Elephant calf killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh: Forest official
1 year, 11 months ago

Elephant calf killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh: Forest official

Hindustan Times  

A baby wild elephant was reportedly killed by three tigers in Badhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district on Saturday, said a forest official. Sub-divisional officer of forest Panpatha core of BTR, L Bharti said, “The one-and-a-half-year-old elephant calf got distracted from the herd while drinking water. The carcass of calf was found on Tuesday morning.” Bharti said, “We found pug marks of three tigers near the spot. Principal chief conservator of forest JS Chauhan said, “A calf killed by the tigers happened for the first time in Madhya Pradesh as the state hardly had a wild elephant population.

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7 People Killed In 4 Days Due To Human-Elephant Conflicts In Jharkhand
10 hours, 1 minute ago

7 People Killed In 4 Days Due To Human-Elephant Conflicts In Jharkhand

ABP News  

Ranchi, March 30 : A herd of wild elephants has unleashed havoc in Jharkhand’s Gumla and Simdega districts, claiming seven lives in the past four days. On Sunday, an elephant trampled two people to death in Gumla, while another individual sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at a hospital. In the latest attack, 45-year-old James Kujur, who had gone …

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

Forest Department captures another tusker in Hassan
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1 week, 3 days ago

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. …

Forest Department captures trouble-causing elephant in Hassan district
2 weeks 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, 2 days 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 …

60-year-old ailing elephant dies at rescue centre near Tiruchi
3 weeks, 5 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 …

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 …

A train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary, killing at least 6 of them in Sri Lanka
1 month, 1 week ago

A train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary, killing at least 6 of them in Sri Lanka

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said on Thursday. Wildlife and police officers stand next to a derailed train engine after it collided with a herd of wild elephants in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Share Share Copy Link …

Six elephants killed as train derails after crashing into herd in Sri Lanka
1 month, 1 week ago

Six elephants killed as train derails after crashing into herd in Sri Lanka

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 At least six elephants were …

Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police
1 month, 1 week ago

Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police

CNN  

Atlanta CNN — A train collided with a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. No passengers were injured, but wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday. According to the …

Tiger found dead in Sagar taluk
1 month, 1 week ago

Tiger found dead in Sagar taluk

The Hindu  

A tiger was found dead in the backwater of Ambaligola reservoir at Byrapura in Sagara taluk of Shivamogga district on Monday. Hanumanthappa, Chief Conservator of Forests of Shivamogga Circle, he said that a tiger was found dead on Monday. “The place where the animal is found dead is not the area known for tigers. Recently, a tiger was found dead …

Elephant carcass found in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elephant carcass found in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary

Hindustan Times  

The carcass of a male elephant aged around 45-50 years was found in the dense forests of the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary near the Indo-Nepal border in Bahraich district, informed divisional forest officer B Shivshankaron Saturday. Forest staff inspecting carcass of the elephant found dead in the sanctuary The field director said that the dead elephant’s body had been buried in …

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’ …

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 …

Wild elephant found dead
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant found dead

The Hindu  

A wild elephant that had ventured in the Kallar River last week was found dead in the Kokkathodu Forest Range near Thannithodu here on Monday. The elephant, estimated to be around 35 years old, was first spotted standing in the river near Elavumkal on Thannithodu Road, seemingly reluctant to return to the forest. Although the animal eventually retreated into the …

Tiger found dead near Belur; samples collected for further examination
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiger found dead near Belur; samples collected for further examination

The Hindu  

A tiger was found dead at Ramadevara Halla near Belur in Hassan district on Sunday evening. According to the officials, the tiger, aged about three to four years, had been spotted in forest patches of Hassan and Belur taluk since August 2024. Veterinarians from Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Hassan Veterinary College, and Veterinary Hospital in Belur conducted the post-mortem in the …

Camp elephant Ramu of Anamalai Tiger Reserve dies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Camp elephant Ramu of Anamalai Tiger Reserve dies

The Hindu  

A camp elephant of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Ramu, died at the Varagaliyar camp on Monday. ATR authorities said the elephant appeared dull for the past two days and it did not go for grazing in the forest area around the camp. Based on instructions from ATR Field Director D. Venkatesh, the elephant was under the treatment and observation of …

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 …

Watch: Wild elephant on rampage targets watchtower, bulldozer in West Bengal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Wild elephant on rampage targets watchtower, bulldozer in West Bengal

India Today  

Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Monday as a wild elephant attempted to destroy a watchtower and a bulldozer that had been deployed to scare it back into the forest. Visuals showed the elephant trying to demolish a multi-level watchtower in the middle of a field while several men were on top of it. Following …

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 …

Rajasthan: Tiger dies in suspected territorial fight in Ramgarh Vishdhari Reserve
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Tiger dies in suspected territorial fight in Ramgarh Vishdhari Reserve

Hindustan Times  

A three-year-old tiger was found dead in the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Bundi district of Rajasthan on Friday, forest officials said. Forest officials suspect the tiger may have died following a territorial clash with another tiger, though the exact cause of death will be confirmed after postmortem. Kota chief conservator Ramkaran Khairwa said the tiger probably died in a …

Elephant recorded in India’s Namdapha Tiger Reserve after 12 years
2 months ago

Elephant recorded in India’s Namdapha Tiger Reserve after 12 years

The Hindu  

An elephant has been camera-trapped in India’s easternmost tiger reserve after 12 years, fuelling conservation hopes. km Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh said an adult male elephant was recorded in the Kathan region of Namdapha’s northwestern part. Jawal, said elephants are known to forage in the fringe areas of the tiger reserve …

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 …

Tiger’s return creates panic in Jharkhand's Garhwa, kills another animal
2 months ago

Tiger’s return creates panic in Jharkhand's Garhwa, kills another animal

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: After a 10-day disappearance, a tiger has reappeared in the Bhandaria forests of Garhwa and reportedly killed an animal, causing panic among the local population. The Garhwa Divisional Forest Official, Ebin Benny Abraham, confirmed the tiger’s recent activity and outlined steps being taken to monitor its movements. “We have information about the movement of a tiger in the Bhandaria …

Maharashtra Tiger Deaths: 8 Deaths in January 2025 Include Suspected Poaching Cases
2 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Tiger Deaths: 8 Deaths in January 2025 Include Suspected Poaching Cases

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 23, 2025 12:51 IST - 4 MINS READ Just as Maharashtra was being applauded for the dramatic increase in tiger population in the last 15 years have conservationists concerned that they could indicate the revival of tiger poaching gangs. The director of the Bombay Natural History Society, Kishor Rithe, who has worked for over 30 years on …

Wild elephant tries to sneak into house near Coimbatore for food, residents unhurt
2 months, 1 week ago

Wild elephant tries to sneak into house near Coimbatore for food, residents unhurt

The Hindu  

A wild elephant broke into a house on Saturday, stealing several provisions, including rice. A wild elephant feeding on rice from a house near Periyanaickenpalayam in #Coimbatore on Saturday night. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/Z5FjjDVF8G — Wilson Thomas January 19, 2025 Forest Department officials said the incident occurred at Kennedy Thendral Avenue at Therkkuppalayam near Periyanaickenpalayam around 9 p.m. on Saturday. Earlier, a 74-year-old …

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 …

Tiger kills 57-year-old man in Chandrapur district
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tiger kills 57-year-old man in Chandrapur district

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandrapur: A tiger attacked and killed a 57-year-old man under the Ballarpur forest range in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, forest department officials said. On being informed about the incident, officials of Central Chanda Division, Ballarpur range, along with subordinate forest staff immediately reached the spot, they said. Forest department personnel tried to drive the tiger away from the …

Odisha: Similipal’s mighty Mahendra, which survived Maoist bullets, dies at 66
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Similipal’s mighty Mahendra, which survived Maoist bullets, dies at 66

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Mahendra, the trained bull elephant engaged in protection of Similipal Tiger Reserve, died after prolonged illness late on Sunday. Regional chief conservator of forests and field director of STR Prakash Chand Gogineni said the tusker had stopped eating from Sunday morning and was being treated by veterinary doctor Abhilash Acharya. Former principal chief conservator of forests Debabrata Swain, who …

Most wild elephant attack deaths inside reserve forest areas, says Forest dept. data; farmers groups oppose claim
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Most wild elephant attack deaths inside reserve forest areas, says Forest dept. data; farmers groups oppose claim

The Hindu  

Even as the number of wild elephant attack deaths rises in the State, recent Forest department data reveal that seven out of 11 wild elephant attack-related deaths reported in the State so far during the financial year 2024-25 occurred inside reserve forest areas. However, according to Forest department officials, wild elephants may not be attributed for the death of the …

Tiger rescue op gets jumbo boost; fresh pugmarks found
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tiger rescue op gets jumbo boost; fresh pugmarks found

Hindustan Times  

letters@hindustantimes.com Tiger rescue op gets jumbo boost; fresh pugmarks found Two elephants were being transported from the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Lakhimpur Kheri to Lucknow on Thursday to join forest staff in the rescue operation for the tiger prowling the Rehmankheda area on the state capital’s outskirts since December 12. Meanwhile, during the day, forest teams found tiger pugmarks near …

Elephant chased to death by tiger at Jim Corbett: Unprecedented or rare incident?
3 months ago

Elephant chased to death by tiger at Jim Corbett: Unprecedented or rare incident?

India Today  

A gripping incident from famed Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand caught social media attention last week, as a tiger relentlessly chased down an elephant for three consecutive days, ultimately leading to the jumbo's death. Bilal Habib, a senior scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India, suggested the elephant, who died in the December 22 incident, may have been weakened …

3 villagers arrested in MP’s Narmadapuram district for killing tiger
3 months, 2 weeks ago

3 villagers arrested in MP’s Narmadapuram district for killing tiger

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Three men have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district in connection with the recent death of a tiger, state forest department officials said on Monday. The three residents of Banspani village have allegedly told the police that they had laid a trap for wild boars but the tiger walked into it about a week ago, killing it by …

Two minor sisters among three killed in elephant attack in Odisha's Sundargarh district
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Tiger Movement Spotted in Kakinada Area
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiger Movement Spotted in Kakinada Area

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Tiger movement was found at the reserve forest area in Buradakota Hills in Prathipadu mandal. District forest officer D. Ravindranath Reddy said after receiving the information from the farmer, they had set up four trap cameras in the area, and the tiger did not appear in the cameras on December 8 and 9. The DFO said the tiger may …

‘Tiger may have gone back to Maharashtra’ says forest officials in Telangana
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Tiger may have gone back to Maharashtra’ says forest officials in Telangana

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The search for a tiger in the Kagaznagar forest division of Kumurambheem Asifabad district entered its fifth day, with teams and drones actively involved in spotting the big cat. Forest officials suspect that the male tiger, which killed a woman in Nazrulnagar and injured a man in Dubbaguda, has likely migrated back towards Maharashtra, where it originally came from. …

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest staff intensified the tracking of the tiger, suspected of killing a woman and injuring a man in two successive days last week, through 40 camera traps, two drones and nearly 100 field staff along Telangana’s border with Maharashtra in the Kagaznagar forest division in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Sunday. Speaking to media personnel, Asifabad district forest …

Tigers on the prowl in Adilabad, trigger fear among locals
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Tigers on the prowl in Adilabad, trigger fear among locals

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Two tigers that migrated from Maharashtra’s Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve are causing panic among residents in the erstwhile Adilabad district. On Sunday morning, a tiger killed nine goats on the outskirts of Dhanapur village in Asifabad mandal, further escalating fear among locals. Meanwhile, forest officials have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in …

Chhattisgarh: Tiger relocated successfully after 8-months operation
4 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Tiger relocated successfully after 8-months operation

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: After eight months of tracking it in a forest in east Chhattisgarh, forest officials rescued a tiger and relocated to a reserve a couple of days ago. “It took eight months to rescue and relocate the big cat to Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla tiger reserve in north Chhattisgarh,” said Agrawal, whose Balodabazar division falls under Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary. According to …

Elephant electrocuted by overhead wire in MP
4 months 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 …

40 elephants, 5 leopards died in 5 months: Minister tells Odisha assembly
4 months ago

40 elephants, 5 leopards died in 5 months: Minister tells Odisha assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 40 elephants, five leopards and 200 other wildlife species have died in Odisha in about five months from July, the assembly was informed by a minister on Tuesday. Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, in a reply to a written question by BJD member Tushar Kanti Behera in the assembly, said departmental inquiries have been conducted …

Elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve: Madhya Pradesh government appoints new PCCF
4 months, 1 week ago

Elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve: Madhya Pradesh government appoints new PCCF

The Hindu  

“Weeks after the death of 10 elephants in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh Government has appointed Subharanjan Sen as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest,” an official said on Friday “Mr. Mr. Ambade will serve as the managing director of the Madhya Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation,” the official said. Speaking to PTI, Mr. Sen, who was PCCF, …

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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