11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (241+ words) CHENNAI: The proposed transfer of five captive elephants from Assam to temples and an elephant facility in Tamil Nadu has raised questions over the legality of the move, the welfare of the animals and whether the transfers have been examined…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (555+ words) Elephants can think before they act, as well as resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research that adds to growing evidence of elephants possessing sophisticated cognitive skills. Experiments at the National Elephant Institute in Thailand show Asian pachyderms are able to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (312+ words) Doomdooma: A wildlife conservationist has urged the Assam Forest Department to urgently intervene over the alleged ownership and proposed sale of a five-year-old elephant in Bokakhat, raising concerns about the animal’s documentation, ownership and welfare. Wildlife conservationist Devajit Moran, in…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (470+ words) Guwahati: A five-year-old elephant seized in Assam’s Golaghat district has become the centre of a dispute over its ownership, paperwork, and movement between forest divisions, after conservationists said the animal was found without valid documents and its microchip failed to…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (496+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 07:12 pm IST - GUWAHATI An eastern Assam-based conservationist has urged the Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Committee to halt the transfer of four captive elephants from Assam to Tamil Nadu. In a letter to the committee’s Chairperson on Friday (September 11, 2026), Rohit…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (444+ words) After a long day at work, it can be a struggle to resist the urge to just order food delivery instead of checking the fridge first....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (652+ words) Mortgage rates headed higher this week in the wake of severa… (The Center Square) – Legal analysts and advocates warn that a case before the U… Clever elephants can think before they act and resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research. Experiments…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1022+ words) 10 Sep 2026 | BY Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne The number has travelled quickly because it is almost impossible to forget: more than 800 elephants dead in Sri Lanka this year (2026). It sounds like the kind of statistic that should stop a country in its…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (66+ words) Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) demonstrate inhibitory control in a detour task (VIDEO) EurekAlert! Familiarization Trial. An elephant (ThongChai) interacting with the familiarization (opaque) box. The box is in the “under” orientation and the reward is half of an apple. Video…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (146+ words) An elephant from Thailand helped researchers demonstrate that the species can resist impulsive behaviour and make more considered decisions, according to a new study. Scientists tested 16 Asian elephants and found they could ignore an obvious but ineffective route to food…...