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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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