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SoP to capture and release of wild elephant: Tamil Nadu
A standard operating procedure (SoP) will be shortly developed by the forest department of Tamil Nadu for the capture and release of wild elephants which will be based on science and best practices Releasing of adult male Elephant Rivaldo After the release of the male elephant Rivaldo back into the wild from Vaazhaihottam check-post of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Asian elephant • Elephant • Indian affairs • Standard operating procedure • State Affairs • Tamil Nadu
Cyanobacteria: Cause of death in 330 Botswana Elephants
More than 330 elephants died in Botswana. The first mass death of these elephants were reported in May 2020 when a group of 169 elephants were found dead. Later in July 2020, another 281 were reported to have died mysteriously. The authorities have found that Cyanobacteria is the cause of death in these 330 elephants. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: African elephant • Botswana • cyanobacteria • Elephant • Great Elephant Census • IUCN • IUCN Red List
India’s first water clinic for elephants opened in Mathura
India has opened its first specialised hydrotherapy treatment center (water clinic) for elephants suffering from arthritis, joint pain and foot ailments on the banks of the Yamuna in Mathura. It is opened near the Wildlife SOS’ Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC), which currently houses 20 rescued elephants. The new hydrotherapy jumbo pool is 11-foot-deep ..
Topics: Animals • Clinical medicine • Elephant • Forestry in India • Hydrotherapy • Jumbo • Massage • Medicine • Wildlife SOS
India’s first specialized hospital for elephants opened in Mathura
India’s first specialized hospital for elephants has opened by NGO Wildlife SOS (WSOS) in Mathura at Farah block’s Churmura village. The first-of-its-kind hospital has unique facilities including wireless digital X-ray, laser treatment, dental X-ray, thermal imaging, ultrasonography, hydrotherapy and quarantine facilities. The hospital is strategically located near elephant conservation and care centre. It is designed ..
Topics: Elephant • Forestry in India • Geriatrics • Mammals • Natural environment • Nature • Wildlife SOS
The elephants Kanha Tiger Reserve enjoys week-long picnic
In Madhya Pradesh, the elephants at the Kanha National Park (KNP) are on a week-long picnic. This picnic, which is arranged every year, includes massaging for the elephants and a delicious menu. The purpose of a picnic is to provide family time to Jumbo. The Kanha National Park management has been organizing such picnic for ..
Topics: Elephant • Kanha • Mammals • Organisms