This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

These are wooden elephants, part of The Great Elephant Migration, an art installation sharing a message about conservation and human-wildlife coexistence. The large herd is on display near 36th ...

A second elephant sculpture has been targeted by vandals a day after a charity art trail was launched. The piece, one of more than 70 elephants on show in parks, streets and open spaces in ...