Laxmi The Elephant

Laxmi, the 47-year-old female elephant that went missing two months ago and to trace her a countrywide alert was sounded, has been found, a Delhi forest department official said on Wednesday.

The mighty Heera marched through a crowded slum chewing bamboo, oblivious that freedom from life as one of Delhi's last six elephants at work could be just around the corner. After years of pressure from activists who accuse the animals' owners of flouting wildlife regulations by keeping them in a city, authorities have ordered the seizure of the e...

Laxmi, the 47-year-old female elephant that went missing two months ago and to trace her a countrywide alert was sounded, has been found, a Delhi forest department official said on Wednesday.

The mighty Heera marched through a crowded slum chewing bamboo, oblivious that freedom from life as one of Delhi's last six elephants at work could be just around the corner. After years of pressure from activists who accuse the animals' owners of flouting wildlife regulations by keeping them in a city, authorities have ordered the seizure of the e...