Indian Daddy's Blog

  On this World Elephant Day, the Asian elephant stands as both a symbol of nature’s grandeur and a reminder of our fragile coexistence. Once roaming vast landscapes across Asia, they now face shrinking habitats, fragmented corridors, and rising human-elephant conflict. Villages and farmlands have replaced forests, forcing elephants into closer contact with people. In this uneasy overlap, lives are lost—human and elephant—and trust erodes on both sides. These challenges are changing behaviours. Elephants, once shy and secretive, are now bolder, often entering croplands for food. Humans, once revering elephants as cultural icons, may see them as threats. This mutual shift reflects a battle we seem to be losing—not against elephants, but against the balance of coexistence itself. Our role is clear: protect and restore habitats, secure safe passage through corridors, and adopt conflict mitigation measures that respect both lives and livelihoods. World Elephant Day is not just a da...

Eye of Elephant  Neel often finds the opportunity to visit National Parks and encounter wildlife. Recently Neel earned lots of adventurous experiences to visit in Manas National Park. It was the last week of September and the day was raining. The day was cold and we took a jeep with a rooftop. Usually, wild animals are active in pleasant (slightly cold with rain) weather. The elephant, rhino are normally inactive full noon on a sunny day. and they are observing to act in actively the early morning and evening. As expected, we found different species of the animal during our safari. We sighted birds, deer, rhinos, elephants, and buffalos. We encountered an elephant herd in the Latajhar area . Neel was so excited to locate the elephant herd. He loves to see small elephant claves playing with older ones. We stopped our jeep on a safe distance and enjoy the behavior of the elephant herd. I request Neel not to make noise as the elephant able to detect very-low-f...