Two killed, three hurt in jumbo attacks, panic in Odisha villages
3 months, 2 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, Sarbeswar Mohanta of Tadki village, and Ruchika Soren of Pokharia village, who were admitted to Pandit Raghunath Murmu medical college and hospital in Baripada. The herd of 28 elephants is presently roaming in Denganalia forest and another herd of 22 elephants reportedly roaming in Sarmula forest under the range.

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Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur
1 day, 17 hours 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 …

Elephant goes wild at Kerala mosque fest, 24 hurt in stampede
Trending News
3 days, 10 hours ago

Elephant goes wild at Kerala mosque fest, 24 hurt in stampede

India Today  

An annual offering ceremony at the BP Angadi mosque in Tirur, Malappuram in Kerala, turned chaotic when an elephant suddenly went wild. The incident occurred around 12.30 am during the late-night proceedings of the traditional event, which typically draws large crowds. The BP Angadi mosque’s annual offering event is a longstanding tradition in the region. Local authorities and wildlife experts …

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

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
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3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Two sisters among three killed in a single night by elephants in Odisha's Bonai
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Two minor sisters among three killed in elephant attack in Odisha's Sundargarh district
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Two minor sisters among three killed in elephant attack in Odisha's Sundargarh district

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Cruel fate doubled up with abject poverty to prematurely end two tender lives from blossoming when a marauding wild tusker razed their house made of twigs and polythene the ground and trampled two little sisters aged three and 12 years late on Saturday night in Bonai Forest Division of Sundargarh district. The incident occurred at Mundabasti of Kantapali village …

Three women killed by elephant herd in WB’s Jaldapara National Park: Official
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Three women killed by elephant herd in WB’s Jaldapara National Park: Official

Hindustan Times  

Three women were killed while one got injured by an elephant herd inside the Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on Thursday. A senior forest official said that a group of ten women from Dakshin Mendabari village under Chilapata forest range had entered the core area of the national park to collect firewood on Thursday. “On Wednesday, the …

MLA wants Karnataka government to allow shooting at elephants entering farm land
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Elephant electrocuted by overhead wire in MP
1 month, 1 week ago

Elephant electrocuted by overhead wire in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Maihar: A wild elephant was on Friday found electrocuted in Maihar district of Madhya Pradesh after apparently coming in contact with a high-tension overhead electricity wire, a forest official said.The dead tusker was found in Mukundpur range, four kilometres from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve where ten wild elephants died recently after consuming some poisonous substance, he said. The elephant appeared …

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Odisha: Three elephants, including calf, electrocuted by illegal traps
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Three elephants, including calf, electrocuted by illegal traps

Deccan Chronicle  

The carcasses of three elephants, including a calf, were discovered on Monday in the Buramal area of Sambalpur's Naktideul forest range, reportedly victims of electrocution from illegal electric wire traps set by poachers targeting wild boars.The grim discovery was made after locals spotted the dead elephants and alerted forest officials, who rushed to the scene to investigate. They alleged that …

Three jumbos die of electrocution after walking into electric trap for boars in Odisha
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three jumbos die of electrocution after walking into electric trap for boars in Odisha

New Indian Express  

SAMBALPUR: In a tragic incident, three elephants, including a calf, died of electrocution after coming into contact with an electric trap laid by poachers to catch wild boars. The incident occurred in the Naktideul range under the Rairakhol forest division of the district during the early hours of Monday. According to reports, the carcasses of the elephants were first discovered …

Leopard, rescued in MP’s Bandhavgarh after attack on four persons, dies
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Leopard, rescued in MP’s Bandhavgarh after attack on four persons, dies

The Hindu  

Two weeks after the death of 10 elephants, a leopard has also died at Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, officials said on Tuesday. The leopard had been rescued on November 9 after he had injured four people in two days in the Manpur buffer range, BTR Field Director Anupam Sahay said in a statement. A veterinary health official told The …

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring
1 month, 4 weeks ago

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring

India Today  

On November 3, Odisha forest minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia ordered a probe into the rampant elephant deaths in the state, directing additional chief secretary Satyabrata Sahu to conduct a division-wise investigation. Both the deaths of elephants and human fatalities from conflict with them have been major challenges in the forested areas of Odisha as well as West Bengal. Under Odisha’s …

Chhattisgarh: Elephant found dead in Balrampur district; probe on
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Elephant found dead in Balrampur district; probe on

Hindustan Times  

An elephant was found dead at a paddy farm in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, a forest official said on Tuesday. Forest officials said that the male elephant was found dead in Murka village near Wadrafnagar forest range on Monday evening. In a similar case from the state, three elephants including a calf were electrocuted to death in a forest area in …

Elephant Calf Dies in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Raising Toll to 11
2 months ago

Elephant Calf Dies in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Raising Toll to 11

Deccan Chronicle  

BHOPAL: An elephant calf, separated from its herd and spotted in the buffer zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, died of suspected intestine infection on Sunday, a forest officer said. The exact cause of death could however be ascertained in the postmortem report”, divisional forest officer, BTR, P K Verma told this newspaper. Ten elephants, …

Forest department frets as 140 elephants move into Mayurbhanj from West Bengal
2 months ago

Forest department frets as 140 elephants move into Mayurbhanj from West Bengal

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: In Mayurbhanj, forest field staff and their seniors are burning midnight oil with 140-strong elephant herds out there in Baripada and Karanjia divisions. Having arrived from West Bengal in smaller groups, the large-bodied animals are feasting on paddy crops in Baripada, Morada and Rashgovindpur ranges during the day-time and resting in the vast expanse of sal forests of the …

Post Bandhavgarh tusker deaths, MP to use satellite collars to track elephants
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2 months ago

Post Bandhavgarh tusker deaths, MP to use satellite collars to track elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In light of the recent deaths of 10 elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh forest department plans to use satellite collars to track the movements of tuskers, an official said on Friday. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav earlier announced that forest officials from Madhya Pradesh would be sent for training in other states with a high population of …

Elephant herd causes chaos in Andhra's villages, destroys crops and vehicles
2 months ago

Elephant herd causes chaos in Andhra's villages, destroys crops and vehicles

New Indian Express  

PARVATHIPURAM-MANYAM: The herd of seven elephants including a calf has been giving sleepless nights to the residents of several villages as well as the forest officials for the past few days in Parvathipuram mandal by destroying standing crops, trampling vehicles and creating havoc. Forest officials on Wednesday promulgated section 144 in Venkampeta and surrounding villages to avoid any untoward incident …

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management
2 months ago

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The state forest department has constituted a committee for management of elephants in Madhya Pradesh in the wake of the recent death of ten elephants in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in MP. “We will study the best practices in elephant management in other states and put in place a system for effective management of the wild elephants in Madhya …

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Injured elephant found with multiple arrow wounds in Odisha's Nuagarh reserve forest
2 months, 1 week ago

Injured elephant found with multiple arrow wounds in Odisha's Nuagarh reserve forest

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: A male elephant was found grievously wounded on Sunday after being reportedly shot by poachers with arrows in Nuagarh reserve forest of Narasinghpur eastern range under Athagarh forest division. Unable to bear the pain due to multiple arrow wounds, the elephant was violently trumpeting while moving around the water body. Divisional forest officer of Athagarh JD Pati said on …

Elephant Gravely Injured by Arrows in Odisha's Cuttack, With Rescue Team Working Round the Clock
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Ten Elephants Dead in Madhya Pradesh: Initial Report Suggests Poisoning
2 months, 1 week ago

Ten Elephants Dead in Madhya Pradesh: Initial Report Suggests Poisoning

India Today  

Ten elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, with initial reports suggesting poisoning. The deaths have sparked an investigation by the state government, National Tiger Conservation Authority, and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. Authorities remain on high alert, increasing patrols and monitoring nearby elephant herds to prevent similar incidents.

Almost entire herd of elephants killed in India – and nobody knows why
2 months, 1 week ago

Almost entire herd of elephants killed in India – and nobody knows why

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 Ten elephants of a herd …

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District

The Hindu  

Two elephant herds causing panic among people of Parvatipuram-Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh have led to a sense of urgency among the local residents. The incident has resulted in the death of a 74-year-old farmer and caused widespread damage to crops. The district forest officer has been tracking the movements of the elephants to prevent further untoward incidents, while the …

Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Odisha Forest Department radio-collars problematic elephants
3 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Forest Department radio-collars problematic elephants

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: With three solitary tuskers posing threat to human lives and property in Bonai forest division of the district, forest officials radio-collared two of them while efforts are underway to cover the third jumbo by Wednesday night. Sources in the Forest department said one of the problematic elephants was successfully tranquillised and radio-collared at a forest patch of Dharani Dhar …

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

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
3 months, 4 weeks ago

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: A female elephant was found dead at an agriculture field in Mayurbhanj district in the early hours of Thursday. Villagers of Kuradik under the Betnoti range spotted the elephant's carcass and informed the forest officials. The DFO said the elephant possibly died due to electrocution since a livewire fence passed through the agriculture field. However, despite the deployment of …

Jumbo herd damages houses in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
4 months, 1 week ago

Jumbo herd damages houses in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: A herd of 13 elephants has been wreaking havoc in villages under Betnoti and Rasgovindpur ranges in Baripada division for the last few days. While the locals blame the Forest department for failing to tackle the menace, the herd has damaged at least two houses in the last week. The family of Makara Handah of Kuradik village in Betnoti …

A case for mechanical temple elephants
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Karnataka has lost more than 280 elephants in the last three years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka has lost more than 280 elephants in the last three years

The Hindu  

Karnataka, which has the largest elephant population in the country, has, in the last three years, lost more than 280 jumbos, of which over 30 have died due to electrocution. On June 11, the Dasara elephant Ashwathama died at its camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve also due to electrocution after it came in contact with a solar fence. Over the …

Centre seeks report as elephant dies in mob attack in Bengal
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

World Elephant Day: How railway tracks have become graveyards for jumbos in India
4 months, 4 weeks ago

World Elephant Day: How railway tracks have become graveyards for jumbos in India

Firstpost  

India has lost at least 200 elephants to train collisions in the past decade. File Photo/AFP Last December, a pregnant elephant and her female calf were hit by a train when they were crossing a track near Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. Sensors near railway tracks alert railway administration and the forest department about elephant movement, which helps …

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

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause
5 months, 1 week ago

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old Makna wild elephant was found dead in Hundi village, Kodagu district, on Monday morning likely due to starvation due to a vision defect that left it struggling to find food, forest officials said. Deputy Conservator of Forests in Virajpet B Jagannath said: “The initial investigation suggests that the elephant likely died of starvation probably because its blindness prevented …

Jharkhand: Two killed in elephant attack in East Singhbhum district
5 months, 2 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 …

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki
5 months, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Wild elephant kills forest guard at Bengaluru's Bannerghatta national park: Report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wild elephant kills forest guard at Bengaluru's Bannerghatta national park: Report

Hindustan Times  

A tragic incident occurred at the Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru on July 12, where a wild elephant attacked and killed a Forest Guard, identified as Madanna, during his patrol. Forest Guard Madanna, a dedicated member of the department for over 15 years, was known for his expertise in tracking and managing wild elephants. Forest Guard Madanna, a dedicated member …

Nine trained elephants to protect Nallamala forest from intruders
6 months ago

Nine trained elephants to protect Nallamala forest from intruders

New Indian Express  

ONGOLE : A herd of nine trained elephants will soon be deployed in the Nallamala reserve forest to protect the flora and fauna from external dangers. In this backdrop, the Nallamala forest officials have requested the Karnataka State Forest Department to send a herd of nine trained elephants to safeguard the interior parts of the reserve forest. Enhanced security measures …

Fear of encounter with wild elephants grips residential areas of Matuthamalai foothills
6 months, 1 week ago

Fear of encounter with wild elephants grips residential areas of Matuthamalai foothills

The Hindu  

The conflict situation at the Marudhamalai foothills escalated after a female elephant and its calf that had caused damages in villages surrounding the Marudhamalai hills some months ago returned to those locations. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/zz9PgewW5v — Wilson Thomas July 3, 2024 Officials with the Forest Department said that the mother-calf duo had been roaming in parts of Kerala, Madukkarai and Boluvampatti forest …

Two killed in separate jumbo attacks in Sundargarh
6 months, 1 week 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 electrocuted to death in Tripura
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant electrocuted to death in Tripura

Hindustan Times  

A wild elephant was electrocuted to death on Monday after it came in contact with a live electric transmission line in Matrangibari area on Amarpur-Udaipur road in Gomati district of Tripura. We can know the exact reason of death after receiving the postmortem report,” a forest department official told reporters. The state government had recently announced several initiatives, including digging …

One wild elephant drowns, another electrocuted in Kodagu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

One wild elephant drowns, another electrocuted in Kodagu

New Indian Express  

MADIKERI: Two wild elephants were found dead in separate incidents inside private estates in Kodagu. In the first incident, a wild elephant was found floating in a lake inside a private estate in Kodagu. In another incident, a wild elephant aged around 10 years was found dead in Arvathoklu village limits near Gonikoppal. A foul stench emerged from inside a …

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