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- July 9 2026
July 9 2026
The Elephant News Service is provided by Save the Elephants for elephant lovers, scientists and conservationists who want to stay informed on the latest elephant news from reputable media sources worldwide. The stories are presented in no particular order.
India Today NE (India), July 7, 2026
More than 1,100 people have lost their lives in human-animal conflict across Assam over the past decade, while over 3.15 lakh hectares of reserved forest and protected areas remain under encroachment, Environment and Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah informed the Assam Assembly on July 7.
Rashmi Drolia, Times of India (India), July 7, 2026
For years, forest officials tracked elephants to warn villagers. Now they’re trying something more ambitious—growing forests that elephants won’t want to leave.Using seedlings sprouting naturally from elephant dung, the Chhattisgarh forest department is creating food-rich habitat patches in an attempt to reduce the animals’ dependence on croplands.
Anmol Lakra, OdishaTV (India), July 8, 2026
A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a tusker in Dimbatola village under the Koida Forest Range of Sundargarh district in Odisha on Wednesday morning, adding to the growing human-elephant conflict in the area. The deceased has been identified as Jalua Oram.
Sri lanka Mirror (Sri lanka), July 8, 2026
The Ministry of Environment, along with the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Department of Forest Conservation, has jointly launched the “National Program for Wild Elephant Habitat Enrichment and Rehabilitation.” The programme aims to introduce a science-based approach to mitigate Sri Lanka’s long-standing human-elephant conflict.
The New Indian Express (India), July 8, 2026
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests Additional Chief Secretary Supriya Sahu said that the AI-based camera system, installed along the railway tracks, has generated more than 7,116 real-time alerts regarding animal movement, leading to 3,281 instances of loco pilots stopping or slowing down trains to facilitate the safe passage of wild elephants over the last two-and-a-half years.
Nepal News (Nepal), July 8, 2026
The wild elephant ‘Dhrube’, which has taken twenty-five lives, is set to be brought under control to have its tusks trimmed short. The elephant’s tusks were also cut two years ago. Preparations are underway to tranquilize the elephant, trim its tusks, and install a new radio collar, according to Chief Conservation Officer of the park, Dil Bahadur Purja Pun.
The Hindu (India), July 7, 2026
Combining round-the-clock aerial surveillance with intensified ground patrols, the Forest department has launched a major operation across the forest fringes of Ranni to keep wild elephants away from human habitations. This comes amid a surge in elephant incursions into fringe villages.
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