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Rs 300 a day to chase elephants -- why 'hula parties' persist in Bengal despite court orders

'We get Rs 300 a day to drive away elephants': Why 'hula parties' persist in Bengal despite SC order

February 28, 2026 2:36 pm

As elephant habitats shrink and conflicts rise, The Indian Express speaks to members of a Hula party who have long been demanding permanent jobs and better pay.

Why elephants’ feet, not the ears, are their most powerful sensory tool

February 02, 2026 6:05 pm

By sensing vibrations through the ground, elephants can communicate, detect danger and navigate vast landscapes.

An elephant was killed and a calf injured after being hit by a train near Dhupguri. (File)

Elephant dies, calf Injured after being hit by train in Jalpaiguri

December 01, 2025 11:07 am

The incident occurred at around 3:45 am near the 73/7 railway pillar. The calf was rescued and taken to a local vet hospital.

Farmer killed, crops damaged in wild elephant attacks near Nepal border in UP’s Pilibhit

November 04, 2025 10:29 am

State Forest Department on alert; a 61-year-old farmer killed when he was sleeping in a hut in latest incident

13 trains on South Eastern Railway line stopped to give way to a moving herd of elephants

November 03, 2025 10:46 am

SER coordinating with forest officials, suspended operations early on November 1 to avoid collisions after sightings of a moving elephant herd; services resumed after checks and speed restrictions

A train in Jharkhand halted for at least two hours when an elephant went into labour close to the railway tracks (Image source: @byadavbjp/X)

Jharkhand train halts for 2 hours as elephant gives birth near railway tracks; Union minister shares video

July 10, 2025 1:41 pm

The train waited until the elephant safely delivered her calf, and walked away safely into the forest with her baby.

Before setting off, the calf lets out a soft trumpet, as if to say thank you (Image source: @susantananda3/X)

Frightened baby elephant rushes to humans for help after getting separated from mother, heartwarming video goes viral

July 07, 2025 9:35 am

To ensure the mother recognised her calf and accepted it, one of the officials gently rubbed some of the mother elephant’s dung onto the baby’s trunk and legs

Video shows mahout beating elephant near Ahmedabad's Jagannath temple; police begin inquiry

June 30, 2025 6:31 am

Police said neither the elephant nor the mahout seen in the video were part of the Rath Yatra procession

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Project Elephant review: Census ph-I completed in N-E, over 3,000 km rly lines mapped to prevent collisions

June 27, 2025 8:27 am

Yadav also chaired a meeting of the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife in Dehradun and the committee recommended the inclusion of sloth bear and gharial in the ministry’s species recovery programme, the ministry added.

Karnataka transfers trained Kumki elephants to Andhra. What's special about the tuskers?

May 22, 2025 5:50 am

These Kumki elephants, highly skilled in conflict mitigation, will assist in controlling wild elephant movements and preventing clashes with human settlements.

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Add these premier Indian elephant reserves to your travel bucket list

February 23, 2026 7:48 pm

India manages its elephant populations through Project Elephant, focusing on massive landscapes rather than just isolated parks.

Six surprising facts about the secret lives of elephants

February 05, 2026 11:14 am

Elephants are one of the few species (alongside humans, great apes, and dolphins) to possess spindle cells in their brains—specialised neurons linked to social awareness, empathy, and emotional processing.

Classical piano soothes sick elephants at Thai sanctuary

December 14, 2018 12:14 pm

Several times a week, British classical pianist Paul Barton, 57, sets up a piano against a backdrop of forested slopes and plays for his four-legged friends.

Jumbo leap: India opens first hospital for elephants

November 20, 2018 7:05 am

At India’s first hospital for elephants, opened last week in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, 49-year old Asha placed her left foreleg on a stool for a doctor to attend to an injury while visitors filmed it all on their mobile phones.

ELEPHANTS VIDEOS

Elephant plays the harmonica at Thekkampatti Elephant Camp

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

In this video filmed at the Thekkampatti Elephant Camp in Tamil Nadu, an elephant trainer can be seen placing a harmonica at the tip of Andaal the elephant's trunk. The harmonica sounds loudly as Andaal breathes in and out.