Jumbo tramples tribal to death in TN's Valparai
7 months, 1 week ago

Jumbo tramples tribal to death in TN's Valparai

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A 54-year-old tribal man was trampled to death and two others were injured in a wild elephant attack at Nedunkundru settlement near Valparai in the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as R Ravi and the injured are K Vijayan and N Ramachandran — all three being residents of Nedunkundru settlement which is part of the Kavarkal forest beat of the Valparai forest range. Ravi’s body was taken to the Valparai government hospital where a postmortem was performed and the body was handed over to his relatives on Thursday afternoon. Valparai forest range officer G Venkatesh handed over initial compensation of Rs 50,000 to Ravi’s wife as per the Tamil Nadu government compensation for victims of wildlife attack.

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Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
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6 days, 19 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 …

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. …

Jumbo herd damages houses in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

12-year-old girl among two trampled to death by wild elephants in Assam
1 year ago

12-year-old girl among two trampled to death by wild elephants in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In what has become a major area of concern, two persons, including a 12-year-old girl and a woman, were trampled to death by wild elephants in two separate incidents in Assam’s Tinsukia and Goalpara districts. It is significant that this has come within a week when four people, including a woman and two children were trampled to death by …

Wild Tusker Tramples Couple to Death in Chittoor District
1 year, 3 months ago

Wild Tusker Tramples Couple to Death in Chittoor District

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: In a case of escalating human-animal conflict, a wild tusker wreaked havoc at Ramapuram village in Gudipala mandal of Chittoor district, resulting in the death of a couple. The incident occurred in early hours of Wednesday near Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border, close to the Vellore highway. A wild tusker trampled Venkatesh and Selvi to death, while other villagers fled …

Wild tusker tramples man to death near Coimbatore
1 year, 6 months ago

Wild tusker tramples man to death near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 28-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Maruthamalai in Coimbatore district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as P. Kumar, a resident of Sri Ganapathy Nagar at IOB Colony near Maruthamalai. The incident happened on Tuesday evening when Kumar, his wife K. Kalpana and their three-year-old son K. Anish were returning from a forest area …

Chhattisgarh: 65-year-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Jashpur
2 years, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 65-year-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Jashpur

Firstpost  

Jashpur: A 65-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district on Monday, a forest official said. The victim Pyari Toppo came face to face with an elephant when she stepped out of her house in Babu Saajbahar village under Tapkara forest range, in the morning, sub-divisional officer Naveen Nirala said. The …

Jumbo kills woman, second death in Gudalur in two days
2 years, 6 months ago

Jumbo kills woman, second death in Gudalur in two days

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A 40-year-old woman was killed in a wild elephant attack near her residential quarters at Baram estate near O'Valley in Gudalur forest division on Friday night. This is the second human death due to a wild elephant attack in the Gudalur forest division in two days. Over 100 residents led by Gudalur MLA Pon Jayaseelan staged a road blockade …

Man-animal conflict
2 years, 8 months ago

Man-animal conflict

The Hindu  

Despite repeated appeals of the forest department officials to farmers to coexist with wild elephants, the man-animal conflict is only worsening year after year, with a growing number of casualties in Chittoor district. In the last two years, the foray of wild elephants from the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary, at Palamaner and Kuppam ranges sandwiched by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka,has become …

Elderly couple trampled to death by jumbo
3 years, 6 months ago

Elderly couple trampled to death by jumbo

Hindustan Times  

An elderly couple was trampled to death by a jumbo at Maldiha Village in Jamtara district on Sunday, forest officials said. HT Image According to divisional forest officer Bankar Ajinkya, it was the same sub-adult tusker, which has so far killed nine people after getting separated from its herd in early April this year. Forest officials said the tusker started …

Uttarakhand: Man trampled to death by elephant on Neelkanth stretch
3 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand: Man trampled to death by elephant on Neelkanth stretch

Hindustan Times  

A 55-year-old was trampled to death by an elephant on the path towards Neelkanth shrine in Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Pauri Garhwal district. Additional superintendent of police Pauri Garhwal Manisha Joshi also arrived at the spot and directed the deployment of police personnel as well as putting up warning signages about elephant movement in the area. Notably, last month on …

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