Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) once roamed the entire east-west corridor of Nepal’s southern plains, a range of more than 900 kilometers (560 miles). The rich floodplains of the perennial ...

KATHMANDU — On the morning of Jan. 5, a soldier deployed at the Chitwan National Park shot a wild elephant (Elephas maximus) ...

For years, this has been a terrifying reality in Bahundangi, a village along Nepal’s eastern border with India along the Mechi River. Wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), following their ...

According to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal has between 255 and 265 wild elephants and150 domesticated Asian elephants spread across Chitwan, Bardia, Kosi Tappu, ...

Haskins traveled 7,300 miles to Nepal in November and helped with an elephant health camp where experts gave Asian elephants check-ups, vaccinated them and treated their ailments. Haskins gave ...

ZURICH — A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this past weekend to a male whose name, starting with the letter Z, will be announced this week.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the ...

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