Gayamani Devi (35), daughter-in-law of Bhajari Mahto. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Bhrigu Mahto son of deceased Sindhu Mahto. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Elephants damaged hut of Kalapadi Bawari of Dadhimukha Village in Bankura. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Broken thatched huts by elephants is a common sight in Dadhimukha Village. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
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
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 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.