Villagers of Dadhimukha Village show how herds of elephant ate entire two acres of potato crop. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village showing elephant foot marks in the field. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Elephants are migrating from Saranda forest due to extensive mining and raiding villages near Rourkela for food. Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives.
A tusker and a makhna (tusk-less male elephant) wrestle in Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Is it the tusks that will determine the winner? Not really. Recent research indicates that musth state, when testosterone levels are high in male elephants, and t
A musth makhna (tusk-less male elephant) in Kaziranga forest. According to population estimates in various parts of the country, the ratio of makhnas to tuskers is increasing in favour of the former. In Northeast India, for instance, estimates by forest d
The crossed tusks appear to be a big hassle for this elephant as he has to maneuver his trunk across them. But then why do elephants have tusks at all? Darwin could not explain the evolution of exaggerated and seemingly useless ornamental traits like peac
A musth makhna (tusk-less male elephant) in Kaziranga forest. According to population estimates in various parts of the country, the ratio of makhnas to tuskers is increasing in favour of the former. In Northeast India, for instance, estimates by forest d
A makhna at the far end hopes for the opportunity to mate with the female as a tusker, significantly larger in size and guarding the female herd, looks on. Studies conclude that when two male elephants compete to mate with the same female elephant, the el
A study by Indian researchers has predicted that the tusk will not be seen in Asian elephants in the near future. This will make elephants immune to poaching for ivory and, therefore, ensure longevity of the elephant species. About 98 per cent of the Sri
A female herd entering the Sohola Beel. Refuting previous research and understanding, recent studies show that tusks in male elephants do not have the advantage of being an ornament to attract their female counterparts.