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CREATIVE NONFICTION / Vinayeki

Oh that angelic call, yet I cannot respond. I cannot open my mouth in fear of the burning pain overpowering my senses.

Elephant trapped in muddy swamp, rescued after 16 hours

An elephant calf which got trapped in a muddy swamp has been rescued by locals in collaboration with forest officials after 16 hours.

Elephant rescued in Lohagara dies

An elephant which was rescued from a ditch by forest officials on Friday afternoon passed away last night.

Elephant calf struggles to live

When an elephant calf fell down from a 150 feet high hill on March 24, at Khaleque'r Ghona of Sharafbhata union under Rangunia upazila, other elephants in its herd frantically tried to pull it back up and take it along with them.

Extortion: Elephant halts traffic on busy Airport Road

Once upon a time city people have to go to the zoo or out into the jungle to see elephants. But now, people can find elephants, most of them in a sorry state, on many city streets as they are used for collecting money from the commuters. Take for example, people commuting through the Airport Road are seen panicking, when their vehicles were barred by an elephant, creating havoc on the road near Kuril flyover in Dhaka.

Trapped baby elephant rescued in Sherpur

A baby elephant which got trapped in abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early yesterday has been rescued.

India to bring back washed away elephant

India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.

[WATCH] Arnold Schwarzenegger gets charged by elephant

The "Terminator" star shared a video of the incident on YouTube on Tuesday and wrote: "I couldn't have written this safari encounter better if it was a movie".

Video catches baby elephant rescue in Sri Lanka

A young elephant is rescued from an uncovered drain in Sri Lanka's southern port of Hambantota. The calf appears to have fallen into a drain on the main road leading to the port.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Wild elephant goes on rampage in Indian town

A wild elephant went on an hours-long rampage in a town in eastern India on Wednesday, damaging about 100 homes, shops and other buildings, a state minister said.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

Tanzania poachers kill British pilot

A British helicopter pilot has been shot dead by elephant poachers in Tanzania, the conservation charity for which he was working has said.

October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015

Baby elephant, baby Giraffe are the cutest 2 peas in a pod

Besties don't have to be the same height or speak the same language. Heck, they don't even have to be the same species.

October 16, 2015
October 16, 2015

A hunter has shot the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years

A hunter has shot dead the largest elephant killed in Africa for almost three decades.

September 5, 2015
September 5, 2015

Elephant’s sense of cleanliness (video)

An elephant caught cleaning garbage in a closed circuit camera has taken the internet by storm.

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

Elephant conservation initiatives in Bangladesh

Government announces seven sanctuaries in the country—Chunti, Pablakhali, Teknaf, Sangu, Dudhpukuria-Dhopachhari and Fashiakhali and one national park (Kaptai national park) to conserve elephants and other wild life

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

Human vs elephants

The main reason for declining elephant population is destruction of elephants habitat and food resources by humans.

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

Did you know why Alexander did not proceed to conquer ancient Bengal?

At around 300 BC, when Alexander the great came to conquer Bengal—then known as Ganga Rashtra, meaning Nation on the River Ganges, alias Gangaridai—he abandoned the idea of going further considering the military strength of the then ruler.

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

World Elephant Day: Behemoths that scared Alexander

Elephants were abundant in Bangladesh even a century ago. Its number has dropped down to 200 to 350 presently, according to the forest department

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

Easy ways to help this World Elephant Day

Animal lovers around the world come together to celebrate elephants and support a future where they’re respected and protected for the fourth annual World Elephant Day this August 12,2015.

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