Forest Department captures another tusker in Hassan
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Forest Department captures another tusker in Hassan

The Hindu  

The Forest Department successfully captured a tusker, identified by local people as Vikranth, aged about 30 to 35 at Byadane village of Belagodu hobli in Sakaleshpur taluk on Thursday. “However, this time the officials and staff members of the Hassan District’s Elephant Task Force and rapid response team succeeded in capturing it,” said Sourabh Kumar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Hassan. The veterinarians of Nagarahole and Bandipur, the Conservator of Forests of Hassan Circle, V. Yedukondala, and DCF Sourabh Kumar were involved in the operation. Recently, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre ordered the capturing of three trouble-causing elephants in Hassan district following four human deaths in elephant attacks reported in the district this year.

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Forest Department captures third trouble-causing wild elephant in Hassan district in a week
6 days, 16 hours ago

Forest Department captures third trouble-causing wild elephant in Hassan district in a week

The Hindu  

The Forest Department captured a wild elephant near Hebbanahalli in Sakleshpur on Sunday. Conservator of Forests V. Yedukondala, Deputy Conservator of Forests Sourabh Kumar, veterinarians from Nagarahole, Bandipur, and the staff of Hassan division, Elephant Task Force, rapid response team were involved in the operation. The department conducted the operation to capture three trouble-causing elephants in the region following the …

Three arrested for poaching tusker in Dharmapuri
1 week, 4 days ago

Three arrested for poaching tusker in Dharmapuri

The Hindu  

Three persons have been arrested and remanded for the poaching of a tusker, whose carcass was found near Emanur in Pennagaram forest range earlier this month. The carcass of the elephant aged between 7 years and 10 years was found in a partially burnt state with its trunk missing, in Emanur forests in Pennagaram forest range on March 1. According …

Forest Department captures trouble-causing elephant in Hassan district
1 week, 6 days ago

Forest Department captures trouble-causing elephant in Hassan district

The Hindu  

The Forest Department captured a trouble-causing tusker with the help of tamed elephants at a private estate in Somanahalli in Bikkodu hobli of Belur taluk in Hassan district on Sunday. The Elephant Task Force conducted the operation following the protests by the people of Belur in the wake of recent deaths in elephant attacks. The department decided to conduct the …

One more person dies in elephant attack in Hassan district
2 weeks, 1 day ago

One more person dies in elephant attack in Hassan district

The Hindu  

A woman died after she was attacked by a wild elephant at Bommenahalli in Arehalli hobli of Belur taluk in Hassan district on Friday. The repeated incidents of elephant attack in Hassan district have left people in parts of Alur, Sakleshpur, and Belur taluks worried, including plantation workers. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre visited Hassan on March 3 and held a …

Human-elephant conflict intensifies yet again in Hassan
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Human-elephant conflict intensifies yet again in Hassan

The Hindu  

Dyavamma, 74, of Kanaguppe village in Belur taluk of Hassan district, could not sleep on February 12. The villagers suffered the impact of human-elephant conflict in the 1980s, forcing the Forest Department to launch a drive to capture and relocate elephants. Considering the series of deaths and the threat caused to the local community, the Forest Department is also contemplating …

Forest department team to inspect injured tusker in Munnar
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Forest department team to inspect injured tusker in Munnar

The Hindu  

A team of three Forest department veterinary surgeons will inspect an injured wild tusker named Ottakompan on Friday. According to Forest department officials, the tusker got injured while fighting with another tusker, locally called Padayappa. Meanwhile, an NGO named Walking Eye Foundation for Animal Advocacy filed a plea before the Kerala High Court demanding to take immediate steps to provide …

60-year-old ailing elephant dies at rescue centre near Tiruchi
3 weeks, 4 days ago

60-year-old ailing elephant dies at rescue centre near Tiruchi

The Hindu  

A 60-year-old captive elephant ‘Jainy’, which was ailing for the past month at the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. The private elephant was translocated to the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre from Tirunelveli district in November 2023 following complaints from non-governmental organisations that the jumbo was being tortured and used for begging. District Forest Officer, Tiruchi, S. Krithiga …

Eshwar Khandre promises permanent solution to end human-elephant conflict
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Eshwar Khandre promises permanent solution to end human-elephant conflict

The Hindu  

Minister for Forests Eshwar Khandre on Monday assured people affected by the elephant menace that the State government will find a permanent solution to end human-elephant conflict in Hassan district. Elephant camp The Minister said that the government would set up an elephant camp in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, and elephants that were causing trouble in parts of Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, and …

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

Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala’s Malappuram
1 month ago

Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala’s Malappuram

The Hindu  

A wild tusker was found dead in an abandoned septic tank at Cholamunda, near Moothedam, in Malappuram, Kerala, on Thursday. Local residents found the elephant in the tank adjoining the forest boundary of Karulai range in Nilambur south division. People used to affectionately call this elephant ‘Kasera Komban’ because of its remarkably long tusks, which resembled the arms of a …

Compensation handed over to kin of wild elephant attack victims in Aralam
1 month ago

Compensation handed over to kin of wild elephant attack victims in Aralam

The Hindu  

The first installment of compensation, amounting to ₹5 lakh each, was handed over to the heirs of Velli and Leela, who were killed in a wild elephant attack at Karikanmukku in Block 13 of the Aralam rehabilitation area. The amount was jointly handed over by MLA Sunny Joseph, Aralam grama panchayat president K.P Rajesh, Irrity block panchayat president K. Velayudhan, …

Wild elephants attack devotees near Rajampeta, three killed
1 month ago

Wild elephants attack devotees near Rajampeta, three killed

The Hindu  

In tragic incident, three persons were killed and two others critically injured when a herd of wild elephants attacked a batch of devotees on their way to Shiva temple nestled in the thick forests of Seshachalam hills at Gundalakona in Obulavaripalle mandal of Annamayya district on Tuesday morning, on the eve of Maha Shivaratri celebrations. While a dozen of the …

Three devotees killed, two injured in elephant attack on way to Andhra temple
1 month ago

Three devotees killed, two injured in elephant attack on way to Andhra temple

India Today  

Three devotees were killed and two others injured after a herd of elephants attacked them in a forest in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh, in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident occurred on the forest road from Y Kota to Gundalakona while a group of devotees was making their way to the Talakona temple ahead of Mahashivratri celebrations. According to …

Wild Elephant Kills Tribal Couple in Kannur
1 month ago

Wild Elephant Kills Tribal Couple in Kannur

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: An elderly tribal couple was killed by a wild elephant in Aralam Farm in the Kannur district of Kerala triggering massive protests by the residents against the failure of the authorities to protect the lives of the people residing in the area. The wild elephant attacked Velliyadan and Leela around noon on Sunday while they were returning home after …

Man dies in elephant attack in Belur taluk; second death in 10 days
1 month ago

Man dies in elephant attack in Belur taluk; second death in 10 days

The Hindu  

A 28-year-old man died in an elephant attack at Byadane village in Belur taluk of Hassan district on Monday. This is the second such incident in Belur taluk in the last 10 days. The residents of Belur, Alur, and Sakaleshpur taluks of Hassan district have been demanding the capture of all wild elephants roaming in the district. On February 13, …

Forest Department continues to monitor wild elephant near Coimbatore
1 month, 1 week ago

Forest Department continues to monitor wild elephant near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Forest Department is continuing to monitor a male wild elephant that allegedly trampled two persons to death and caused damages to properties in villages bordering forests. Field staff from Coimbatore and Periyanaickenpalayam forest ranges have been tasked to monitor the movement of the elephant, following demands from certain sections of farmers for its translocation. An official from the Department …

6 wild elephants killed in Sri Lanka train crash
1 month, 1 week ago

6 wild elephants killed in Sri Lanka train crash

China Daily  

Police and railway personnel examine a derailed train at Habarana in eastern Sri Lanka on Thursday, which killed six elephants after hitting a herd crossing the track before dawn. AFP COLOMBO — A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such …

Injured Kerala Elephant Captured, Sent To Rescue Centre for Treatment
1 month, 1 week ago

Injured Kerala Elephant Captured, Sent To Rescue Centre for Treatment

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The 35-year-old male wild elephant that was reportedly injured in a confrontation with another male elephant in Thrissur district of Kerala nearly four weeks ago, was captured on Wednesday morning and taken to the Kodanad elephant training centre in Ernakulam district. However, with videos and photographs of the injured animal, with the prominent hole on its forehead, making the …

As wild elephants kill four more people, what's Kerala's new action plan?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As wild elephants kill four more people, what's Kerala's new action plan?

India Today  

Escalating human-wildlife conflict in Kerala has claimed the lives of four more people, including a woman, within days—all victims of wild elephants. On February 10, Noolpuzha villager Kapad Unnathil Manu, from Wayanad district, and Sophia Ismail, a home-maker from Kompanpara village in Idukki district, died in two separate wild elephant attacks. “We took several measures to reduce human-wildlife conflict in …

Elephant fury at temple: Forest, Revenue departments come up with contradictory reports
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elephant fury at temple: Forest, Revenue departments come up with contradictory reports

The Hindu  

The Forest and Revenue departments came up with contradictory reports on Friday about the circumstances that provoked two captive elephants on the premises of Manakulangara Devi Temple, near Kuruvangad, at Koyilandy and led to the death of three persons in a stampede-like situation on Thursday. While the Forest department indicated that a minor friction between the two jumbos triggered the …

3 killed, several injured as 2 elephants run amok during Kerala temple festival
1 month, 2 weeks ago

3 killed, several injured as 2 elephants run amok during Kerala temple festival

India Today  

Three people were killed after two elephants ran amok during a temple festival in Kerala's Kozhikode, officials said on Thursday. Two women and a man have been confirmed dead during the incident that took place in Manakulangara temple in Kuruvangad, Koyilandy at around 6 pm on Thursday, they added. The incident came just a day after a 27-year-old man was …

One more person killed in wild elephant attack in Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

One more person killed in wild elephant attack in Wayanad

The Hindu  

One more person has been killed in wild elephant attack in Wayanad district of Kerala. Activists of the United Democratic Front staged another protest outside the Sulthan Bathery Taluk Hospital blocking the ambulance carrying the body and they later took out a march to a Forest department office as well. Hartal fails to make impact Meanwhile, a dawn-to-dusk hartal called …

Massive protests after wild elephant kills woman in Idukki
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Massive protests after wild elephant kills woman in Idukki

The Hindu  

Kompanpara, near Peruvanthanam in Idukki, where Sofia Ismail, 45, was trampled to death by a wild elephant around 6 p.m. on Monday, witnessed massive protests by the public late into the night. Demands Ms. Vigneshwari said the people’s demands included shifting of three families from the area which was under constant threat of wild elephant attacks. ‘₹5 lakh handed over’ …

Wild elephant attacks: Forest department to boost patrolling
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant attacks: Forest department to boost patrolling

The Hindu  

The Forest Department is considering strengthening patrolling in areas adjoining forests in wake of the fatal elephant attacks reported in various parts of the State during the last few days. The meeting will be attended by senior officials, including the heads of all divisions within the Forest Department, the Chief Wildlife Warden and senior forest officials. Mr. Saseendran pointed out …

Fatal wild elephant attacks in Kerala raise fresh concerns over human-wildlife conflict management
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fatal wild elephant attacks in Kerala raise fresh concerns over human-wildlife conflict management

The Hindu  

Two back-to-back fatal wild elephant attacks in Idukki and Wayanad districts in Kerala have re-ignited public concerns about the effectiveness of the Forest department’s measures to address the increasing occurrences of human-wildlife conflict in rural localities with large settler-farmer and plantation worker populations. The Kerala government is facing public ire after a wild elephant fatally trampled Kappad Unnathil Manu, a …

Sundargarh jumbo worry: 37 elephant deaths in five years
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sundargarh jumbo worry: 37 elephant deaths in five years

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Rising human casualties caused by man-elephant conflict in Sundargarh district is not the only worry for the Forest department because the elephant deaths haves grown exponentially too. In April, a tusker with internal mouth injury caused from a bait-bomb was starved to death in a forest of Banki range of Rourkela division as a total of five elephant deaths …

One arrested for ‘provoking’ wild tusker with JCB crane at West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri
1 month, 3 weeks ago

One arrested for ‘provoking’ wild tusker with JCB crane at West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri

The Hindu  

One man has been arrested by the police for allegedly provoking a wild tusker in Malbazar in North Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, after videos surfaced of a conflict between the elephant and locals on Sunday. According to West Bengal’s Chief Wildlife Warden Debal Ray, the accused was arrested for allegedly provoking and attacking the elephant with a JCB crane. Along with wildlife …

Herd of elephants kills elderly couple in sleep in Kalahandi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Herd of elephants kills elderly couple in sleep in Kalahandi

New Indian Express  

BHAWANIPATNA; The escalating human-wildlife conflict in Kalahandi district continued to claim lives as an elderly couple was trampled to death in their sleep by an elephant herd at Kadomali village of Lakhbaheli panchayat under Biswanathpur range in Bhawanipatna south forest division on Saturday night. Sources said the couple was sleeping in their mud-walled house along with other family members when …

Attempt to sell elephant tusk by gang foiled near Natham; forest officials detain suspects
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Attempt to sell elephant tusk by gang foiled near Natham; forest officials detain suspects

The Hindu  

An attempt to sell a tusk of an elephant by a gang was successfully foiled by a team of officials from the Department of Forests here on Friday. When a SUV was intercepted at Nochi Odaipatti, the forest officials seized a tusk weighing about 600 grams from the vehicle. At this juncture, the forest officials seized the property, the senior …

Tusker damages crops in Thondamuthur area in Coimbatore, none hurt
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tusker damages crops in Thondamuthur area in Coimbatore, none hurt

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A wild elephant having single tusk which has been roaming in Thondamuthur for the last few days damaged crops at Kembanur village on Thursday morning. Around 5.30 am, the tusker entered the farmland of P Nagaraj and uprooted two fully grown coconut trees and 25 saplings. Also, it destroyed a bore well pipe and consumed fodder crops cultivated on …

Violent infighting between two jumbos leaves one dead in Sundargarh district
2 months ago

Violent infighting between two jumbos leaves one dead in Sundargarh district

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: A fierce and violent infighting between two elephants in a forest of Sundargarh district left one of the two animals dead before medical assistance could reach. Forest officials found deep goring injuries on the carcass which prompts them to believe it was caused by infighting. After close examination of the carcass, the veterinary authorities concluded the tusker died of …

Wild elephants damage crops, ‘raid’ house near Coimbatore; kumki Suyambu to arrive from ATR
2 months ago

Wild elephants damage crops, ‘raid’ house near Coimbatore; kumki Suyambu to arrive from ATR

The Hindu  

Wild elephants caused damages to agricultural fields at different places and ‘raided’ a house in Coimbatore district on the intervening nights of Friday and Saturday. In another incident a herd of eight wild elephants damaged a borewell and felled two fully grown coconut trees in a farm belonging to Nandhakumar at Vandikaranur near Thondamuthur on Friday night. District Forest Officer …

Elephant Attacks In TN, Kerala: Youth Congress Leader Killed, Farmer Injured
2 months ago

Elephant Attacks In TN, Kerala: Youth Congress Leader Killed, Farmer Injured

ABP News  

A 37-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Gudalur of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. The incident took place when Jamshed, a local Youth Congress leader, had been visiting his hometown in Nilgiris from Bengaluru. Talking to IANS, TM Younis Babu, Congress leader and vice chairman of the Third Division Panchayat, said, Jamshed and a group of …

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. …

Injured elephant at Athirappilly tranquillised, given treatment and released to forest
2 months ago

Injured elephant at Athirappilly tranquillised, given treatment and released to forest

The Hindu  

An elephant that was found with a severely infected wound on its forehead was tranquillised on Friday morning and given treatment by a specialised veterinary team. Despite its attempts to charge at them, the team, led by Chief Veterinary Officer Arun Zacharia, successfully sedated the elephant on Friday morning. Though the elephant was initially spotted near the Chalakudy river on …

Efforts continue to trace injured elephant in Athirappilly
2 months ago

Efforts continue to trace injured elephant in Athirappilly

The Hindu  

A special task force led by Chief Veterinary Officer Arun Zacharia continued its efforts on Thursday too to track down an elephant found with a severe injury on its forehead at Athirapilly. The team also comprises veterinarians who are on a mission to treat the elephant, which has a serious infection in its wound, after tranquilising it. Drones were deployed …

Man trampled to death by wild elephant during morning walk near Coimbatore
2 months ago

Man trampled to death by wild elephant during morning walk near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 69-year-old man from Pannimadai near Coimbatore was trampled to death by a wild elephant when he went for a morning walk on Thursday. People staging a road blockade on Thadagam - Thudiyalur road near #Coimbatore after a 69-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Thursday morning. Forest Department officials said that the elephant attack took …

Elephant falls into well in Kerala; protest delays rescue efforts
2 months ago

Elephant falls into well in Kerala; protest delays rescue efforts

The Hindu  

A stand-off between the forest staff and local residents is holding up the rescue of an elephant that fell into a well near Areekode in Malappuram district of Kerala on Thursday. When the forest staff devised plans to rescue the elephant by breaking the sidewalls of the well with a earthmover, the local people prevented them and raised a banner …

Man injured in elephant attack near Coimbatore
2 months, 1 week ago

Man injured in elephant attack near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 23-year-old man suffered injuries after reportedly being attacked by a male wild elephant near Karamadai in Coimbatore district late on Tuesday. The injured man has been identified as S. Sathishkumar, a resident of Thondai tribal settlement falling under the Velliangadu east forest beat of Karamadai range. An official with the Forest Department said Sathishkumar and his two friends had …

Three sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment each for hunting down wild tusker in Kuttampuzha in 2009
2 months, 1 week ago

Three sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment each for hunting down wild tusker in Kuttampuzha in 2009

The Hindu  

The Kothamangalam Judicial First Class Magistrate-II has sentenced three out of the seven accused in the case related to the shooting down of an elephant calf in the Kuttampuzha forest range and attempt to sell its tusk in 2009 to four years each of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹15,000 each. The case pertains to the gunning down of …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Kerala's Malappuram, second this month
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Kerala's Malappuram, second this month

New Indian Express  

MALAPPURAM: A 52-year-old woman, belonging to the Kattunayakan tribal community, was killed in a wild elephant attack on Wednesday. “There was a group of four wild elephants, including a tusker, a female elephant and baby elephants. The authorities assured the Uchakulam residents that a compound wall be built around their habitat for protection from wild animals. We appeal to the …

Elderly man trampled to death by wild elephant in Erode
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elderly man trampled to death by wild elephant in Erode

The Hindu  

A 69-year-old man was reportedly trampled to death by a wild elephant on Tuesday after he entered the reserve forest area in the Germalam Forest Range, Hasanur Division, of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve to collect mango leaves for Pongal. A Forest department official said the deceased, B. Madhevappa of Kadatti village in Thingalur panchayat, Talavadi Hills, had entered the forest …

65-year-old Tamil Nadu man trampled to death by wild elephant in Erode
2 months, 2 weeks ago

65-year-old Tamil Nadu man trampled to death by wild elephant in Erode

India Today  

A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, forest officials confirmed on Wednesday. Authorities have since registered a case of death due to elephant trampling, with both the police and forest department investigating the incident. Recently, a 36-year-old woman was trampled to death by a lone elephant …

Group narrowly escapes wild elephant attack in Kerala's Athirapally
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Group narrowly escapes wild elephant attack in Kerala's Athirapally

India Today  

A group of people had a close brush with danger when a wild elephant charged at the car they were in. Spotting the elephant about 100 m away, the men thought they were safe, until the tusker suddenly charged at their vehicle. Police later confirmed the incident, while locals identified the tusker as ‘Murivalan’, a rogue elephant infamous for straying …

Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur

The Hindu  

Two wild elephants that strayed into densely populated areas of Payam panchayat in Irrity taluk triggered panic on Thursday, keeping the rapid response team, Forest department staff, and the police on high alert. Despite repeated efforts, the elephants continued to roam the area in Payam, Kariyal, Vattiyara, and Erumathadam prompting ADM C. Padmachandran Kurup to order a ban on public …

Karnataka youth killed in jumbo attack in Wayanad
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka youth killed in jumbo attack in Wayanad

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: In a tragic incident, a 22-year-old tribal youth, Vishnu, a resident of Kutta in Karnataka, lost his life after being trampled by a wild elephant in the Kollivayal area of the Pathiri Reserve Forest in Wayanad. The incident occurred around 7.30 pm on Tuesday while Vishnu was returning to Karnataka through the forest path, after crossing the Kabani River. …

Forest Dept. intensifies efforts to monitor movement of tusker at Cherambadi in Pandalur
3 months ago

Forest Dept. intensifies efforts to monitor movement of tusker at Cherambadi in Pandalur

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has intensified efforts at monitoring an elephant that has been damaging houses at Cherambadi in Pandalur. The operation to discourage the elephant from venturing near human habitationslooking for food grains to consume, has been continuing with the usage of advanced drone technology as well as other more tested methods aimed at minimising negative human-animal interactions in the …

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Two sisters among three killed in a single night by elephants in Odisha's Bonai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two sisters among three killed in a single night by elephants in Odisha's Bonai

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Two minor girls, both siblings, were trampled to death by an elephant in a village under Gurundia block of Sundargarh district when the pachyderm razed the poor family’s hut late on Saturday night. In a separate elephant attack around the same time, a youth was killed in Sol village in the same forest range of the division, in yet …

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