An elderly man and his 32-year-old son were killed in an attack of wild elephant s at Laxminiya-9 in the district on Wednesday morning.
District Police Office, Rautahat, said Govinda Giri, 65, and his son Sumat were trampled to death by the wild tuskers. The incident occurred when villagers
Botswana summit pledges action to save elephants
African states in which the illegal ivory trade flourishes have agreed to take urgent measures to try and contain it, promising to secure elephant populations across the continent.
The agreement to help save the elephant was reached at the African E
KOLKATA: In the last three months, BSF, Kolkata Police and the Customs have arrested more than 45 people and seized a huge number of turtles, tokay geckos - an elusive lizard - and several forest birds from different places of Bengal, particularly from the bordering areas.
The arrests and seizure
MIAMI: Ten whales have died and rescuers were trying to save dozens more that beached in Everglades National Park in southwest Florida, park and wildlife officials said on Wednesday. Forty-one whales were swimming freely in shallow waters near shore as rescuers tried with little success to coax them
NAIROBI: Wildlife conservationists in Kenya on Tuesday begun tracking four elephants using satellite technology to help reduce conflict and enhance security in the world famous Amboseli game reserve. A team of scientists, researchers and veterinarians from Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), International
