A herd of elephants in Santa Claus costumes brought gifts of face masks and hand sanitiser to primary school students in central Thailand on Christmas Eve.

Santas on elephants brings Thai school kids face masks, hand sanitiser

A heartwrenching video of a mother elephant trying to revive her three-year-old dead calf has gone viral on social media. The tragic video from Kerala shows a tusker lying down on the ground and groaning in agony after getting electrocuted.

Watch: This mom elephant is trying to revive offspring struck down by electric wire in India

According to senior Forest department officials, they have succeeded in an attempt to reunite a baby elephant with its herd, near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris.

How Indian Forest officials attempted to reunite a baby elephant that was separated from its herd

Ma Mingliang rarely encountered wild elephants while growing up in southwestern China, after centuries of hunting and deforestation nearly eradicated them. Today, the 42-year-old village chief barricades his community to keep them out.

China villagers learn to live with the elephant in the room

World Elephant Day 2021: Save the species before its too late

In a significant development, ‘Rivaldo’, a wild tusker that had been under captive treatment at a camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, was released into the jungle during the wee hours of Monday.

Wild tusker 'Rivaldo', captured for treatment, returns to the forest in Tamil Nadu's Mudumalai

It's a long walk to freedom for Tusker 'Rivaldo', as it is rehabilitated into its natural habitat, after three months in captivity for treatment, at a camp in the Mudumalai tiger reserve, Tamil Nadu.

Tusker 'Rivaldo' back in natural habitat, after treatment in captivity

A woman in Thailand was woken up to loud voices crashing and banging in the early hours of Saturday. Ratchadawan Puengprasoppon recognised that the voices were coming from the kitchen.

Elephant in the room? Thailand local has unexpected dinner guest

For Khanyisa, life was difficult from the start. Born as an albino, at four-months-old she got caught in a poaching snare in South Africa's Kruger National Park that cut through her mouth. Trapped for four days, dehydrated and unable to eat because of her wounds, she was rescued and taken to a sanctuary in Mpumalanga, north east of Johannesburg.

Rescued S.African albino calf thrives with new herd

Indian authorities launched a probe Friday into the deaths of at least 18 elephants, as a leading conservationist raised doubts that the animals were killed by lightning.

India probes death of 18 elephants 'hit by lightning'

Otto the small elephant bull, is getting confident in the big wide world of his outside enclosure as his aunts and mother take him exploring. Born on March 22 at Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo, this is Otto's first spring.

Otto the baby elephant missing visitors as he explores outside enclosure

Mass killings are about to unfold in the forests of Zimbabwe as the most empathetic species on earth is under threat. More than 500 elephants will be put on sale in the days to come and they will be used for trophy hunting, with each elephant priced at $10,000 dollars.

Zimbabwe allows hunting endangered elephants to raise tourism money in pandemic

Zimbabwe is planning to sell hunting rights for endangered elephants in their forests. The move is aimed at shoring up the tourism industry which has been hit by COVID-19 pandemic.

Zimbabwe to sell elephant hunting rights for endangered elephants

One strike from a female elephant turned out to be deadlier after a zoo worker in Spain lost his life after getting hit. The female elephant struck the 44-year-old with her trunk on Wednesday at the Cabarceno Natural Park near the northern city of Santander, the zoo in a statement said, reports news agency AFP.

4000-kilo female elephant's one hit from trunk kills zookeeper

According to Customs officials, they intercepted a Singapore-bound cargo at the Air export shed, based on intelligence. The cargo which was declared to contain 600 cotton bed sheets was packed in 12 cartons were examined, as it was found unusually heavy.

495kg of Red Sanders bound for Singapore seized in Chennai

A video displaying inhumane nature and brutality has emerged from the buffer zone of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. Few persons at a private homestay cum farm, in Mavanallah, are seen hurling a large burning piece of cloth on a tusker (already hurt) that had wandered inside the property.

Wounded tusker set ablaze in Tamil Nadu, dies later; video emerges

Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space. This technique, British experts hope, is expected to help protect threatened populations in Africa.

Satellite imagery to aid elephant conservation from space

Sri Lanka has recorded the highest number of elephant deaths in the world and questions are being raised about the nation's conservation efforts.

Sri Lanka the most conflicted nation with elephants' lives

Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan arrived in Cambodia by cargo plane on Monday (November 30) to start a new life with 600 fellow pachyderms at a local sanctuary, the result of years of campaigning for his relocation by American singer Cher.

Pakistan's lonesome elephant, Kaavan, starts new life in Cambodia

Officials and well-wishers gathered at Islamabad Zoo on Monday (November 23) for a farewell party for Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan before he sets off for a new life in Cambodia this week.

Pakistan's lonely elephant set for new life with herd in Cambodia

A more than 12-hour-long operation was able to rescue an elephant who fell into a well in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Forest officials on Friday said a crane was used to successfully pull out the elephant from the well, as reported by news agency Reuters.

Tamil Nadu: Elephant falls into well, rescued after 14-hour operation

Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called haemorrhagic septicaemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said.

Zimbabwe suspects bacterial disease behind elephant deaths

Officials from Botswana say they have solved the mystery of mass deaths of elephants earlier this year. The hundreds of elephants died from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria.

Botswana solves mass elephant deaths mystery

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 12 elephants last week in a forest north of the country's famed Hwange National Park, an official said Sunday.

Zimbabwe probes deaths of 12 elephants near Hwange park

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