Asian Elephants 101, a 26-part short documentary series produced, directed and hosted by the Founder of World Elephant Media, Sangita Iyer, had its World Premiere on Nat Geo TV India, and Nat Geo WILD YouTube on World Elephant Day (WED) 2021.
After receiving a storytelling award from National Geographic Society in 2018, Sangita embarked on a journey to research, document and disseminate the complex challenges faced by people and elephants who share 78% of India’s landmass.
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Elephant Talk (How elephants communicate)
Did you know Asian elephants make a range of different sounds to communicate with each other? In this video, learn to recognize their roars, chirps, and rumbles with acoustic expert Dr. Nachiketha Sharma.
Friends Forever
Two female Asian elephants arrived at the rescue center from abusive past lives and immediately bonded. See how they are now supporting each other through recovery and survival, with some TLC from their human friends.
Living with Giants
Humans and elephants share 78% of India’s landmass and they often come face-to-face. Dr. Prachi Mehta works with villagers to implement solutions not only aimed at protecting the farmers’ crops from elephant raids, thus protecting elephants as well.
Elephant Paradise
From being a rhino poaching hub in the 1900s, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in the north-east Indian state of Assam now boasts the single largest breeding population of the Indian rhinos. Foot patrol by anti-poaching units has been the most effective preventative measure to keep the animals safe. Meet the unsung heroes who risk their lives to protect the elephants and rhinos of KNP.
The Stark Paradoxes
In India, humans and elephants have a complicated relationship. Elephants are revered in India but human population growth has pushed farmers into the forests and close encounters result in home and crop destruction. Watch how villagers find ways to coexist with elephants in this poignant video.
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Meet the Gardeners of the Earth
Elephants are so much more than majestic animals. These dynamic eco-engineers play a significant role in balancing the forest ecosystems and protecting them. And did you know that elephants help mitigate global warming?
Understanding Elephants
In this short video, learn some elephantastic facts about the gentle giants. From their trunks’ power to their intelligence, get to know the things that make elephants the totally magnificent creatures they are!
Elephant Personalities
Did you know that elephants have unique personalities? In this video, you will meet an adventurous bull, a pragmatic female elephant, protective aunts, and an entire family just having a wonderful time together, splashing water in a pond. But the most significant takeaways are their respect for elders and the way they honour individual roles in the family.
Trunk’a Tea (Coexisting with Gentle Giants)
With the human population exploding in India, the gentle giants are finding ways to coexist with humans, as the landscape continues to change dramatically. But, can humans live peacefully with these magnificent gifts of nature? Watch this video to find out!