Tag: Elephants
Neglected Thai elephant prepares for jumbo flight home
Thai government had stopped sending elephants abroad and now checking the condition of those already sent overseas
After 3-year hiatus, Lao Elephant Festival to be held in February
For Laotians, elephants are a symbol of power, especially in rural areas, where residents use them for clearing land and farming
India’s elephant god festival returns in jumbo style
The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival draws tens of thousands of Hindu devotees onto streets across the seaside megacity of Mumbai
SPOTLIGHT: Joy of the Elephants
COVID-19 pandemic forced a mahout to make heartbreaking choices but both man and elephant have finally found sanctuary
Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant dies aged 68
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decreed that the animal be declared a "national treasure" and ordered its remains be preserved
A trumpet for compassion on World Elephant Day
Every day, 55 elephants are killed in Africa while in Asia only about 40,000 of these animals are left alive