Interview: On Jallikattu and Animal Rights
The Supreme Court upheld the practice of Jallikattu or bull taming in Tamil Nadu in a Constitution Bench Judgment on May 18th, 2023. Detailed documentation done by Elsa Foundation has confirmed that over 100 people and more than 20 bulls have died from Jallikattu since 2017 in Tamil Nadu.
published on 23 May 2023
Elephant in chains attacked by wild herd
A chained elephant suffered injuries in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Edakkurissi, near Mannarkkad, on Saturday. The attack took place around 12.30 a.m. during a routine raid by a herd led by a rogue bull locally named Chullikompan.
published on 20 May 2023
Tiger reserve employees booked for burning dead elephant
Five employees of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh have been booked by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) team from Delhi and the state wildlife’s Special Task Force (STF) for their alleged involvement in the clandestine burning of a dead wild elephant.
published on 19 May 2023
The what, why and how of the jallikattu judgment by the Supreme Court
Another investigative report by Elsa Foundation, a non-profit charitable trust that focuses on issues impacting biodiversity and the rights of animals, revealed that 100 persons and at least 20 bulls have been killed at jallikattu events since 2017.
published on 19 May 2023
Third Imported Cheetah Dies in India
In a setback to the cheetah reintroduction project, Daksha, a female cheetah brought from South Africa, died in a confrontation with two male cheetahs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. This is the third cheetah death in Kuno in the last one-and-a-half months
published on 14 May 2023
Chinnakanal, Idukki District, Kerala
published on 01 May 2023
Supreme Court to hear petition on transportation of elephants from Arunachal to Gujarat on May 12
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition that raises concerns over the recent transportation of 20 elephants from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat on May 12.
published on 01 May 2023
Supreme Court refuses to interfere in ‘Arikomban’ translocation, dismisses Kerala appeal
“You have experts. Your experts have made a recommendation. The state government can’t now also sit and say it will do something over and above it,” the bench, comprising Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala, said, adding that “we will not interfere”.
published on 18 Apr 2023
Wild elephant Karuppan translocated in TN
Impact of the foundation’s Sep 2021 Madras High Court order prohibiting the conversion of wild elephants to captive elephants (refer to the ‘Legal’ menu of the website for the order)
published on 18 Apr 2023
A division bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P made the observation while considering a review petition filed by Nenmara MLA K. Babu, against the order of the Court dated April 5, 2023, directing the relocation of the wild tusker ‘Arikomban’ to Parambikulam Tiger Reserve.
published on 13 Apr 2023
The Tiger population in the Western Ghats declines from 981 to 824 in 4 years
Once home to most tigers in the country, the Western Ghats with 12 reserves spread across six states has seen a sharp decline in the number of big cats from 981 in 2018 to 824 as per the 2022 estimates.
published on 11 Apr 2023
Supreme Court refuses to relax wildlife declaration time under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Upholds Kerala High Court Division Bench’s decision
published on 27 Mar 2023