Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stressed the need for cooperation and coordination between states in mitigating human-elephant conflicts that are increasing, as Karnataka handed over six ...

"GMA" is on location at a wildlife reserve in South Africa. — -- In Bela-Bela, South Africa, a group of researchers is turning the table on poachers and training elephants to do something pretty ...

In 1876 Leopold II of Belgium decided to reinvent his small country as an imperial power. The vehicle for Belgium’s entry into the Scramble for Africa was the International African Association. The ...

A group of elephants have been recruited to help clear debris following the devastating floods in Indonesia. Four elephants are being used to clear access to roads as well as remove detritus such as ...

Mabula, South Africa: In the South African bush, elephants are being trained in the art of "bio-detection" to see if they can use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out explosives, landmines ...

The trained elephants – Midok, Azis, Abu, and Nonik – were deployed to the disaster zone from the Saree conservation centre in Aceh Besar, one of the province’s key training and rehabilitation ...

On November 7, 2025, in Gundlupet, Karnataka, India, a trained elephant used to track tigers escaped its handler after being startled by a wasp sting. The distressed animal ran through busy streets ...

The Military District of Washington's Joint Color Guard present the flags as a two ton Asian Elephant opens the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey "Zing Zang Zoom" circus performance at George ...

Elephants rely on visual cues to maintain consistent timing of their strides, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes For a 7,600-pound Asian elephant, simply putting one foot in front of the other can ...