Hungry elephants fight climate change one mouthful at a time
African forest elephants can eat up to 450 kilograms of vegetation a day as they plow through the rainforests of West Africa and the Congo Basin. But all this munching actually leads to forests with more plant mass, according to a new study, and it could be good for climate change.
published on 15 Jul 2019
Rehabilitate TN Madurai private elephant Malachi
Madras High Court
published on 12 Jun 2019
Kollukudipatti: The village that doesn’t burst crackers on Diwali so the birds stay
Some three decades ago, the village decided to stop bursting firecrackers during Diwali. “We noticed chicks falling out of their nests disturbed by the loud sounds. We discussed it at panchayat meetings and imposed an informal rule forbidding firecrackers
published on 22 Dec 2018
Send Trichy temple elephant Masini to its original abode (Mudumalai Camp, TN)
Madras High Court
published on 31 Oct 2018
Rehab elephants abused for commercial usage
Uttarakhand High Court
published on 03 Aug 2018
Uttarakhand High Court
published on 04 Jul 2018
Mysuru zoo’s animal exchange plan panned
Proposal relates to exchange of elephant calves for rhinos from Singapore
published on 24 Feb 2018
MoEF-HEC Management Guidelines
published on 06 Oct 2017
Norms for recognition of elephant rehab centres
published on 29 Sep 2017
PIL seeks end to taming of wild elephants
A public interest litigation has sought the Madras high court to restrain the forest department from capturing wild elephants
published on 20 Aug 2017
Steps taken to mitigate man-elephant conflicts, Kerala FD tells high court
The Forest and Wildlife Department submitted before the Kerala High Court it had initiated steps to mitigate the man-elephant conflicts, especially in Wayanad.
published on 15 Aug 2017
Confiscation of elephants used for illegal tree felling
Guwahati High Court, Assam
published on 25 May 2017