Bee-fences to Keep Elephants at Bay in Karnataka's Kodagu Amid Rising Animal-human Conflict
3 years, 9 months ago

Bee-fences to Keep Elephants at Bay in Karnataka's Kodagu Amid Rising Animal-human Conflict

News 18  

In a novel move to control elephant-human conflict in Karnataka’s coffee-growing district Kodagu, the government of India has come up with an innovative plan to use bees to keep away the tuskers. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission on Monday rolled out the plan for the pilot project, which has been titled ‘RE-HAB’ and proposes to create ‘bee fences’ around the district to control the rising numbers of animal-human conflict. Wild elephant attacks are a common nuisance in Kodagu, which The area around the Nagarhole National Park and Tiger Reserve is known to be an active elephant-human conflict zone. Launching the project, at the Ponnampet Forestry College, KVIC Chairman Vinay Kumar Saxena encouraged beekeeping locally for income as well.

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Karnataka plans to set up Elephant Soft Release Centre
1 week, 5 days ago

Karnataka plans to set up Elephant Soft Release Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: In a move to tackle the menace of wild elephants in Kodagu and Hassan districts, the state government is making efforts to establish an Elephant Soft Release Centre over 2,000 hectares near these regions. The Minister said that daily patrols are being conducted in affected areas, and local residents are being informed about elephant movements through public announcements via …

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions
11 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 …

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts

The Hindu  

Data from the latest elephant census report released by the Karnataka Government on August 9 must have been music to the ears of jumbo lovers. Mindless urban expansion at the cost of forest cover and elephant habitats, and infrastructural developments blocking movement of elephants have forced behavioural changes in elephants and increased instances of humans being exposed to the beasts. …

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding
1 year, 11 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 …

Mitigating human-elephant conflict key challenge this World Elephant Day
2 years, 4 months ago

Mitigating human-elephant conflict key challenge this World Elephant Day

The Hindu  

World Elephant Day will be celebrated on Friday bringing into focus the challenging task of ensuring the jumbos’ conservation amidst habitat destruction and disturbance and the resultant increase in human-elephant conflict. In Hassan division alone, the department has captured and rehabilitated 74 wild animals in the last 22 years while elephant deaths due to natural and unnatural causes are manifold …

Project RE-HAB curbs elephant-human conflict, will soon be adapted by other states
3 years, 8 months ago

Project RE-HAB curbs elephant-human conflict, will soon be adapted by other states

India Today  

As part of innovation project RE-HAB, boxes with bees were placed last month, at four locations on the periphery of the Nagarhole National Park in Kodagu district of Karnataka. "Under this project, bee boxes are used as a fence to prevent elephants from entering human habitation and thus reducing loss of lives and properties," Saxena said. "It is a unique, …

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