“Elephant fencing has hardly proved a shocker for Assam?s marauding elephants, so authorities have turned to a cheaper ? and hotter ? option. They are erecting rope fences dipped in chilli powder around paddy fields and plantations to reduce man-elephant conflicts.” – Hindustan Times

“Assam along with Bihar and Kerala have asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest to relax the prohibition on sale of elephants by amending the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. According to provisions of the Act, transfer of elephants by way of it or by other mode of consideration of commercial nature is prohibited. It is estimated that number of captive elephants in the country is between 3400-3600, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest, S Reghupathy said.
” – The Assam Tribune Online

“A little late maybe, but Dispur has finally woken up to the plight of captive elephants in the state.” – The Telegraph

“An elephant and its mahout were killed when a railway pilot engine hit them while they were crossing the tracks at Chabua in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.” – The Hindu

“Two wild Asiatic elephants, including a calf, were mowed down by a speeding goods train early Friday in Assam, leading to derailment of the engine, officials said.” – Hindustan Times

“Naga hoodlums are allegedly letting loose herds of wild elephants to scare away Assam villagers from their land and property in the disputed area in Sivasagar district along the Assam-Nagaland border.” – The Telegraph

“Six hand-raised elephant calves being readied for release in a wildlife sanctuary in Assam are raring to taste freedom as monsoon-induced fresh vegetation offers them a rare food extravaganza.” – Newspost India

“Rising numbers of wild elephants are being illegally captured from the jungles of northeast India and forced to work in temples and give tourists rides, conservationists say.” – Reuters AlertNet

“With human-elephant conflict emerging as a real environmental issue in Assam, the State Forest Department has spent substantial funds seeking to contain the damage done to both human beings and elephants. In the year 2006-07 alone an amount of Rs 110 lakh was spent under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) Project Elephant.” – The Assam Tribune Online

“Six translocated elephant calves in the national park here are facing a threat – not from poachers but from blood-sucking parasites, prompting the authorities to drug them for temporary relief. ” – The Times of India

“Six elephant calves, rescued from different parts of Assam and raised in an animal farm in the Kaziranga National park, were Saturday relocated to a wildlife sanctuary in the first such conservation exercise undertaken by India.” – RxPG News

“Six elephant calves, rescued from different parts of Assam and raised in an animal farm in the Kaziranga National park, were Saturday relocated to a wildlife sanctuary in the first such conservation exercise undertaken by India.” – Earth Times

“Wild elephants have killed 248 people in Asom in the last five years while 268 elephants have died in retaliatory by villagers. The State has the countrys largest population of Asiatic elephants, estimated at 5,300, according to a wildlife census in 2002.” – The Assam Tribune Online

“Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi inaugurated the fifth Kaziranga Elephant Festival today. At the function, a pledge was taken to protect Kaziranga National Park?s ecosystem.” – The Telegraph

“Members of Parliament from Assam have sought the relaxation of Wildlife (Protection) Act, urging Delhi to allow elephant capture.” – The Telegraph

“As the elephants roamed the streets of Hojai, a town 105 miles south-east of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, police and wildlife officials fired in the air, set off fireworks and banged drums to scare them away, said KK Das, the superintendent of police.” – The Scotsman

“A rogue wild elephant that was wreaking havoc in Assam, was yesterday shot dead on state orders.” – Gulfnews

“The Assam Assembly on Thursday expressed concern over the rising incidence of man-elephant conflict in the State, even as the Forest Department set December 31 as the deadline for killing Laden, a rogue elephant that trampled to death several persons in Sonitpur district.” – The Hindu