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India's Elephant Warning System Tackles Deadly Conflict
An app, developed by Indian firm Kalpvaig, crunches the data and then triggers warnings about movement of elephants to nearby villagers.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Over Fireball Use Against Elephants In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs to drive elephants that come near human habitation.
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Man Trampled To Death By Elephants In Andhra In Latest Human-Animal Conflict
In another case of human-animal conflict, a man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Andhra Pradesh's Parvathipuram Manyam district on Monday.
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Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies
A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.
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Video: Elephants Block Sugar Cane Truck, Don't Clear Road Till...
In a fascinating animal-human encounter, an adult elephant and a calf were caught on camera blocking the way of a sugar cane-laden truck and then stepping aside once they were offered some.
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Video Of Huge Crowd Chasing Elephant Sparks Outrage
A video of a huge crowd of people chasing an elephant has sparked outrage on social media. Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen shared the disturbing footage on Twitter to raise awareness on the issue of human-animal conflict.
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Video: Biker Almost Gets Hit By Elephant While Crossing Blocked Road
A video shared by an Indian Forest Services officer shows a biker crossing a road that had been blocked to allow an elephant to pass through.
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Top Court Suggests Task Force To Tackle Human-Animal Conflict Problem
The Supreme Court said today that human-animal conflict, especially involving elephants, was a "problem" and the centre should consider setting up a task force to ensure adherence to the guidelines on this issue.
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Blog: You And I, We're Both Responsible For This Photo
Of course, we react emotionally to this photograph. But there is a bigger picture beyond this photo and the interpretations in the international media; the picture it forms for people around the world is in my mind not the whole truth.
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Elephants, Tigers Kill 1 Human A Day In India As Man-Animal Conflicts Rise
Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in the country as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
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In Assam, a village makes way for elephants
The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...
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India's Elephant Warning System Tackles Deadly Conflict
An app, developed by Indian firm Kalpvaig, crunches the data and then triggers warnings about movement of elephants to nearby villagers.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Over Fireball Use Against Elephants In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs to drive elephants that come near human habitation.
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Man Trampled To Death By Elephants In Andhra In Latest Human-Animal Conflict
In another case of human-animal conflict, a man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Andhra Pradesh's Parvathipuram Manyam district on Monday.
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Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies
A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.
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Video: Elephants Block Sugar Cane Truck, Don't Clear Road Till...
In a fascinating animal-human encounter, an adult elephant and a calf were caught on camera blocking the way of a sugar cane-laden truck and then stepping aside once they were offered some.
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Video Of Huge Crowd Chasing Elephant Sparks Outrage
A video of a huge crowd of people chasing an elephant has sparked outrage on social media. Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen shared the disturbing footage on Twitter to raise awareness on the issue of human-animal conflict.
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Video: Biker Almost Gets Hit By Elephant While Crossing Blocked Road
A video shared by an Indian Forest Services officer shows a biker crossing a road that had been blocked to allow an elephant to pass through.
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Top Court Suggests Task Force To Tackle Human-Animal Conflict Problem
The Supreme Court said today that human-animal conflict, especially involving elephants, was a "problem" and the centre should consider setting up a task force to ensure adherence to the guidelines on this issue.
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Blog: You And I, We're Both Responsible For This Photo
Of course, we react emotionally to this photograph. But there is a bigger picture beyond this photo and the interpretations in the international media; the picture it forms for people around the world is in my mind not the whole truth.
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Elephants, Tigers Kill 1 Human A Day In India As Man-Animal Conflicts Rise
Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in the country as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
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In Assam, a village makes way for elephants
The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...
