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, believed to be Asia's oldest elephant, passed away in Panna Tiger Reserve. She was around a century old. Vatsala was ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Believed to be world's oldest female elephant, Vatsala was around a 105 years old. She was captured in Kerala’s Nilambur ...

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

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

Vatsala, the Asia's oldest female elephant, who earned names -- Dadi Maa, Nani Maa in her life journey of more than 100 years ...