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This Giving Tuesday, Help Reopen the Ancient Migratory Pathways of Odisha’s Elephants
Multiply your impact today, with Global Giving ’s bonus incentives Across Odisha’s once-continuous forests, the pathways elephants have followed for generations are collapsing. What were once living corridors—arteries of movement, memory, and migration—are now broken by development, encroachment, and deadly, illegal electric fencing. And elephants are paying the ultimate price with their lives for problems caused by humans. Between 2024 and 2025 alone, Odisha has lost more th


Honouring Ganesha: A call for compassion this Ganesh Chaturthi
Click the image to read the full article As millions across India prepare to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, homes and temples will echo with...


The Silent Storm: How AI is Quietly Rewriting India’s Destiny
We must ask ourselves: What kind of society are we building? One where voices are real but hearts are absent? One where machines simulate...


A Life Lost, a Future Saved: How AI is Protecting Elephants
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful tools ever created by humanity. Conceived in 1956 at the Dartmouth Conference by...


Beyond the Celebrations of Womanhood: What Must Be Done?
As we observe Women’s History Month, women are celebrated with flowers, social media tributes, and lofty promises of empowerment. But...


Why is restoring the balance of feminine and masculine energy crucial for survival of humanity?
The unchecked rise of male dominance threatens balance; restoring harmony requires embracing the feminine principle. Across the world, an...


Uncovering the Shared Struggles of Women and Elephants: An Ecofeminist Perspective
Ecofeminism links the struggles of women, Earth, and elephants, urging action for healing and sustainability. There is poignant poetry in...


Progress or Plunder? The Industrial Revolution's destructive legacy for wildlife and elephants
Click the image to read the full article The Industrial Revolution, a pivotal chapter in human history, began in the late 18th century in...


Sentient Beings: Elephants, not Machines
Did the Scientific Revolution, the dawn of human knowledge and exploration, unintentionally lead us to misunderstand the true nature of...


The Healing Power of Silence
In the digital age, we live in a constant stream of information, much of it overwhelming, and at times, devastating. Social media, while...


Viewpoint: When Silence is Betrayed
As humanity races toward ever-greater heights of scientific and technological advancement, the price we pay becomes increasingly evident....


Death Knell for Kerala's Elephants
The alarming decline in Kerala's elephant population from over 3,000 to a meager 1,700 is not a result of mere migratory patterns, as the...


Life Lessons on Communication From Elephants
In an era of ceaseless conflict and global unrest, understanding the roots of our collective discord is paramount. As a systems thinker,...


Interconnectedness: a bliss or our source of misery?
The risks of a highly interconnected world Interconnected, globalised, borderless. That is how our world looks today, a microcosm in...


Habitat Loss is the Greatest Threat to Asian Elephants’ Survival
The greatest threat to Asian elephants is the loss of natural habitat! Asian elephant numbers have dropped by at least 50% over the past...


Species of Generosity
Although it's widely understood that elephants are highly intelligent and social, a lesser-known fact is how generous they can be.


Trunks Up for Kerala Corridors!
VFAES is proud to partner with the Kerala Forest Department to buy and restore critical habitat corridors for wild elephants.


If You Love Elephants, You Need to See This Film
"Gods In Shackles" shines a light on the brutal treatment of temple elephants in Kerala, leaving an indelible mark on anyone who watches it.


Reality Check On World Elephant Day!
Globally there are approximately 45,000 wild Asian elephants, of which more than 29,000 ( Updated Census ) are in India, mostly spread...


Elephants in Love
Do elephants say "I love you?" Do they do it any better than humans? How do you know when they’re in love? How intense is their passion?...
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