Elephant calf rescued in JharkhandSeptember 30th, 2009 JAMSHEDPUR - Rangers of Dhalbhum Forest Range in Ghatsila region in Jharkhand managed to rescue a ten-day-old elephant calf after it got isolated from its herd and fallen in a ditch of the dense forest area. The calf was brought to the Tata Zoological Park located in Jamshedpur city, which is close to the Ghatsila on Tuesday.
Elephant calf rescued in JalpaiguriSeptember 24th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - Forest authorities in West Bengal on Wednesday rescued an elephant calf, which had strayed away from the herd in Baikunthapur forest range. The calf lost its way along the banks of River Teesta and was rampantly moving on the sand strips when the forest rangers spotted it.
Elephants wreak havoc in JalpaiguriAugust 28th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - A herd of wild elephants wreaked havoc in a village in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Around 50 elephants had strayed into the Diana forest region of the district from Assam and caused damage to the crops and the houses in the Angrabasha GP-1 and 2 region of Jalpaiguri.
Elephant who went on rampage in Jaipur diesAugust 24th, 2009 JAIPUR - A female elephant, which turned amuck and went on a rampage in Rajasthan's Jaipur city on Sunday, died here on Monday. Thirty-five year old elephant Naina, which was on its way to Amer Fort with foreign tourists on its back, had suddenly turned aggressive on Sunday.
Rescued baby elephant dies of stomach ulcer in West BengalAugust 17th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - A female elephant cub, which was rescued few months back from a village in West Bengal, died on Sunday due to a stomach ulcer. The elephant cub, Aronno, was rescued from Rethi village after it got separated from its group.
Wild elephant electrocuted in West BengalAugust 16th, 2009 BINNAGURI - A rampaging adult female elephant was electrocuted at an Indian army camp at Binnaguri in West Bengal. The elephant, which came from the Chapramari forest, first damaged a number of houses before getting entangled in a school's electrified fencing.
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve has a new baby elephant and panther cubAugust 12th, 2009 COIMBATORE - The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri district is witnessing many visitors eager to have a glimpse of two new arrivals-a baby elephant and a panther cub. Wildlife authorities here are nurturing these two babies, who are of the same age.
Jumbos go on rampage in West Bengal tea estateJuly 25th, 2009 CHENGMARI - A herd of elephants strayed into a tea estate at Chengmari in Dooars region of West Bengal. It was a herd of 15 elephants, including three tuskers and seven young ones.
Elephant dies while rescuing its calf in Tamil NaduJuly 24th, 2009 BARLIYAR - An elephant died while trying to save its calf which had slipped and fallen into a pit near Katteri village in the Barliyar forest range of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. The calf fell into the pit during the midnight hours and the mother elephant struggled to reach it.
Elephant rescued from muddy swamp in Kerala districtJuly 4th, 2009 WAYANAD - After a struggle of many hours and the effort of villagers, the life of an elephant which was stuck in a muddy swamp in the remote village of Madaki estate in Kerala's Wayanad district, was saved on Saturday. The elephant named Ramachandran was owned by Kottayam resident, Mr.
Elephant rescued from a ditch in West BengalMay 31st, 2009 JALPAIGURI - Forest rangers in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District have rescued an elephant that had fallen into a ditch. The elephant was passing through this route when it slipped and fell into the ditch.
Two leopards rescued in SiliguriMay 24th, 2009 SILIGURI - Forest rangers of Siliguri rescued two leopards from a deep trench on Saturday after a well-planned and executed operation. Reportedly, the locals spotted the 'spotted feline beauties', one adult and the other cub, which had strayed into the plantation estate of Rangamati Tea Gardens and fell into an open deep trench that had been dug up to trap wild animals.
Wild elephant kills two in Darjeeling hillsMay 22nd, 2009 SILIGURI - A wild elephant killed two people in West Bengal's Darjeeling district Friday, a forest department official said. Sobha Chetri, 60, and Pradip Kishan, 22 were killed by the animal in Garidhura area in Kurseong sub-division of the district early Friday.
Wild elephant kills woman in Chhattisgarh villageApril 11th, 2009 RAIPUR - A 55-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, a forest official said Saturday. Kara Bai was trampled to death Friday night in the backyard of her mud-built house in Vijrapali village, within the Pithora forest in Mahasamund.
Elephant triggers panic in Uttar PradeshMarch 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - An elephant has triggered panic in an Uttar Pradesh village after killing two people and injuring four in the last 10 days, an official said Tuesday. The elephant trampled a young man to death Monday evening in Nagraganja village of Basti district, 250 km from here.