Kumkis bring relief to Urangattiri residents after elephant episode
2 months ago

Kumkis bring relief to Urangattiri residents after elephant episode

The Hindu  

Forest and wildlife authorities began patrolling the forest fringes with two trained kumki elephants at Koorankallu near Odakkayam in Urangattiri panchayat, where an elephant had fallen into a well in a private plantation on Thursday, triggering a chain of protests and resistance by local residents. We have addressed the issue entirely by taking the people into confidence,” said Edavanna range forest officer P. Salim. The two kumkis brought to Urangattiri were Vikram and Konni Surendran, the best with the Forest department, and their services were much in demand in Wayanad in the wake of the increasing human-wildlife conflict there. In a complaint to the Forest Minister, Mr. Machingal said Mr. Anvar had egregiously violated the Wildlife Protection Act by instigating and abetting harm against the elephant.

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Forest Department captures trouble-causing elephant in Hassan district
1 week, 5 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 …

Kumki elephants to reach Athirappilly for treatment of injured elephant
1 month, 1 week ago

Kumki elephants to reach Athirappilly for treatment of injured elephant

The Hindu  

A team of Kumki elephants will begin arriving in Athirappilly on Sunday to assist with the treatment of the injured elephant. According to the Divisional Forest Officer, Vazhachal, one Kumki elephant will arrive on Sunday, with others following on Monday. The injured elephant will be moved to the Abhayaranyam Elephant Camp at Kodanad, where it will receive treatment in a …

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 …

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’ …

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. …

Elephant tramples tribal youth, triggers violent protests
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant tramples tribal youth, triggers violent protests

The Hindu  

A 35-year-old man belonging to the primitive Cholanaikar tribe living inside the Nilambur forests was trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday night. Mani from Poochappara hamlet at Mancheeri, 14 km inside the Karimpuzha National Park from Karulai, confronted the elephant around 7 p.m. on Saturday while he was returning home after dropping his children at a tribal hostel …

Krishnagiri residents slam foresters for delay in taking action against jumbo attack
3 months, 1 week ago

Krishnagiri residents slam foresters for delay in taking action against jumbo attack

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI: Residents of Keratti village gheraoed the vehicle of a few forest officials on Friday night as they reached the village late after they were informed about the elephant movement. However, the vehicle was released on Saturday morning after the Anchetti forest ranger and Anchetti police inspector visited the spot and pacified the residents. V Baiyappa, a resident of Keratti …

Straying tusker in human habitats in Wayanad driven away to forest
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Straying tusker in human habitats in Wayanad driven away to forest

The Hindu  

Forest department officials drove away a problematic tusker, known among residents as ‘Muttikomban’, to the forest from a human habitat at Panayamabam under the Kurichyad forest range in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary on April 10. Though a team of Forest officials drove away the elephant into the forest at Kallurkunnu with the assistance of three trained elephants of Muthanga elephant …

Wayanad Elephant Attack: Kerala Govt Announces Ex Gratia. Rahul Gandhi Demands Centre, State Action
1 year, 1 month ago

Wayanad Elephant Attack: Kerala Govt Announces Ex Gratia. Rahul Gandhi Demands Centre, State Action

ABP News  

A 42-year-old man lost his life in a wild elephant attack on Saturday morning that occurred near Kerala's Mananthavady. The victim, identified as Aji, passed away at Mananthavady Medical College where he was rushed after the attack took place around 7:30 am today, according to police, news agency PTI reported. He mentioned a recent incident where a forest wildlife watcher …

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki
1 year, 2 months ago

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki

The Hindu  

The Forest department handed over ₹50,000 as immediate financial assistance to the relatives of a 79-year-old man who was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Thenmala, near Gundumala, in Munnar on Tuesday. According to Forest department officials, K. Palraj of Coimbatore was attacked by the elephant near a wedding reception venue on Tuesday night around 9.45 p.m. Munnar …

Man attacked by tusker Arikompan two days ago dies in Theni hospital
1 year, 9 months ago

Man attacked by tusker Arikompan two days ago dies in Theni hospital

The Hindu  

Janitor Palraj of Cumbum Municipal limits in Theni district, who was attacked by the lone tusker Arikompan two days ago, died at the Theni Government Medical College and Hospital on Monday night Doctors at the government hospital said Palraj had suffered head injury in the attack by the elephant. Meanwhile, Forest Department officials led by Chief Conservator Padmavathi were monitoring …

Kerala: Protests intensify against HC’s order to relocate rogue elephant
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala: Protests intensify against HC’s order to relocate rogue elephant

Hindustan Times  

Villagers in Palakkad and Thrissur districts on Monday intensified their protest against the move to relocate Arikomban, a rogue elephant, from Idukki to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary following Kerala high court’s order. Locals staged a sit-in protest in front of wildlife warden’s office in Nemmara The high court last week ordered that the 40-year-old jumbo, which has been wreaking havoc in …

Three kumkis deployed to capture wild elephant in Erode district, to return, after operation is suspended
2 years, 1 month ago

Three kumkis deployed to capture wild elephant in Erode district, to return, after operation is suspended

The Hindu  

Three kumki elephants that were deployed in an operation to capture a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills, returned to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday. The elephant Karuppan, had caused extensive damage to crops in Talavadi and Jerahalli Forest Ranges, which fall under the Hasanur Division of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, and was also involved in conflicts with …

Odisha forest staff killed by injured elephant while trying to tranquilise it for treatment
3 years ago

Odisha forest staff killed by injured elephant while trying to tranquilise it for treatment

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old member of the elephant squad of the Odisha forest department died after an injured tusker he was trying to tranquilise for treatment attacked him. Biswaranjan Panigrahi, 40, of the elephant squad was attacked by the injured elephant near Gahamkhunti village on Friday while he was trying to tranquilise it with a dart gun. Forest officials in Dhenkanal district …

Elephants Attack North Bengal Village, Damage Crops, Property
3 years, 4 months ago

Elephants Attack North Bengal Village, Damage Crops, Property

News 18  

A herd of 48 tuskers attacked the village of Ausgram in North Bengal on Thursday, ransacking paddy fields and damaging property. According to reports, the residents of Ausgram got involved in a dispute with the forest department staff over the issue and the dangers of crop failure after the incident. The locals reportedly tried to chase away the elephants by …

Frequent Elephant Attacks: Kerala High Court Directs Forest Department To Take Immediate Action
3 years, 6 months ago

Frequent Elephant Attacks: Kerala High Court Directs Forest Department To Take Immediate Action

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a Public Interest Litigation filed by Vettampara Pourasamithy alleging frequent elephant attacks in the Malayatoor Forest areas. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly has directed the Forest Department to file a statement and produce documents on action taken in the matter. The primary submission of the …

Voices to #SaveChinnathambi get louder, petition to set him into wild
6 years, 1 month ago

Voices to #SaveChinnathambi get louder, petition to set him into wild

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: Under #SaveChinnathambi campaign, as many as 60 people including environmentalists, animal activists, the public from different walks of life, residents of Anaikatti, heads and representatives of organisations working for the animal welfare, on Monday petitioned district collector Mr T N Hariharan urging him to ensure that the wild tusker is captured and relocated into Anaikatti or the Thadagam valley, …

Munnar: Kumkis on duty, drive five jumbos back to wild
7 years, 8 months ago

Munnar: Kumkis on duty, drive five jumbos back to wild

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTTAYAM: Two kumki elephants from Tamil Nadu deployed to protect human settlements Chinnakanal, Munnar, have begun their job. On Monday, the kumkis drove off five wild elephants from the Anayirangal, Singukandom and Mullathara. They belong to the Topslip camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, and they reached here with the permission of Tamil Nadu forest department. The wild elephants are …

Kumki loses tusk after being attacked by wild tusker
8 years, 2 months ago

Kumki loses tusk after being attacked by wild tusker

The Hindu  

Sujay, 45, a male kumki elephant attached to Chadivayal elephant camp lost its tusk after attacked by a wild elephant in the early hours of Wednesday. Forest Department officials said that Sujay could have been attacked by a wild elephant in musth. Though eight forest staff were present at the camp, Sujay, who was chained, was badly attacked by the …

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