"GMA" is on location at a wildlife reserve in South Africa. — -- In Bela-Bela, South Africa, a group of researchers is turning the table on poachers and training elephants to do something pretty ...

Bengaluru: In a move to address human-elephant conflict along the Karnataka–Andhra Pradesh (AP) border, Karnataka will hand over trained captive (Kumki) elephants to the neighbouring state on May 21.

Forest fires difficult to control? Call in the pachyderm patrol. Officials in Indonesia are using trained elephants outfitted with water pumps and hoses to help control fires that have claimed vast ...

GUWAHATI: Though they may not be from a land of elephants, a team of Australian elephant experts is training mahouts in Assam. Australian charity HELP Foundation partnered with Wildlife Trust of India ...

(For related feature see ASIA/ELEPHANTS or [ID:nSP281122]) Dec 24 (Reuters) -- Unlie African elephants, wild Asian elephants have been hunted, captured, and trained for use in war, commerce and ...

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), president and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Telangana government to arrange a trained elephant permanently ...

A group of elephants have been recruited to help clear debris following the devastating floods in Indonesia. Four elephants are being used to clear access to roads as well as remove detritus such as ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...