A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed ...
Kenya is relocating 50 elephants from Mwea National Reserve due to overcrowding. The population of elephants there has increased from 50 to 156, causing the animals to wander into nearby villages.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its ...
In August, Namibia announced it had embarked on a cull of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos and 300 zebras. The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants.
But in Jhargram, a town in the eastern state of West Bengal, locals were busy chasing off a herd of six elephants that had strayed into their neighbourhood on Aug 15. The confrontation quickly ...