A wild elephant died today after being electrocuted by a low-hanging 11kV high-tension electricity wire in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district, a forest department official confirmed.

In yet another tragic incident highlighting the growing conflict between humans and wildlife, a 25-year-old elephant was found dead of electrocution near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore district early ...

For over 25 years, power lines cut through Uttarakhand’s forests have claimed 53 elephants. After a recent death near ...