elephants

With several captive elephants succumbing to illnesses over the years, international organisations refused new imports

Scientists investigate consequences of a mother elephant's death on her child by examining level of stress hormones

IHC appoints animal expert Dr Amir Khalil as amicus curiae in Islamabad zoo case

Elephants, found dead after coming in contact with live wire

5 elephants found butchered in one day while 3 others died of wounds at Mago National Park

Elephants are worshipped as the Hindu god Ganesh in Nepal and big crowds attended the festival

Elephants, sea lions and zebras are the only animals that can be used in circuses in Denmark

South African rangers have recovered the skull of the man in the vast Kruger sanctuary

Deforestation and habitat loss has brought wild elephants in closer contact with humans

Two elephants were killed and another critically injured Sunday crossing railway tracks in Sri Lanka

New Dehli is no longer suitable home for elephants which is overrun by cars, a population of 20 million and pollution

The three elephants, part of a larger herd, were crossing the railway when a train derailed and hit them

1,100 people and almost 700 elephants killed as people encroach animal territories

Many traders use provision which allows free trade of old ivory to illegally trade newer ivory

Deforestation and habitat loss has brought elephants in closer contact with humans in recent decades

Sri Lankan ambassador to Pakistan writes to his government, asking for the request to be granted

Authorities have allocated Rs13 million for this purpose

According Avaaz, EU is the world's biggest exporter of legal ivory but that is thought to fuel poaching

he African elephant population is severely reduced as poachers brutally hunt them for ivory

Elephants in India, numbering about 30,000 in the wild, are an endangered species

Relief workers said 26 of Nepal's 75 districts were either submerged or hit by landslides after heavy rains

India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones

Most of that generation of elephants has died out, yet the number of elephants involved in the trade keeps increasing

The water fight that has become tradition to mark the country's New Year festivities

The 22-year-old woman was on foot with her parents when the elephant charged at the group

The two adult elephants helped the calf keep afloat as the water levels rose

Africa's total elephant population at around 415,000 has suffered a decline of around 111,000 over the past decade

A mahout tried to separate two animals by poking one with a sharp-edged hook, causing the elephant to run away in pain

No passengers were injured in the collision

Four elephants, including two calves, were killed by lightning in one of the worst wildlife tragedies to hit country

"Boy, she loves the bread," says Janice Aria, the director of animal stewardship at RBBC conservation center

Victims were trampled after angering the elephants by throwing stones to try to scare them off, says forest minister

The animals and birds died after feeding on the poisoned carcass of an elephant

Professor Muhammad Akhter of the Punjab university says fossils belong to Anancus, a pre-historic elephant

Hwange national park in western Zimbabwe currently hosts 53,000 elephants, twice the park's carrying capacity

Yongki, a tame creature who worked with teams of elephant keepers with his tusks hacked off

Google creates three-dimensional maps using data from satellite tracking elephant collars

The elephant had not taken easily to his new keeper and turned on him suddenly, goring him to death