Chitwan National Park Hosts 60-Elephant Feast for World Elephant Day

World Elephant Day 2025 was marked by celebrations and awareness efforts highlighting the importance of elephant conservation across different regions. In Nepal's Chitwan National Park, 60 elephants were honored with a lavish feast emphasizing their role in ecotourism. Meanwhile, a focus on northeastern Africa explored the historical significance of elephants during the era of Alexander the Great and the Ptolemaic dynasty, underscoring their longstanding cultural and military roles. The legacy of elephant expert Dhritikanta Lahiri from Bengal also illustrates deep, lifelong human-elephant connections through conservation, scholarship, and cultural engagement. Together, these narratives stress both the ecological importance of elephants and the human responsibilities to protect them amid ongoing environmental and political challenges.