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.

Thailand Deploys Contraceptives for Elephants; Blood Test to be Conducted Every Six Months

In the Indian state of Assam, where human-elephant encounters have become increasingly dangerous, a new mobile app called Haati has been launched to help reduce the number of fatalities arising out of incidents involving wild elephants.

Assam launches mobile app 'Haati' to reduce human-elephant conflict, and resulting deaths

Humans and wild Sumatran elephants are engaged in a fierce conflict in the Indonesian province of Aceh. To mediate between the two groups, 31 tamed pachyderms have been enlisted in a bid to prevent the species' extinction.

Tame elephants mediate between humans, wild elephants in Indonesia's Aceh

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