Stories
Asian elephant
Scientific Name
Elephas maximus
IUCN Status
Endangered (EN)
Lifespan
86 years
Population
20,000-40,000
Weight
2,000-6,000 kg
Range
Southern states, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya
Habitat Type
Alluvial Grasslands, Tropical Evergreen Forests, Deciduous Forests, Agricultural Landscapes
Threats
Poaching for tusks, hunting for meat, habitat loss, retaliatory killing, death on roads, railway tracks and by electrocution
Film
Living with Elephants
Infographic
Asian Elephant: Facts, Habitat, Weight, Threats
Conservation
Elephants Crossing: Danger and Death on a Railway Track in Palakkad
Conservation
Drones Give Wildlife Conservation an Added Edge
News
India has Five Genetically Distinct Populations of Elephants
Green Humour
Elephants from Bandhavgarh Have an Important Announcement
Book
The Scientist Who Speaks to Elephants
Interactive
Quiz: Asian Elephant
Interactive
Wildlife Puzzle: Asian Elephant
Conservation
Shadowing Elephants: The Story of Kallar
Interactive
Wildlife Colouring Sheet: Asian Elephant
Conservation
Problem Elephant or Elephantine Problem?
Wild Vault
Elephants and Fences: Intelligence and Ingenuity
Green Humour
Elephantastic Ways to Communicate
Wild Vault
Anaimalai Roadblock: On the Trail of a Tusker
Column
Breaking Bad: The Brotherhood of Bull Elephants
Photo Story
Dominance Effect: The Dynamic Social Lives of Male Elephants
Photo Story
Language of Giants: The Intriguing World of Elephant Communication
Hero
Nishant Srinivasaiah: On First-Name Terms with Wild Elephants
News
Forced to Join the Boys’ Club: Male Elephants Adapt to Change
Book
How a Group of Men Saved Elephants by Talking to Them
Book
Mowgli Encounters a Pack of Dholes
Conservation
In a Tight Corner: The Dwindling Elephant Herds of Assam
Conservation
Crisis in Kodagu: Reports from the Epicentre of Human-Elephant Conflict
Conservation
Crisis in Kodagu: Can Humans and Elephants co-exist?
Conservation
Learning to Coexist with Elephants
Conservation
Tamil Nadu to Investigate Cause of Mysterious Elephant Deaths
Conservation
Winds of Change: New Strategies to Combat Human-Elephant Conflict
Conservation
Choosing Between Elephants and Humans in the Nilgiris
Book
Helping a Sister Out of a Pit
Conservation
Living With Elephants: Can Mobile Technology Help Mitigate Human-wildlife Conflict?
Conservation
An Insider’s Perspective: The Short Life of an Asian Elephant in West Bengal
Wild Vault
Orphaned Calves: Paying the Price of Human-elephant Conflict
Wild Vault
Elephants are Choosy When it Comes to Food
Mixed media
#WorldElephantDay: The Story of Chilli Komban, a Beloved Elephant
Conservation
A Lemon a Day Keeps the Elephant Away
Species
When Elephants Rage
Conservation
Disturbed by Mining, Chattisgarh’s Elephants Move to Gadchiroli
Conservation
Can Feeding Wild Elephants Paddy Reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict?
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