Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala
6 days, 2 hours ago

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: In Kuttampuzha panchayat of Ernakulam district, public protests erupted after a 40-year-old man was fatally trampled by a wild elephant on Monday night. Angry local residents accused forest officials of failing to address the escalating human-animal conflict in the area. In response, the local community, spearheaded by the People's Committee, organized a protest march to the forest department office in Kothamangalam, calling for long-demanded measures against the wild elephant threat, including the construction of a trench and proper fencing. The revenue and forest departments, previously unresponsive, initiated trench construction on Tuesday morning, prompted by Eldhose's death and following assurances from the district collector to the community.

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Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
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6 days, 15 hours ago

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks

India Today  

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Kerala’s Knachary located in Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam district, on Monday night, triggering protests by local residents over the increasing human-animal conflict in the area. The deceased, identified as Eldhose, a native of Knachary, was walking home around 8 pm after alighting from a bus when the elephant suddenly attacked …

Priyanka Gandhi raises human-animal conflict compensation issue in Lok Sabha
1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi raises human-animal conflict compensation issue in Lok Sabha

India Today  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday, brought up in Lok Sabha the issue of compensation in cases of man-animal conflict. The newly elected Wayanad MP, while asking a supplementary question during Question Hour, pointed out to the congregation that a person died and another was severely injured in an elephant attack in her constituency. On Saturday, a female engineering student died …

MLA wants Karnataka government to allow shooting at elephants entering farm land
1 week, 3 days ago

MLA wants Karnataka government to allow shooting at elephants entering farm land

India Today  

Harish Poonja, a BJP MLA from Karnataka’s Belthangady constituency, made a request on the Legislative Assembly floor. Discussing the challenges faced by farmers due to wild elephants destroying their crops, Poonja said: “Give a chance to the farmers. There is a law and as an MLA you have to make people understand what that law is,” Khandre told Poonja regarding …

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu
1 month ago

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Erode: A 55-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a rogue elephant in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here, forest officials said on Monday. The victim, identified as Maran, a resident of Bairamarathotti village near Guthiyalathur forest, owned farmland where he cultivated maize. To protect his crops from wild animals, particularly wild boars and elephants, Maran often stayed on his farm …

Elephant Fitness Certificate, 3-Days Rest, 3-Hrs Cap On Parading: Kerala HC Issues Directions To Prevent Cruelty During Temple Festivals
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1 month, 1 week ago

Elephant Fitness Certificate, 3-Days Rest, 3-Hrs Cap On Parading: Kerala HC Issues Directions To Prevent Cruelty During Temple Festivals

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has remarked that Elephants in Kerala are widely used in Temples in the name of tradition and religion but, in reality, it is a "commercial exploitation" without any care or concern for their well-being. The Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. thus issued certain directions for effective implementation of the Kerala Captive …

Elephant Gravely Injured by Arrows in Odisha's Cuttack, With Rescue Team Working Round the Clock
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elephant Gravely Injured by Arrows in Odisha's Cuttack, With Rescue Team Working Round the Clock

Deccan Chronicle  

A wild elephant is clinging to life in Odisha's Cuttack after being gravely injured by arrows. The wounded animal was discovered at Raghupani Bandh during a regular forest patrol, prompting immediate alerts to senior authorities. A team of forest officials successfully tranquilized the animal to initiate medical treatment. Veterinary experts and senior officials from Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar joined the …

4 trampled to death by elephant in separate incidents in Odisha district: Official
2 months, 3 weeks ago

4 trampled to death by elephant in separate incidents in Odisha district: Official

Hindustan Times  

Four people were killed after an elephant trampled them in the past three days in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, forest and wildlife officials said on Thursday. On Tuesday, three others, including two men and a woman, were killed while two others sustained injuries in a similar elephant attack in three separate places in Betnoti, Deuli and Rasgovindpur areas of the district. …

Two killed, three hurt in jumbo attacks, panic in Odisha villages
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Two killed, three hurt in jumbo attacks, panic in Odisha villages

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Panic has spread across Betnoti, Deuli, and Rasgovindpur ranges in Mayurbhanj district as two persons were killed and three others injured in separate elephant attacks on Tuesday. A herd of 50 elephants, split between groups of 28 and 22, is creating havoc in Rasgovindpur range after migrating from Deuli and Betnoti ranges. The injured include Sanga Mohanta of Uludihi, …

A case for mechanical temple elephants
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A case for mechanical temple elephants

New Indian Express  

According to the Heritage Animal Task Force, 540 people were killed from elephant attacks during temple processions in Kerala and742 individuals injured between 2007 and 2024. At a temple festival in Pattambi, an elephant injured one person, killed two cows and damaged property. The Prevention of Cruelty to Draught and Pack Animals Rules of 1965 prohibits the use of elephants …

Centre seeks report as elephant dies in mob attack in Bengal
4 months ago

Centre seeks report as elephant dies in mob attack in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

The Union environment ministry has sought a detailed report from West Bengal chief wildlife warden Debal Ray on the brutal killing of an adult female elephant with a flaming spear by a mob in the state’s Jhargram district last week, officials said, as the incident triggered an outrage and renewed calls among activists for improved mechanisms to protect animals and …

Mob kills female elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India
4 months ago

Mob kills female elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death of an adult …

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials
4 months, 1 week ago

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: At least four people, including three of a family, were killed after they came under attack from a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur, officials aware of the incident said. Officials said that the incident took place in the Gamhriya area of Bagicha Nagar Panchayat on the intervening night of Friday. Jitendra Upadhyay, divisional forest officer Jashpur division, said that …

Chhattisgarh: Stray elephant tramples three women, cattle in 24 hours
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Stray elephant tramples three women, cattle in 24 hours

Hindustan Times  

Three women, including two of the same family, were trampled by an elephant in Korba district, officials said. The elephant was spotted roaming near the villages of Kusmunda coal mine in Katghora forest division on Thursday, they said. “On Thursday night, two women of a family – Teej Kunwar and Surja Bai – were attacked by the elephant outside their …

Jharkhand: Two killed in elephant attack in East Singhbhum district
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand: Two killed in elephant attack in East Singhbhum district

India TV News  

Two persons including a woman were killed in elephant attack in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, a forest official said today. A septuagenarian man was crushed to death by a pachyderm when he went out to relieve in a forest near Chauthia village in the early hours of Sunday, the official said. In another incident, an elderly woman was killed under …

Year-On-Year Increase In Human Deaths Caused By Elephants And Tigers Kerala Wild Animal Human Conflict Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
5 months ago

Year-On-Year Increase In Human Deaths Caused By Elephants And Tigers Kerala Wild Animal Human Conflict Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change

ABP News  

The Union Government on Monday reported an alarming rise in the number of deaths caused by wild animal attacks in Kerala over the past five years. In response to an unstarred question by MPs K Radhakrishnan and Anto Antony, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, provided detailed statistics on fatalities …

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki
5 months ago

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: Wild elephants claimed one more life in Idukki, this time of a 47-year-old tribal community member. Frequent wild elephant incursions in Munnar forest division have disrupted the life of residents in the area. The other deaths are: March 4: A 70-year-old woman trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli near Adimaly under the Neriamangalam forest range February …

Farmer trampled to death by wild elephant in Krishnagiri
5 months ago

Farmer trampled to death by wild elephant in Krishnagiri

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI : A 45-year-old man died in a wild elephant attack in Pansumandoddi village near Jawalagiri in Krishnagiri district on Thursday. The deceased was D Paramesh, a farmer.He was trampled to death likely by a tuskless male elephant in his farmland around 7 am on Thursday, said a forest department source. Villagers informed the forest and police departments and staged …

Two killed in separate jumbo attacks in Sundargarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two killed in separate jumbo attacks in Sundargarh

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Two persons were killed on Monday morning in separate elephant attacks in Rourkela Forest Division and Bonai Forest Division of Sundargarh district. Sources in the RFD informed, a woman Sukramani Samati was on Monday morning trampled to death by an elephant near Sonaparbat area on the outskirts of Rourkela city under Panposh forest range. In the other incident, one …

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor
6 months ago

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor

New Indian Express  

CHITTOOR : The persistent issue of human-wildlife conflict in Chittoor district claimed another life as an elephant trampled a person to death in Ramakuppam mandal. Despite multiple complaints to forest officials, farmers lamented the lack of effective preventive measures. In response, forest officials asserted their efforts to mitigate conflicts, citing the deployment of drum-beaters and trackers to drive elephants back …

Elephant kills woman in Odisha's Dhenkanal
7 months ago

Elephant kills woman in Odisha's Dhenkanal

New Indian Express  

DHENKANAL: An elderly woman was trampled to death by an elephant at Banikjhar under Sadar forest range here on Sunday. The deceased, identified as 75-year-old Laxmipriya Mohapatra, was a resident of Balaram Prasad village within Hindol Road police limits. Locals said Laxmipriya along with some other villagers had gone to the nearby forest to collect mangoes early in the morning. …

58-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in Shivamogga
7 months, 2 weeks ago

58-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in Shivamogga

Hindustan Times  

A 58-year-old man was allegedly trampled to death by a wild elephant at Basavapura village in Hosanagara taluk of Shivamogga district on Friday, said officials familiar with the matter. Soon after the incident, villagers staged protests against forest officials, alleging negligence on their part in controlling the wild elephant menace. The incident took place when the victim had gone the …

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: A wild elephant strayed into south Gadchiroli’s Bhamragarh region and trampled three people to death including two women over the last five days, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. A herd of 23 elephants entered the eastern Maharashtra district of Gadchiroli from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests in 2021 Gadchiroli circle conservator of forests Ramesh Kumar said the male …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Talavadi Hills in Erode
8 months ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Talavadi Hills in Erode

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman, who was standing outside her residence in Neithalapuram village in Talavadi Hills in Erode district, was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Saturday. As news of the death spread, the villagers gathered outside the hospital and prevented the staff from taking the body to the Government Hospital in Sathyamangalam for a post-mortem. Villagers said severe …

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district
8 months, 1 week ago

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A 63-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Monday morning in Biruga village in the Ponnampet forest range of Kodagu district, according to forest officials. In past several months, the Kodagu district has faced significant challenges due to wild elephant encounters. Forest officials intervened to calm the situation but villagers expressed frustration over the lack of …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged between 35 and 40 years, being treated by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, died in a forest at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district on Monday night. During a patrol on Monday morning, a Forest Department team had found the elephant in severe distress, lying unconscious in a trench along the road at Musalmaduvu …

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months
8 months, 3 weeks ago

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months

Hindustan Times  

A 53-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant when he tried to chase away the animal that strayed into the surroundings of his house on the forest fringes in Pathanamthitta's Thulappally in the early hours of Monday, police said. A tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant deep inside a forest area bordering Wayanad …

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district

Deccan Chronicle  

Balrampur, Mar 26 A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, a forest official said on Tuesday. Ramsurat God was attacked by the jumbo on Monday night near Hadhi Mahan river under Rajpur forest range when he was returning to his village after celebrating Holi at a relative's place, he said. On his …

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death
9 months, 1 week ago

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death

The Hindu  

A 65-year-old farmer who was guarding his maize crop was trampled to death by a wild elephant in his farmland at Diginarai village in Talavadi hills here on Tuesday. Demanding adequate compensation and strengthening of elephant-proof trenches, people staged a protest for over eight hours and the victim’s body was finally shifted to the hospital after initial compensation was provided …

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters

The Hindu  

The number of human deaths in encounters with wild elephants in Odisha has increased to 149 during the year 2023-24, recording an all-time high human casualties in the current fiscal. Mr. Mohanty pointed out that Odisha was the leading State in losing humans to wild elephants in the country despite having lower elephant population compared to States such as Karnataka, …

Wild Animal Attacks Continue Unabated in Kerala Two Persons Killed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild Animal Attacks Continue Unabated in Kerala Two Persons Killed

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Wild animal attacks continued unabated in various parts of Kerala with two more deaths being reported in separate incidents on Tuesday. Though the local body's representatives and the residents requested the district administration to take immediate action to prevent any untoward incident, the authorities sat over their complaint. Meanwhile, Congress activists staged a protest in front of the Kozhikode …

Protests erupt as wild jumbo attack claims another life in Kerala
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests erupt as wild jumbo attack claims another life in Kerala

New Indian Express  

The Kothamangalam police later registered a case against Kuzhalnadan, Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, Ernakulam DCC president Mohammad Shiyas, and 50 others, for protesting with the body of the victim. According to local residents, wild elephants have been roaming in the village — located close to the Neriamangalam forest range — for the past several days. No proper solar fencing for …

Emotions run high, residents clash with cops after woman killed in elephant attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Emotions run high, residents clash with cops after woman killed in elephant attack

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : The death of an elderly woman in a wild elephant attack at Kanjiraveli near Neriamangalam triggered a massive protest at Kothamangalam, with UDF holding a road blockade carrying the body of Indira Ramakrishnan, 70, the victim, on Monday. Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, Muvattupuzha MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan, and Perumbavoor MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly led the protest demanding immediate steps to …

75-year-old woman killed in wild elephant attack, locals protest
9 months, 2 weeks ago

75-year-old woman killed in wild elephant attack, locals protest

Hindustan Times  

A 75-year-old woman was killed in an elephant attack on Monday in Idukki district of Kerala. According to the panchayat president, the region is a hotbed of human-animal conflict involving elephants, gaurs and wild boars The deceased was identified as Indira Ramakrishnan who resided with her husband in Kanjiraveli in Adimali panchayat on the Ernakulam-Idukki border. “My son called out …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli, near Adimaly, under the Neriamangalam forest range on Monday morning. A senior Forest department official said that on Monday morning, a herd of wild elephants entered the Neendapara area under the Neriamangalam forest range. Five deaths in 2 months Within two months, five people lost their lives …

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict

News 18  

A protest erupted in Kerala’s Kothamangalam town on Monday over the surge in human-animal conflicts, as demonstrators carried the casket of an elderly woman who fell victim to a fatal elephant attack earlier in the day in the Idukki district. The protest, which took place in Kothamangalam, a town bordering Ernakulam and Idukki districts, was led by Congress legislator Mathew …

Man dies as elephant attacks autorickshaw in Munnar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Man dies as elephant attacks autorickshaw in Munnar

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: A 46-year-old man died after a wild elephant attacked an autorickshaw near Munnar on Monday evening. The attack took place around 10pm near the Top Division tea estate workers’ colony in Kanimala, according to officials. Suresh was taking a family of three, who were returning after a school anniversary programme in Munnar, and two migrant workers to Kanimala when …

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month

India Today  

A 44-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant near the tourist town of Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district. This is the third such incident in the state within a month after two people died in Wayanad amid increasing incidents of human-animal conflicts. Police said the victim of the latest attack that occurred on Monday night at the Kannimala estate …

BJP slams Karnataka govt for paying compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant
10 months ago

BJP slams Karnataka govt for paying compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant

India TV News  

The BJP has accused the Karnataka government of "illegally allocating" Rs 15 lakh to the kin of a Kerala man who was killed by an elephant captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring state. He said that amid crippling drought and hundreds of farmers committing suicides across Karnataka, the Congress government "shamelessly prioritised pleasing Rahul Gandhi …

Elephants trample to death 2 Asha workers on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border
10 months ago

Elephants trample to death 2 Asha workers on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Forest officials said, elephants were spotted around Gummalapur, Anniyallu, and Gandi areas for the past few days Two women were trampled to death by elephants in the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border village of Anniala while they working on an estate on Sunday morning, said Anekal range forest officer Bharat Kumar. “The incident occurred around 8am in Tamil Nadu’s village that …

Karnataka to pay compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant captured in state
10 months ago

Karnataka to pay compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant captured in state

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Sunday decided to pay compensation to a Kerala man who was killed by a tuskless elephant that was captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring state. In a statement, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said the state government has agreed to pay compensation on par with the indemnity paid to the people …

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'
10 months ago

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'

New Indian Express  

Kerala is caught in a heated man-versus-wild debate after two back-to-back deaths due to elephant attacks in Wayanad district. While a 47-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant that strayed from Karnataka forests on February 10, a 50-year-old man died on February 16 after being attacked by a tusker. In 2024 alone, six people have died in …

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month
10 months ago

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month

The Hindu  

A dawn-to-dusk hartal called by all major political parties in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Saturday, to demand a lasting solution to the escalating threat from wild animals, took a violent turn in Pulpally, 30 km from the district headquarters of Kalpetta. Third death in a month Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered a high-level ministerial meeting in Wayanad on February …

Man Animal Conflict Forces Rahul Gandhi To Take a Break From Nyaya Yatra, Rush to Wayanad
10 months ago

Man Animal Conflict Forces Rahul Gandhi To Take a Break From Nyaya Yatra, Rush to Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: With Wayanad on the boil over the back-to-back deaths of two persons by wild elephants, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is the local MP, has taken a break from his Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra to visit his constituency. Thousands of people including women came out on the streets of Pulpally on Saturday, to protest against the forest department's inaction …

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind
10 months, 1 week ago

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind

The Hindu  

Romith Eldho, 12, is still in a state of shock. Like the Belur makhna, which has eluded capture, Thannerkomban was a radio-collared bull elephant released by Karnataka forest officials in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve bordering the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. They also waylaid the District Collector, forest officials, and the District Police Chief demanding protection for their life and property, and …

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer

Hindustan Times  

The residents of Padamala in Wayanad district of Kerala took out a protest march on Wednesday evening armed with burning torches demanding the capture of a tiger that was spotted in the same area where a wild elephant barged into a home and trampled to death a farmer last week. The tiger was spotted in the area where a wild …

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence

ABP News  

Amid increasing man-animal conflicts in Kerala, Congress-led UDF carried out a protest march to Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran's residence on Tuesday. In Wayanad's Mananthavady, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant and it has sparked outrage among MLAs, particularly those from the opposition United Democratic Front. The MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan, …

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action

ABP News  

A radio-collared wild elephant, which had been on the run, trampled a man to death in front of a residence at Padamala near Mananthavady in the early hours of Saturday. On Saturday, when the elephant charged towards Aji, he sought refuge within the compound of a house but the massive animal forcefully broke through the gate and inflicted fatal injuries …

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest
10 months, 1 week ago

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest

News 18  

A radio-collared wild elephant broke the gate and entered the premises of a house in Kerala’s Wayanad before chasing a 42-year-old man and attacking him to death on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the Kerala forest department has said a tusker with a radio collar fitted by the Karnataka forest department was seen in the Wayanad forest area two days before the …

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Tanneer Komban, a wild elephant captured in Mananthawady in Kerala’s Wayanad district, died untimely on Saturday at the Rampura elephant camp in Bandipur Tiger Reserve during a relocation attempt, raising concerns about the handling of such operations and the welfare of wildlife. Tanneer Komban, the wild elephant that died, was captured in Mananthawady in Kerala’s Wayanad district. An autopsy was …

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