"Save our habitat": Sudarsan Pattnaik creates 12-foot long elephant sculpture on World Elephant Day

Aug 12, 2025

Padma Shri awardee and internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik marked World Elephant Day by creating a 12-foot-long sand sculpture of an elephant.

Elephants are associated with India’s rich natural heritage, says PM Modi

Aug 12, 2023

"On World Elephant Day, we reiterate our commitment to protect the elephant, which is very closely associated with India’s rich natural heritage," Prime Minister...

World Elephant Day observed with a call for human-elephant co-existence

Aug 12, 2025

World Elephant Day is observed annually on August 12 to promote the conservation and protection of elephants, while addressing the growing issue of human-elephant...

Tamil Nadu: Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre celebrates World Elephant Day at Trichy

Aug 12, 2024

On the occasion of World Elephant Day, the Forest Department along with the local people celebrated the largest mammal on land at the Government...

Karnataka's Bannerghatta Biological Park celebrates World Elephant Day

Aug 12, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 13 : On the occasion of World Elephant Day, Bannerghatta Biological Park created awareness about conserving the species.

World Elephant Day to be celebrated in Coimbatore, human-elephant conflict mitigation to be key focus

Aug 11, 2025

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, will organise the World Elephant Day celebration...