Vantara to shelter 20 elephants rescued from exploitative logging industry

Jan 24, 2025, at 01:17 pm

New Delhi [India], January 23: Vantara, a renowned rescue center for captive elephants and other wild animals, is preparing to provide a sanctuary for 20 elephants rescued from the exploitative logging industry in Arunachal Pradesh. The rescue, approved by a High-Powered Committee established by the Tripura High Court and supervised by the Supreme Court, marks a significant step toward a future of compassion and freedom for these majestic creatures.

Assam: Six wild elephants saved after getting stuck in muddy pond in Goalpara

Jan 29, 2022, at 06:41 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The forest officials have rescued six wild elephants trapped in a muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district with the help of locals.

Assam: Two wild elephants killed after being hit by train at Khetri

Dec 01, 2021, at 05:17 pm

Guwahati: Two wild elephants were killed after being hit by a train at Khetri area Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday night.

Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report

Jul 11, 2020, at 02:54 pm

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according to a new UN report issued on Friday.

Assam villagers donate 200 bigha land to create meal zone for wild elephants

Aug 13, 2019, at 07:35 pm

Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS): A cluster of villages in Assam’s Nagaon district have found a way to reduce the Man-Elephant conflict and keep their crop by setting aside a meal zone for the wild elephants.

Two wild jumbos killed after hit by passenger train in Guwahati

Nov 20, 2017, at 01:45 am

Guwahati, Nov 19 (IBNS): Two elephants were killed after they were hit by a passenger train at Chandrapur area, outskirts of Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.