An elephant stunned the commuters in Montana in the United States as she roamed on the streets of Butte on Tuesday. The elephant escaped the confines of a travelling circus, NBC Montana reported.

WATCH | Circus elephant escapes, roams around on the streets of Montana

A wild elephant that fell into a water-filled pit in Kottappady region of Ernakulam district in Kerala on Friday (Apr 12) morning was rescued by the police and the Wildlife Department in the evening on the same day.

WATCH: Wild elephant falls into well inside private rubber plantation in Kerala

Conservationists and Kenyan officials are urging Tanzania to restrict trophy hunters to its heartland, to protect Kenyan elephants, after three of them were shot across the border in recent months. Watch in for more details!

Kenya urges Tanzania to restrict trophy hunters

In Kerala, where nearly 30 per cent of the land is forested, human-wildlife conflicts are commonplace. A recent episode unfolded during the Arattupuzha Pooram festival in Thrissur district, where an elephant, part of the festival's rituals at Mandarakadavu, attacked another elephant on Thursday (Mar 21).

WATCH: Fully decorated Kerala temple elephant goes berserk upon spotting another tusker

Colossal Biosciences, a de-extinction company, has announced a significant stem cell breakthrough in elephants, potentially bringing researchers one step closer to reviving long-extinct woolly mammoths.

Resurrecting the woolly mammoth: Scientists report major stem cell breakthrough in elephants

A groundbreaking study by an Indian Forest Service officer and a Pune-based researcher has found that Asian elephants ritually bury their dead calves. Although instances of elephants burying their dead have been mention in African literature, this is the first time such behaviour has been documented in Asian Elephants.

Asian Elephants ritually bury their dead calves says study

Amid rising man-wildlife conflict in the Indian state of Kerala, the Union government on Thursday announced various measures to curb the situation, including building a separate site for elephants with proof fences and walls.

India: Centre announces elephant-proof walls after protests rock Wayanad over third elephant attack death

The Indian state of Kerala has begun intense patrolling and is banking on hundreds of cameras after two people died in attacks by elephants in the last 3 weeks. In recent times at least four districts across Kerala have been witnessing a spike in man-animal conflicts that have led to loss of life.

Karnataka government faces heat at home for relief to Kerala's elephant victim

In a gruesome incident in South India, a wild elephant chased and trampled a 42-year-old man to death in the state of Kerala. The elephant had strayed into a human settlement in the state's district and attacked the man as the incident was caught on a CCTV camera.

Wild elephant chases, tramples man to death in Kerala, India

This week on WION Wings, explore Rajasthan's unique Elephant Experience! Join us as we dive into cultural delights in Delhi with Masterchef Kishwar Chowdhury, and discover former military bases transformed into global tourism gems. Only on WION - World Is One!

Wings S3E4: Jaipur's Elephant Village, Masterclass with celebrity chef Kishwar Chowdhury

Drought conditions in Zimbabwe have led to the deaths of at least 160 elephants between August and December last year in Hwange national park, home to various endangered species, reported the Guardian.

Over 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe as climate change exacerbates threat

Nigeria destroyed 2.5 tonnes of seized elephant tusks valued $11.2 million in a push to protect its dwindling elephant population from rampant wildlife traffickers. Watch this report to know more!

Nigeria: 25 tonnes of seized Elephant tusks worth $11.2 mn destroyed

Nigeria destroys seized elephant tusks worth $11.2 mn

From a beauty contest to a picnic, elephants from Chitwan National Park in Nepal had a field day during the Hatti Mahotsav - the festival of tuskers - that returned 3 years post the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's take you to the town of Sauraha in the Himalayan Nation for this unique festival of Jumbos.

Nepal: Elephant festival returns after 3 years | Inside South Asia

A baby elephant who was separated from his mother and the rest of his herd in Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu has been reunited with them by park officials.

Elephants reunification after four days of separation

A baby elephant which was separated from its herd in southern India was reunited with its mother on Tuesday (January 2), park officials said.

India: Forest officials help elephant calf separated from herd reunite with its mother

A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia caused chaos on a major highway, trampling a car after it collided with a baby elephant. The white Perodua Axia, driven by a 48-year-old man with his wife and 23-year-old son, hit the elephant calf while navigating a left bend on the highway from Penang to Terengganu.

Wild elephant herd tramples car on Malaysian highway after collision with calf

A 27-year-old Asian elephant named Rani died at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri on Friday. Officials at the St. Louis Zoo announced Rani's demise on Tuesday afternoon, saying a dog on the loose might have been indirectly responsible for her death.

A dog on the loose in a Missouri zoo caused an elephant to become so anxious that she died

Zimbabwe's largest national park has recorded large numbers of elephant migration to neighbouring Botswana due to droughts.

Zimbabwe's biggest elephant migration since 2019 | WION Climate Tracker

The island nation of Sri Lanka is known for its tooth procession festival. The annual festival pays homage to the sacred Buddha tooth.

Sri Lankans pay homage to sacred Buddha tooth: Decorated elephants & traditional fire dance

Bijuli Prasad, one of the world's oldest elephants who was brought to India by a British farmer during the colonial era, died at the age of around 89 on Monday (August 21) in the northeastern state of Assam.

Bijuli Prasad: India's oldest domesticated Asiatic elephant, brought by the British, dies aged 89

An elephant was seen strolling down a highway in the southern Italian region of Calabria this week near the Eurospin supermarket, leaving locals baffled. It was later reported that the elephant escaped a local circus and has since been returned.

WATCH | Elephant spotted outside Italian supermarket after escaping from circus

30-year-old Asian elephant Sak Surin has returned home to Thailand two decades after he was sent to Sri Lanka as a gift from the Thai royal family. In Lanka, Surin was abused, neglected and inflicted with wounds.

Gravitas: Sak Surin: Jumbo gifted to Sri Lanka returns to Thailand after 2 decades of abuse

For decades, scientists have been fascinated by the low incidence of cancer in elephants, pointing out if this holds any learnings for humanity's fight against it.

Elephant's testicles may hold key to fight cancer, infertility in humans

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