Ensure devotees going to Srisailam via forest route do not face any disruptions: CM directs officials
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ensure devotees going to Srisailam via forest route do not face any disruptions: CM directs officials

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials of the Forest department to ensure that devotees traveling to the Srisailam temple via the forest route do not face any difficulties. During a review meeting with ministers and secretaries at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, Special Chief Secretary of the Forest department G. Ananta Ramu presented a report on the department’s progress till January this financial year and the action plan for the remaining two months. Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy brought to Mr. Naidu’s attention that many Shaiva pilgrimage sites are located within forest areas and that devotees traveling to these temples are facing inconveniences due to Forest department regulations. Taking serious note of the issue, the Chief Minister ordered immediate instructions to field-level officials to prevent any disruptions for devotees.

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INTERVIEW| Multi-pronged approach needed to manage man-animal conflict, says Meenakshi Negi
2 weeks, 2 days ago

INTERVIEW| Multi-pronged approach needed to manage man-animal conflict, says Meenakshi Negi

New Indian Express  

How is ISRO’s technology helping forest department? Karnataka is a blessed land where sandalwood trees grow like weeds. We need not geo-tag all sandalwood trees in Karnataka, as the state government deregulated sandalwood trees, relaxing felling permission. Many solutions were discussed in areas like Belur and Sakleshpur, including selling land to the government to create wildlife corridors that connect fragmented …

Nine jumbos driven back into forest under ‘Operation Elephant’ in Aralam
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Nine jumbos driven back into forest under ‘Operation Elephant’ in Aralam

The Hindu  

The ‘Operation Elephant’ mission has been launched to drive away elephants that have strayed into the Aralam farm rehabilitation area. Around nine elephants have so far been driven back into the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary via Kottapara under the mission. The decision to launch the mission was taken following an all-party meeting after a couple were killed in a wild elephant …

Srisailam witnesses heavy rush of devotees
1 month ago

Srisailam witnesses heavy rush of devotees

The Hindu  

Srisailam temple town and the Nallamala forests are reverberating with chants of Om Namah Sivaya with thousands of devotees visiting the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Srisailam on the occasion of Mahasivaratri Brahmotsavams. Thousands of devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are trekking through the dense Nallamala forests to reach Srisailam and the forest and temple authorities have …

AP decides to train its own elephants as kumkis
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP decides to train its own elephants as kumkis

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government has decided to train its own elephants as kumkis, what with the inordinate delay in getting four kumki elephants from Karnataka. Kumkis are captive elephants that are trained to tame wild elephants, which enter human habitations abutting forests and destroy crops, apart from attacking people. Forest department has identified two elephants housed within the Sri Venkateswara …

Forest Department brings kumki Muthu from ATR to drive out wild elephants in Coimbatore
2 months ago

Forest Department brings kumki Muthu from ATR to drive out wild elephants in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A day after a 69-year-old man from Pannimadai near Coimbatore was trampled to death by a wild elephant, the Forest Department on Friday brought a kumki from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve to drive out wild elephants that enter human habitations. Forest Department officials said that kumki Muthu from Kozhikamuthi elephant camp of ATR was brought to Coimbatore on Friday evening. …

AP awaiting arrival of kumki elephants from Karnataka
3 months ago

AP awaiting arrival of kumki elephants from Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government is eagerly waiting for the arrival of kumki elephants from Karnataka to control the wild elephants that have destroyed crops and trampled to death people in Parvathipuram Manyam, Chittoor, Tirupati and Annamaiah districts. Ahead of that, AP forest officials from rank of DFO to mahouts and kavadis have undergone training on how to handle the wild …

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam
3 months ago

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu  

Following instances of negative interactions between people and a wild elephant in Cherambadi, the Forest Department is monitoring the elephant’s movements in the region. The Nilgiris district administration said that more than 75 personnel from the Forest Department are involved in monitoring the elephant, headed by an official of the rank Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Ranger. Forest Department …

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Sunday ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural death of around 50 elephants in the last six months. Raising concern over the spate of elephant deaths, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said responsibility will be fixed on officers found negligent and inefficient in safeguarding the life of the animals. Singhkhuntia directed the additional …

Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants
5 months ago

Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharashtra forest officials have alerted their counterparts in the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district regarding the movement of a herd of seven wild elephants near the state borders. The herd is heading toward Telangana and is currently in the Aheri area of the Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra, approximately 30 km from the Telangana border. Forest officials notified residents of bordering villages …

Elephant-human conflict: MP seeks large-scale rail barricade along forest borders
6 months, 1 week ago

Elephant-human conflict: MP seeks large-scale rail barricade along forest borders

The Hindu  

Mysuru and Kodagu districts have been witnessing elephant-human conflicts and there have been many petitions to the government for addressing the issue. In this connection, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru and Kodagu MP, met Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav and requested him to consider large-scale rail barricading the forest borders to prevent elephants from entering …

Study on elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu to be completed soon: Forest Minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Study on elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu to be completed soon: Forest Minister

The Hindu  

An ongoing study by experts on elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu, which were identified by a panel appointed by the State government, would be completed soon, said Forest Minister M. Mathiventhan in Coimbatore on Wednesday. The Minister was paying tribute to the forest staff, who died in the line of duty, at the martyrs’ column on the Tamil Nadu Forest …

Elephant wall at Aralam will be completed by March next year: Kelu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant wall at Aralam will be completed by March next year: Kelu

The Hindu  

Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes O.R. Kelu has said that the construction of elephant wall at Aralam will be completed by March next year. Speaking at the district-level review meeting of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes Development department at the Kannur collectorate on Tuesday, the Minister stressed the urgency of addressing …

Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia orders early compensation to farmers affected by elephant attack in Odisha
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia orders early compensation to farmers affected by elephant attack in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Minister for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change, Labour, and Employees State Insurance Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, has directed forest department officials to promptly submit a proposal to the state government for immediate compensation to those affected by wild animals, particularly elephants. During a review meeting at Machabandha in Baripada forest division, attended by Baripada MLA Prakash Soren, Udala MLA …

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to send eight Kumki elephants along with mahouts to Andhra Pradesh to help it drive away wild elephants that have been wreaking havoc in the forests of Chittoor and also north Andhra districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram. Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and forest minister Pawan Kalyan being felicitated by Karnataka forest minister Eshwar …

Pawan Kalyan Meets Siddaramaiah on Elephant Menace
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pawan Kalyan Meets Siddaramaiah on Elephant Menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met Karnataka's chief minister Siddaramaiah and forest minister Ishwar Khandre in Bengaluru on Thursday and discussed ways to check elephant menace in AP and smuggling of red sandalwood logs. Kayan later told the media “The Karnataka government has agreed to give 8 Kumki elephants that we asked from it to manage wild elephants in …

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions
1 year, 2 months ago

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: To control an increasing number of man-elephant conflicts, the Karnataka forest department is looking at out-of-the-box solutions. Explaining the method, BNP Director Prabhakar Priyadarshi said the sensors are being installed in the forest patches of Harohalli range. “We are also installing a solar smart sensor watch mechanism, where staffers will get alerts on their mobile phones once the solar …

Odisha government seeks urgent deployment of kumki elephants from Tamil Nadu
1 year, 2 months ago

Odisha government seeks urgent deployment of kumki elephants from Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Odisha government has sought assistance of Tamil Nadu for making kumki elephants and mahouts available in the wake of worsening human-elephant conflict in the eastern State. Odisha’s Additional Chief Secretary Satyabrata Sahu wrote a letter to his Tamil Nadu counterpart Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary stating: “In recent years, we have been facing significant challenges in mitigating human-elephant conflicts. …

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants
1 year, 10 months ago

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Government is initiating several steps to ensure the safe passage of elephants that move in from Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Naidu to AP districts on a regular basis. In compliance with the advice of the Project Elephant Steering Committee of the Wildlife Institute of India and also taking note of the observations of the Supreme Court, …

Srisailam temple plans special master plan to create more facilities for devotees
2 years ago

Srisailam temple plans special master plan to create more facilities for devotees

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: In view of the large-scale arrivals from across the country on a regular basis, the historic Srisailam Temple is contemplating the implementation of a special master plan on lines similar to Tirumala, to ensure more facilities for the devotees. As the hill temple is closely connected to the deep Nallamala Forest, the high-level committee that discussed the future plans …

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding
2 years, 2 months ago

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: To curb the menace of elephants from the wild eating away crops and destroying the properties of villagers, the forest authorities have come up with an action plan. They propose to erect fences and set up barricades around the 300-hectare reserve forest area at a cost of Rs 40 crore in Parvathipuram-Manyam district. The forest authorities intend to dig …

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar
2 years, 4 months ago

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar

The Hindu  

Amid reports of rampant elephant deaths due to man-elephant conflicts in Odisha, the Orissa High Court was informed that the mapping of the elephant corridors in the State had not been done ‘properly’. Highlighting several issues on the subject, Mr. Sukumar was very critical on the mapping of the elephant corridors of Odisha upon which the Odisha Chief Conservator of …

Forest officials chalk up plans to curb wild elephant trouble
3 years, 2 months ago

Forest officials chalk up plans to curb wild elephant trouble

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatanam: Forest officials have devised strategies to prevent wild elephants from entering human settlements and trampling people and destroying crops in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts. During the musth period, which usually lasts four or five months, elephants tend to grow more aggressive, said sources from the forest department. He said forest personnel are selectively interfering with the movement of elephants, …

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay
3 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Andhra Pradesh forest department has been conducting awareness camps to sensitise people about ‘man-animal conflicts’ with the help of wildlife experts. According to forest officials, the government is using three innovative, effective and low-cost methods - WhatsApp, ultrasonic apps, and chilli aromatic technique or chilli smoke - to mitigate ‘man-animal conflicts’ in the reserve forests and revenue areas …

50 hectares in the critical Kallar elephant corridor declared as private forest
3 years, 9 months ago

50 hectares in the critical Kallar elephant corridor declared as private forest

The Hindu  

Inching a step towards the protection of one of the most critical elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu, the Coimbatore District Collector has declared 50.79 hectares of private land in the Kallar elephant corridor area as private forest under the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949. “The plan of the Forest Department is to bring the entire private lands …

Give way to elephants
7 years, 5 months ago

Give way to elephants

The Hindu  

For over a decade, Wildlife Trust of India has been working on the Right of Passage-National Elephant Corridors Project towards securing elephant corridors in India. To further the cause, WTI in partnership with the Government of India’s Project and Elephant and Partners, has initiated the Gaj Yatra Campaign, a 15-month awareness campaign on the importance of securing elephant corridors. “The …

Elephant herd kills man in Tripura
10 years, 10 months ago

Elephant herd kills man in Tripura

The Hindu  

A herd of wild elephants on a rampage killed a man and destroyed crops in Khowai district of Tripura. Bhupendra Debbarma, 35, of Godaibari village in Kalyanpur police station limit died at the GB Panth hospital in Agartala where he was admitted after sustaining grave injuries in an attack by the elephants on Thursday. Forest department is conducting a probe …

Wild elephants outside Bangalore pushed back into Tamil Nadu forest
11 years, 8 months ago

Wild elephants outside Bangalore pushed back into Tamil Nadu forest

India TV News  

Bangalore, June 26: About 100 Karnataka forest officials succeeded in pushing back a herd of 15 wild elephants, who had strayed to the outskirts of the state capital in search of food and water, back into the forest across the Tamil Nadu border, a senior official said Tuesday. We surveyed the entire area earlier in the day to ensure they …

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