Seven lives.
One preventable failure. โก๐
A devastating segment from Elephant Bullying (Asian Elephants 101), produced & directed by Sangita Iyer, supported by National Geographic Society.
Watch. Witness. Decide what kind of world we are building. ๐๐
๐ฅ๐Night falls. Crowds gather. Noise. Fire.
Some call it protection. Watch closely.
A terrified elephant stands in the middle of human โentertainment.โ
From Elephant Bullying, part of Asian Elephants 101, produced by Sangita Iyer and supported by National Geographic Society.
๐๐ They sustain forests and entire ecosystems ๐ฟ๐โyet everywhere they go, theyโre chased, pushed, unwanted. Always running. Rarely eating. Never safe.
If villages donโt want them and authorities shift them like โproblemsโโฆ where are they meant to go? ๐ข
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A herd faces a rising riverโbut itโs not the water that terrifies them.
A mob surrounds them, turning fear into a spectacle and yet, they survive.
From Elephant Bullying, part of Asian Elephants 101, produced by Sangita Iyer, supported by @insidenatgeo
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A terrified young elephant ๐๐
A hostile mob๐ก
A forest that no longer exists๐ณ
This is habitat destruction โ and elephants are paying the price ๐ข
๐ฅ 2/7 segment from Elephant Bullying, part of Asian Elephant 101, produced by Sangita Iyer, with support from @insidenatgeo ๐
โ ๏ธ๐ An elephant enters a village. The crowd follows.
Mining erased his home. Fear fuels a mob.
A fragile situation teeters on the edge of tragedy.
Who is really out of control?
๐ฅ Elephant Bullying | Asian Elephants 101 | Sangita Iyer | Nat Geo
๐๐ณ Forests shrink. Elephants adapt. ๐พโ ๏ธ
Pushed from their homes, they move where survival takes themโnot by choice, but necessity. Removing bulls often makes things worse ๐๐ง
The question is: can humans adapt too? ๐โจ
๐ฅ The Bachelor Bulls | Sangita Iyer | Nat Geo
Conflict doesnโt begin with elephants.
Removing bulls fractures elephant societies and leaves young males navigating human chaos alone. Fear gets labeled as aggression.
Elephants arenโt rogue; Our systems are.
Real solutions are planning, human population control, empathy.
๐๐ฅ Loner bulls? Think again! Rare footage shows male elephantsโincluding tusk-less makhnasโforming their own herds.
๐ฌ From The Bachelor Bulls, part of Asian Elephants 101 series, produced by Sangita Iyer.
๐ Witness the wild like never before.
Sticks and swords are all that stand between West Bengalโs forests and poachers.
Vast swaths of forestland at risk.
From Human Factor, part of Asian Elephants 101 by Sangita Iyer, made possible by National Geographic.
๐ฑ Help restore lost land โ globalgiving.org/projects/seโฆ
Tension rises on the riverbank. ๐
Humans and a herd of baby-protecting elephants come face to face. Survival instincts clash.
From Human Factor, part of Asian Elephants 101 by Sangita Iyer, made possible by National Geographic.
๐ฑ Join the movement โ globalgiving.org/projects/seโฆ
โ๏ธ Movements in the bushesโฆ then a silent herd appears โ mothers shielding 3 tiny calves as they search for a safe path to water. ๐๐ง
Weโre rewilding their land โ and you can join this legacy.
ย โTis the season of giving. ๐๐
๐ globalgiving.org/projects/seโฆ
โ ๏ธ๐ฒ A desperate moment in the forest.
This scene from Human Factorโpart of our 26-part Asian Elephants 101 series by founder Sangita Iyer, supported by @insidenatgeo โreveals a heartbreaking reality of Indiaโs forests. ๐๐
๐ฅ Watch the clip. Some moments change everything.
๐ฟ Deep in West Bengalโs forests, two men risk everything for survival โ and one filmmaker captures the moment desperation meets the law.
๐ฌ The Human Factor, by Sangita Iyer Part of Asian Elephants 101, with support from @InsideNatGeo
A young bull ๐ stands still in the forest. ๐ฟ
The path ahead is familiar โ but danger looms.
What he does next will reveal more about courage, empathy, and coexistence than most humans ever will. ๐
๐ฌ From โGentle Bullsโ by @Sangita4Elephants | Supported by @InsideNatGeo
A mother shields her newborn.
A herd encircles in silence.
And a mighty bull stands guard โ not in anger, but in love. ๐๐
Witness this rare moment of devotion in Gentle Bulls, a film by @Sangita4elephants with the support of @InsideNatGeo.
๐๐ฅThe forest holds its breathโฆ ๐ฒ
A shadow stirs.
Ten seconds feel like eternity.
Will he charge โ or walk away? ๐ฐ๐
Watch the heart-stopping moment in Gentle Bulls, a short film by @sangita4elephants, supported by @InsideNatGeo. ๐ฅ
Face-to-face with a musth bullโฆ every second, your heart races.
And thenโฆ he chooses peace over power. A gentle giant rewriting what we thought we knew about elephants.
From Gentle Bulls, part of Asian Elephants 101 โ produced & directed by Sangita Iyer, supported by Nat Geo
A tusker in musth blocks our path in the wilds of Kaziranga.
Minutes pass.
No sound. No movement.
Just an unspoken test โ power, patience, and respect. ๐๐ฟ
๐ฅ From Gentle Bulls, part of Asian Elephants 101, by Sangita Iyer โ supported by Nat Geo Society.