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 ...

Jan. 8 (UPI) --Thai authorities arrested an elephant handler in the case of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an elephant at a sanctuary in the south of the country. Police ...

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 ...

From Anamalai and Theppakadu to Kodanad, Sakrebyle and centres run by Wildlife SOS in Uttar Pradesh, these camps reflect a ...

Experts say even trained elephants retain unpredictable wild instincts. Seven handlers killed in 25 years in Nepal.

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 ...