Human Elephant Conflict

In a fascinating animal-human encounter, an adult elephant and a calf were caught on camera blocking the way of a sugar cane-laden truck and then stepping aside once they were offered some.

A video of a huge crowd of people chasing an elephant has sparked outrage on social media. Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen shared the disturbing footage on Twitter to raise awareness on the issue of human-animal conflict.

A video shared by an Indian Forest Services officer shows a biker crossing a road that had been blocked to allow an elephant to pass through.

The Supreme Court said today that human-animal conflict, especially involving elephants, was a "problem" and the centre should consider setting up a task force to ensure adherence to the guidelines on this issue.

Of course, we react emotionally to this photograph. But there is a bigger picture beyond this photo and the interpretations in the international media; the picture it forms for people around the world is in my mind not the whole truth.

Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in the country as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.

The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...

In a fascinating animal-human encounter, an adult elephant and a calf were caught on camera blocking the way of a sugar cane-laden truck and then stepping aside once they were offered some.

A video of a huge crowd of people chasing an elephant has sparked outrage on social media. Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen shared the disturbing footage on Twitter to raise awareness on the issue of human-animal conflict.

A video shared by an Indian Forest Services officer shows a biker crossing a road that had been blocked to allow an elephant to pass through.

The Supreme Court said today that human-animal conflict, especially involving elephants, was a "problem" and the centre should consider setting up a task force to ensure adherence to the guidelines on this issue.

Of course, we react emotionally to this photograph. But there is a bigger picture beyond this photo and the interpretations in the international media; the picture it forms for people around the world is in my mind not the whole truth.

Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in the country as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.

The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...