Coimbatore Forest Division turns hotbed of human - elephant conflicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Coimbatore Forest Division turns hotbed of human - elephant conflicts

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Forest Division witnessed 147 deaths due to elephant attacks from 2011 to 2022, during which a total of 176 pachyderms also died of various reasons. The Boluvampatti forest range reported the highest number of human deaths, followed by Coimbatore, Periyanaickenpalayam, Sirumugai, Madukkarai, Mettupalayam and Karamadai during the 12-year period. As per the crop raiding pattern of elephants observed by the department, in Coimbatore division, the pachyderms widely targeted banana, followed by coconut, maize, sugar cane and other crops. According to officials, the high number of human deaths, elephant casualties, damages to crops and properties prompted the department to form the Boundary Night Patrol Team, a specialised unit dedicated to minimising negative interactions between humans and elephants.

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Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants
1 month ago

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants

Hindustan Times  

The Union government was expected to provide money to Madhya Pradesh under the Tiger Conservation Fund to protect elephants in the state, where 11 elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet Eleven elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet. Elephants occasionally crossed Madhya Pradesh as they moved from …

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Ten Elephants Dead in Madhya Pradesh: Initial Report Suggests Poisoning
1 month, 3 weeks 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.

Karnataka has lost more than 280 elephants in the last three years
3 months, 3 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 …

Farmers raise concerns as wild elephants continue to raid cattle sheds, fields near Coimbatore
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers raise concerns as wild elephants continue to raid cattle sheds, fields near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Farmers have raised concerns about recurring incidents of wild elephants entering villages in the Thadagam valley and Maruthamalai foothills near Coimbatore, feeding on crops and cattle feeds. Wild elephants broke into a cattle shed at the #Maruthamalai foothills near #Coimbatore and feasted on cattle feed early on Thursday morning. The Forest Department has advised farmers to avoid stocking of cattle …

Narrow escape for construction workers as elephants damage their shed near Coimbatore
5 months, 1 week ago

Narrow escape for construction workers as elephants damage their shed near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Four construction workers had a narrow escape when wild elephants damaged their shed at Sowdambika Nagar near Chinna Thadagam in Coimbatore on Tuesday night. The four men, who were sleeping inside, had a narrow escape before the elephants damaged the shed looking for eatables. R. Manoharan, a farmer from nearby Kalaiyanur, said wild elephants have been causing damage to crops …

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 electrocuted to death in Tripura
5 months, 4 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 …

Synchronised elephant population estimation exercise begins in STR and Erode Forest Division
7 months ago

Synchronised elephant population estimation exercise begins in STR and Erode Forest Division

The Hindu  

A synchronised elephant population estimation exercise that aims at preventing human-elephant conflict and developing management strategies began in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Erode Forest Division, here on Thursday, May 23, 2024. K. Sudhakar, Deputy Director of STR and District Forest Officer of Hasanur Division said the exercise began at 30 beats in which 120 staff were involved. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, …

Wild elephant enters human habitations at Perur near Coimbatore; man suffers injuries
9 months, 1 week ago

Wild elephant enters human habitations at Perur near Coimbatore; man suffers injuries

The Hindu  

Tension prevailed at Perur near Coimbatore after a lone tusker that entered human habitations in the early hours of Sunday passed through several residential areas and attacked one person. However, the elephant attacked one person while crossing the Perur – Siruvani road. Though the elephant passed through residential areas and Siruvani main road, it did not cause much damage or …

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 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 …

Elephants break open two houses near Coimbatore in less than two weeks
1 year ago

Elephants break open two houses near Coimbatore in less than two weeks

The Hindu  

Wild elephants have damaged one more house in Thadagam valley in Coimbatore district. Three elephants, including a calf, damaged the house of C. Nagarajan in Dhaliyur, Pannimadai village in the valley, early on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. With the annual migration season of elephants nearing its peak, the Coimbatore Forest Division is witnessing large-scale movement of the large herbivore. The …

Valparai plateau gives way for elephants as annual migration season nearing its peak
1 year ago

Valparai plateau gives way for elephants as annual migration season nearing its peak

The Hindu  

With the annual migration season of elephants nearing its peak in the Valparai plateau, the Forest Department, non governmental organisations like the Nature Conservation Foundation and residents of the hill station are all prepared to ensure free movement of the pachyderms. Accustomed to the annual migration of elephants from the Kerala side, residents of the plateau and estate workers have …

Country made bomb kills tusker, female elephant found dead in Coimbatore Forest Division
1 year ago

Country made bomb kills tusker, female elephant found dead in Coimbatore Forest Division

The Hindu  

A tusker that suffered a mouth injury after biting into a country-made bomb and a female elephant were found dead in two neighbouring forest ranges of the Coimbatore Forest Division on Sunday and Monday. The male elephant, aged around nine, was found dead within the compound of the Central Training College of the Central Reserve Police Force at Kurudampalayam, near …

Forest Department increases patrolling staff to drive out wild elephant entering Coimbatore villages
1 year, 1 month ago

Forest Department increases patrolling staff to drive out wild elephant entering Coimbatore villages

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has increased the number of staff engaged in night patrols in the wake of rise in frequency of wild elephants entering villages bordering forests in Coimbatore district. According to the Department, villages falling under the four forest ranges — Coimbatore, Boluvampatty, Madukkarai and Periyanaickenpalayam— were witnessing more incidents of elephants entering human habitations. District Forest Officer N. …

Elephants on migration movement cause large scale damages to crops in Coimbatore
1 year, 1 month ago

Elephants on migration movement cause large scale damages to crops in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

It took seven months for farmer S. Ramalingam to raise his banana plantation of nendran variety at Somayanur in Coimbatore district to the fruiting stage. With three more months left for harvest, the farmer lost 150 banana trees when a herd of elephants spent around one-and-a-half-hours in his plantation on the intervening nights of Saturday and Sunday. As the annual …

Herd of eight elephants damage ration shop near Coimbatore
1 year, 1 month ago

Herd of eight elephants damage ration shop near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A herd of eight elephants damaged a ration shop at Theethipalayam village near Coimbatore early on Tuesday morning. This is the second such incident this year near Coimbatore district: in July, a ration shop near Navavoor Pirivu was damaged by a tusker who ate the rice stored there. Forest Department officials said Tuesday’s incident took place around 2 a.m. A …

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts

The Hindu  

Data from the latest elephant census report released by the Karnataka Government on August 9 must have been music to the ears of jumbo lovers. Mindless urban expansion at the cost of forest cover and elephant habitats, and infrastructural developments blocking movement of elephants have forced behavioural changes in elephants and increased instances of humans being exposed to the beasts. …

Wild elephant damages ration shop near Coimbatore
1 year, 4 months ago

Wild elephant damages ration shop near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A ration shop near Navavoor Pirivu in Coimbatore district was damaged by a wild elephant a few days ago. Forest Department sources said a tusker damaged a ration shop at Maruthapuram near Navavoor Pirivu and ate rice on the night of July 22. People from the locality said that five elephants have been straying into human habitations near Marudhamalai, namely …

Man killed in elephant attack, female elephant found dead near Coimbatore
1 year, 6 months ago

Man killed in elephant attack, female elephant found dead near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 57-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant, and a female elephant was found dead in separate incidents near Anaikatti in Coimbatore district on Sunday, June 18, 2023. Female elephant found dead Meanwhile, a female elephant was found dead on poramboke land close to a reserve forest near Anaikatti on Sunday evening. Forest Department staff spotted …

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants
1 year, 7 months ago

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Government is initiating several steps to ensure the safe passage of elephants that move in from Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Naidu to AP districts on a regular basis. In compliance with the advice of the Project Elephant Steering Committee of the Wildlife Institute of India and also taking note of the observations of the Supreme Court, …

462 people killed in man-animal conflicts in Jharkhand in last five years
1 year, 10 months ago

462 people killed in man-animal conflicts in Jharkhand in last five years

Hindustan Times  

With animal habitats shrinking and their corridors fast vanishing in Jharkhand amid rampant construction activities, instances of man-elephant conflicts have spiked in the state, as reports suggested that 133 people have died in jumbo attacks in the last fiscal, a steep climb from 84 the year before. In January alone, at least five people in Jharkhand have died in elephant …

4 killed by elephant in Odisha; Toll reaches highest in man-elephant conflict
1 year, 11 months ago

4 killed by elephant in Odisha; Toll reaches highest in man-elephant conflict

Hindustan Times  

Four persons in Odisha’s Angul district were trampled to death by a tuskless male adult elephant on Saturday, taking the human casualty in man-elephant conflict to an all-time high in the state. Four men were trampled to death by a tuskless male adult elephant in Odisha’s Angul district. For unknown reasons, the elephant went on a rampage and killed four …

In two months, wild elephants enter Coimbatore villages 768 times: Forest dept.
2 years ago

In two months, wild elephants enter Coimbatore villages 768 times: Forest dept.

The Hindu  

Villages bordering forests in Coimbatore district are going through difficult times as the annual migration movement of wild elephants has peaked, resulting crop damages and human – elephant interactions. According to the Forest Department, wild elephants entered villages coming under the limits of the Coimbatore Forest Division 768 times in October and November alone. Out of the seven forest ranges …

Sleepless nights for farmers as incidents of crop raiding escalate during elephant migration season in Coimbatore
2 years, 2 months ago

Sleepless nights for farmers as incidents of crop raiding escalate during elephant migration season in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

With the commencement of the annual migration season of elephants, farmers who have cultivations near forest boundaries are having sleepless nights. According to the Forest Department, 146 incidents of elephants straying from forests were reported from October 1 to 11 in the Coimbatore Forest Division as against 90 incidents reported from September 1 to 11. Of the 146 incidents of …

Number of elephants poached rose last year: Govt in Parliament
2 years, 4 months ago

Number of elephants poached rose last year: Govt in Parliament

Hindustan Times  

At least 14 elephants were killed by poachers in 2020-21 compared to nine in the previous year and seizures of ivory doubled in the same period, the environment ministry said in Parliament on Monday. In 2020-21, there were 14 elephant deaths by poaching, compared to nine in 2019-20 and six in 2018-19, junior environment minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey said in …

All three human deaths in O’Valley caused by different elephants, say officials
2 years, 5 months ago

All three human deaths in O’Valley caused by different elephants, say officials

The Hindu  

Forest Department officials confirmed that all three human deaths in O’Valley in Gudalur over the last two months were caused by three different elephants, and not by a single tusker, as alleged by local residents. “Local residents are demanding that the Forest Department capture the tusker known as OVT-1, alleging that this elephant is responsible for all three deaths,” said …

Man-Animal Conflict: Elephants Trample Farmer To Death In Andhra
2 years, 6 months ago

Man-Animal Conflict: Elephants Trample Farmer To Death In Andhra

ABP News  

Hyderabad: A herd of wild elephants trampled a farmer to death in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Wednesday, the latest casualty in the growing man-animal conflict near the forest bordering Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.Subrahmanyam was killed when the tuskers attacked him in his field at Indira Nagar area in Palamaner mandal early morning.The farmer died on the spot. The incident …

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts
2 years, 11 months ago

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts

The Hindu  

It has been more than three months since a herd of wild elephants wandered across the Chhattisgarh border to the forests of Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra. Therefore, Kishor Rithe believes, “wild elephants and buffaloes can live in the combined forest area of the present Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts as the habitat of these two animals is the same. Tourism with …

Over 400 elephants died in Odisha in last five years: Forest and Environment Minister
3 years ago

Over 400 elephants died in Odisha in last five years: Forest and Environment Minister

India Today  

Odisha's Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh informed the state assembly on Monday that 406 elephants died in Odisha due to various reasons in the last five years. Arukh was replying on the floor of the House to a question raised by Congress MLA Suresh Routray during the ongoing Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Notably, construction activity …

Elephants damage ration shop, houses near Valparai
3 years, 3 months ago

Elephants damage ration shop, houses near Valparai

The Hindu  

Three wild elephants which have been roaming near Valparai damaged a ration shop and two houses on Sunday night. Forest officials said the elephants have been straying into human habitations at Ettiyar, which falls under Manombolly forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, for the last several weeks. The same elephants also damaged the doors of two houses, possibly in …

Forest Dept. cites multiple reasons behind elephant deaths
4 years, 1 month ago

Forest Dept. cites multiple reasons behind elephant deaths

The Hindu  

Elephants in Coimbatore Forest Division died of multiple reasons such as gastrointestinal problems, fight among elephants, accidental fall from slopes and ageing, the Forest Department said in reply to a petition sent by a Coimbatore-based nature enthusiast to the Chief Minister’s Special Cell. However, the Department has not included shooting, as in the case of an elephant killed near Mettupalayam …

Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants, more expected
4 years, 3 months ago

Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants, more expected

Deccan Chronicle  

Harare: The number of elephants dying in western Zimbabwe from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22, and “more deaths are expected,” a spokesman for the country’s parks agency said Wednesday. Most of the elephants dying in the Pandamasue Forest, located between the vast Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls, were young or weak, …

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