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The Indian elephant is a protected species under Schedule I of the Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. [33] Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Government of India to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by the states.
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It was originally called an elephant, hastīn or gāja in Sanskrit. It was probably one of the original chess pieces, appearing in chaturanga and shatranj. However, its original move is uncertain; two possibilities, other than the current alfil move, are the dabbaba move (jumping two squares orthogonally) and the move of the silver general from ...
These Indian elephants are loved, revered, groomed and given a prestigious place in the state's culture. [32] There they are often referred to as the 'sons of the sahya.' The elephant is the state animal of Kerala and is featured on the emblem of the Government of Kerala, and previously on the coat of arms of Travancore.
Elephant fight, Deccan, India, 19th century, Salar Jung Museum. The composite figures are a combination of humans and animals, including a Brontosaurus on the trunk of elephant on the right. Composite miniature painting is a painting style which was prevalent in India and Persia. In this style, painted representations of different animals or ...
Ten elephants of a herd of 13 died over three days in a tiger reserve in central India, leaving authorities puzzled as to the reason. The tuskers in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh ...
An image of the elephant keeper in India riding his elephant from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825). Samponiet Reserve, Aceh Mahout with a young elephant at Elephant Nature Park, Thailand A young elephant and his mahout, Kerala, India. A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. [1] Mahouts were used since antiquity for both civilian and military use.
Arikomban, a rogue elephant in Kerala; tranquillized by the Kerala wildlife department and herded into a truck using four kumki elephants and sent to the Periyar Tiger Reserve on 29 April 2023. Black Diamond, Indian elephant with Al G. Barnes Circus; killed four people and was subsequently shot dead in 1929.