Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Modern Indian festivals (poorams) feature live elephants in elaborate processions. Animal advocacy groups are fighting for better ...

Learn how shrinking habitats are isolating African elephant populations and how restoring connections could help save the ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – The world observed Elephant Day on August 12 to raise awareness about the preservation and protection of the largest land mammals. A top Indian Canadian conservationist says India ...

World Elephant Day, observed on August 12 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness about the preservation and protection of elephants, one of Earth's most iconic and threatened animals. It unites ...

Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday. They say an elephant ...

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It can seem that the news is frequently packed with amazing and uplifting elephant stories, those tales that feature adult elephants helping a baby elephant out of a pond or employing sounds that ...

A new five-acre elephant habitat is coming to the Cincinnati Zoo this year.While the elephants will be the habitat's key attraction, the zoo is boasting another unique coming to the new Elephant Trek; ...

The elephant is an important part of many religions. Elephants play a central role in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions throughout Asia and Africa—whether as deities, central characters in ...