungle before lumbering into a river under the watchful gaze of their keepers, training at a...
Elephants being used to evict illegal settlers in India
Indian police have taken the unusual step of using elephants in an attempt to evict people living illegally in a protected forest area in...
