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 ...

Vatsala, the world’s oldest known Asiatic elephant, passed away at the age of 109 at Panna Tiger Reserve due to age-related ...

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 ...

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

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

India's beloved grandmother 'Vatsala', believed to be Asia's oldest elephant, died on Tuesday. She breathed her last at the ...

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

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 ...

Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) bid a tearful farewell to its most cherished resident and oldest elephant, 'Vatsala' -- believed to ...

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