Elephants  

An unusual incident profoundly affected Kerala during the arat ritual procession at the Aarattupuzha temple: Two elephants got into a fierce fight, causing chaos among the spectators. The concerning altercation transpired at approximately 10:30 PM, gaining the interest of both participants and authorities.
 

On February 26, 2024, Anant Ambani launched his wildlife rescue and conservation programme called Vantara. It is situated in the 3000-acre Reliance Jamnagar Refinery Complex, Gujrat. It has well-trained professionals and an advanced hospital and research centre for the welfare of the animals. Vantara has collaborated with many national and international organisations to contribute towards wildlife conservation worldwide. 

Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant – Human Attacks using Bees) has helped reduce Man-animal conflict  

Here’s an interesting story of how a man has willed his properties to elephants; all thanks to the phenomenal love he has for them!

Karnataka will not bury carcasses of elephants. Rather, the carcasses will be openly placed so that vultures can feed on them 
 

Here’s an elephant adoption scheme brought in by the Madhya Pradesh forest department

 Elephant play a great and significant role in our environment. Read on as we elucidate with examples how inevitable this species is to sustenance  

The project is funded by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).  The aim of the rehabilitation centre is to provide elephants world-class facilities including healthcare.
 

15 male elephants are needed for the Ezhunallathu, the temple ritual, but as sufficient number of male elephants were not available, officials had to resort to last-minute hacks.
 

Srikakulam natives are living in fear. On Saturday, a herd of elephants entered the maize fields at Seetharampalli and surrounding villages and damaged the crops in Andhra Pradesh. Locals are worried they'd be attacked by the elephants any time.
 

Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala, is much sought-after for temple festivals. In 2013, the same elephant, which had killed three women during a ceremony at Rayamangalam Koottumadam temple, was banned from public ceremonies.

Victim Marappa was trying to stop the elephants from entering the village when an elephant attacked him and trampled him.

The DNA database would play an important role in captive wildlife management and wildlife crime investigations. The forest department provided blood samples of captive elephants from across the state to the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) for DNA fingerprinting.