Keeping Madhubala alive: The fight for Karachi’s captive elephants
Karachi's last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?
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Karachi's last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?
Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.
After routine weight checks and a customary puja at the Mysuru palace, the elephants, led by golden howdah-bearer Prashanth, were loaded onto separate trucks for their journey back to their respective camps.
Proposed infrastructure in Munnar’s natural feeding grounds could disrupt access to forage and water, heightening human–elephant conflict; conservationists seek immediate halt and independent ecological assessment; KLDB maintains its plan comply with responsible tourism and does not disturb topography
Forest department had removed wire ropes and solar electric fencing from plantations in the Panthadikkalam and Choondal areas in Idukki to facilitate free movement of wild elephants. However, landowners re-erected the barriers within days
Visitors can witness the feeding of the camp elephants in similar arrangement as available in Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Forest officials say the rebuilt barriers blocked traditional routes, prompting six elephants to roam close to the road on Friday. A rapid response team is camping to prevent any untoward incidents.
Between April 2021 and June 2026, the Assam Forest Department and WWF-India tracked four female-led herds and a solitary male in three high-conflict districts of Udalguri, Sonitpur and Biswanath
Once known as "The Land of a Million Elephants", only an estimated 800 elephants remain in Laos, as deforestation and exploitation push the species closer than ever to the brink of extinction. Despite the dwindling numbers, a Frenchwoman has made it her mission to give ageing elephants a new home, buying them from their abusive owners. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar.