An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than a century, Vatsala stood. Through wars and heatwaves, bureaucracies and ...

Asia’s oldest elephant has died at the astonishing age of over 100. While elephants are known for their long lifespans, it's exceptionally rare, practically unknown, for an Asian elephant to surpass a ...

Vatsala, believed to be Asia's oldest known elephant, has passed away. Affectionately known as "Dadi" (Grandma in Hindi), she ...

Guinness World Record, though, still recognises the Asian elephant Lin Wang as the oldest at 86. Read more at ...

Vatsala, thought to be the world's oldest elephant in captivity, has died at a wildlife sanctuary in India's Madhya Pradesh ...

In the stillness of the forest, where the chirping of birds once mingled with her measured footsteps, a void now echoes.

Her death sparked an enormous outpouring of grief among wildlife enthusiasts, elephant lovers and forest officials. The ...

Asia's oldest elephant, Vatsala, dies at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, leaving behind a legacy of love and care.

BHOPAL: Vatsala, perhaps the oldest elephant on Earth, breathed her last on Tuesday afternoon, following age-related health ...

Vatsala, believed to be Asia’s oldest elephant, passed away on Tuesday at the age of over 100 at the Panna Tiger Reserve in ...

A 100-year-old elephant, said to be Asia ’s oldest, died in a central Indian wildlife reserve on Wednesday, prompting a wave ...

The park management expressed grief over the death of its oldest elephant and conducted a proper funeral ceremony for her.