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Rare rodent-borne virus killed Shankar, lone African Elephant at Delhi Zoo: 'First such case in India'

November 04, 2025 3:45 am

The 29-year-old bull elephant — brought from Zimbabwe in November 1998 — was a diplomatic gift to former President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma

Mahendra, tusker that protected tigers and survived a Maoist attack, dies at 66

January 14, 2025 11:29 am

On Sunday night, Mahendra died of old age. By the time he died, he had helped fight poachers and timber smugglers, and even survived a Maoist ambush in the forest in 2012.

Wild tusker dies after being hit by train in Tripura’s Khowai district

December 31, 2024 5:54 pm

A complaint was lodged with the Government Railway Police alleging that the train had exceeded the 20-kmph limit set for elephant corridors in the area when it struck the elephant at Teliamura.

Arikomban wild tusker capture, Protests against Kerala High Court decision

Protest in Kerala's Idukki over capture of rice-eating tusker 'Arikomban'

March 30, 2023 1:13 pm

The High Court had on Wednesday constituted a five-member expert committee to take a decision on what action should be taken with regard to Arikomban.

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Kerala HC declines to intervene on tusker ban ahead of Thrissur Pooram

May 10, 2019 7:52 pm

For the past few years, Ramachandran headlines the eve of the Pooram by bursting through the southern door of the Vadakumnathan temple and signalling the start of the celebration.

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Kerala: Wild elephant calf found dead; other elephants seen caressing the body with trunks

May 03, 2015 3:09 pm

Forest officials said the carcass of the calf was spotted at the banks of Peringalkoothu reservoir in Thrissur on Friday by tribals.

Bangladesh forces kill elephant that strayed across border

April 22, 2015 1:17 am

The Bangladesh Border Guards pumped 34 bullets into the tusker and it died instantly on Monday afternoon.

Foresters operate on tusker in wild

August 28, 2013 2:58 am

The tusker was tranquillized and operated on after it was found moving with festering wounds for the past few days.

Another tusker found dead,inquiry panel formed

January 30, 2011 5:13 am

With the mysterious death of four elephants in the last three months in West Midnapore district,the forest department has constituted an inquiry committee to look into the reasons for their death.