Forest Department rescues juvenile elephant from water storage tank near Coimbatore
1 year, 1 month ago

Forest Department rescues juvenile elephant from water storage tank near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

In an early morning operation, the Forest Department rescued a juvenile male elephant that fell into a water storage tank in a farm near Madukkarai in Coimbatore district on Thursday, November 23, 2023. According to the Forest Department, a herd of elephants entered human habitations from Madukkarai forest range’s Mangalapalayam beat early Thursday morning. Forest Department staff rescued a juvenile elephant that fell into a water storage tank near Madukkarai in #Coimbatore district in the early hours of Thursday. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/T7GlYLq7Yz — Wilson Thomas November 23, 2023 As the herd was moving, a male elephant aged about four fell into a water storage tank in the land belonging to a farmer, namely Kumar, around 4.45 a.m. After being alerted by the farmer, a night patrol team of the Department rushed to the spot that is located around 700 away from the forest boundary.

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Assam: Six elephants rescued after being trapped in brick factory pit in Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
1 month ago

Assam: Six elephants rescued after being trapped in brick factory pit in Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary

India TV News  

In a successful rescue operation on Thursday, six elephants were safely extricated from a deep pit at a brick factory near the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Jorhat, Assam. Anshuman Bhuyan, Forest Ranger of the Mariai range, shared details of the rescue, stating, “Last night, a herd of wild elephants were playing in a water-filled pit dug by a brickfield owner …

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions
1 month, 1 week ago

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions

Hindustan Times  

Amid the presence of a herd of wild elephants near residential areas, the Chikkamagaluru district administration on Monday imposed restrictions on movement of people in 13 villages across two gram panchayats and declared a holiday for educational institutions to ensure safety as forest department teams attempt to drive the elephants back to their habitat. Amid the presence of a herd …

Elephant herd causes chaos in Andhra's villages, destroys crops and vehicles
1 month, 2 weeks 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
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 …

Injured elephant found with multiple arrow wounds in Odisha's Nuagarh reserve forest
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Two rescued elephants drown after flooding at popular Thailand sanctuary
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two rescued elephants drown after flooding at popular Thailand sanctuary

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 Two rescued elephants died by …

Thailand's Elephants and Animals Face Flash Flood Disaster
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand's Elephants and Animals Face Flash Flood Disaster

The Hindu  

Thailand is facing a severe flash flood situation, with authorities and conservationists working tirelessly to rescue elephants, pigs and buffaloes from the rising waters. As of Friday, 117 elephants have been saved, but nine more require assistance. The flood has also caused a village to be completely flooded, with conservationists planning to return and help the animals find shelter.

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Morning walker attacked by wild elephant near Coimbatore
3 months, 1 week ago

Morning walker attacked by wild elephant near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 61-year-old man from Kalayanur near Coimbatore, who went for a morning walk in his locality, was attacked by a wild elephant on Wednesday. Forest Department officials said that Mr. Ganesh had a close encounter with a lone wild elephant when he went for a morning walk from Kalayanur to Somayanur on Coimbatore – Anaikatti Road around 5.30 a.m. R. …

How forest officials saved a baby elephant from the brink of death. Watch
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How forest officials saved a baby elephant from the brink of death. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan often shares heartwarming stories of wildlife and the efforts made by forest officials to help animals. Cheron Subba, a park staff member, played a pivotal role in Beer's recovery, even sleeping beside him for the first four months. Today, four years later, Beer is a thriving member of our National Park family," wrote Kaswan …

Dasara elephants accorded ceremonial welcome at Mysuru palace
4 months ago

Dasara elephants accorded ceremonial welcome at Mysuru palace

The Hindu  

The first batch of nine elephants, led by tusker Abhimanyu, who will take part in the famous Dasara celebrations, were accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Mysuru palace on August 23. The elephants, which set out from various jungle camps in south Karnataka, were flagged off from Veeranahosalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole on August 21 as part of ‘Gajapayana’ …

Centre seeks report as elephant dies in mob attack in Bengal
4 months 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 …

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to send eight Kumki elephants along with mahouts to Andhra Pradesh to help it drive away wild elephants that have been wreaking havoc in the forests of Chittoor and also north Andhra districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram. Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and forest minister Pawan Kalyan being felicitated by Karnataka forest minister Eshwar …

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Elephant eats rice bran with plastic bag near Coimbatore, coconut trees damaged
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant eats rice bran with plastic bag near Coimbatore, coconut trees damaged

The Hindu  

A male elephant barged into a cattle shed at a village near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore district on Saturday night, where it broke open a bag full of rice bran and consumed it along with the plastic material. A wild elephant eating rice bran, along with the plastic bag, after breaking open the storeroom attached to a cowshed near #Coimbatore on …

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 …

Farmer trampled to death by wild elephant in Krishnagiri
5 months 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, calf enter residential area near Coimbatore
5 months ago

Wild elephant, calf enter residential area near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A female elephant and its calf entered a thickly populated residential area near Coimbatore on Wednesday night, leaving residents in panic. Forest Department staff said that the cow elephant and its calf entered Thiruvalluvar Nagar at Kanuvai. A female elephant and its calf entered the thickly populated Thiruvalluvar Nagar near Kanuvai in #Coimbatore district on Wednesday night. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/MChyhpfAh5 — Wilson …

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

Tusker found dead in pond inside forest near Coimbatore
5 months, 1 week ago

Tusker found dead in pond inside forest near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

An adult male elephant was found dead in a pond within the limits of the Mettupalayam forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division on July 10, 2024. Officials said that frontline staff of the Forest Department, who went for a patrol in Nellimalai reserve forest area of the Mettupalayam range, found the carcass in a pond, around 25 metres off …

Fear of encounter with wild elephants grips residential areas of Matuthamalai foothills
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Tamil Nadu forest officials rescue struggling baby elephant from water canal
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu forest officials rescue struggling baby elephant from water canal

India Today  

IAS officer Supriya Sahu recently shared a heartwarming story of a mother elephant and her calf reunited after a dramatic rescue. The baby elephant had become trapped in a water channel in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Watch the videos here: During regular patrolling Mudumalai Tiger Reserve field staff found a baby elephant struggling to come out of a water channel.The …

Elephant calf rescued in Udhagamandalam
6 months ago

Elephant calf rescued in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu  

An elephant calf that got stuck inside a water channel in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve was rescued by the Forest Department staff on Sunday and reunited with its mother. Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, tweeted videos of the rescue as well as of the calf reuniting with its mother on the platform “X”, formerly …

Wild elephant enters residential area, Bharathiar University campus near Coimbatore
6 months ago

Wild elephant enters residential area, Bharathiar University campus near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A couple escaped from a wild elephant that entered a residential area at the Marudhamalai foothills on Saturday night. Forest Department officials said that an adult tusker entered Arul Nagar at IOB Colony at the Marudhamalai foothills around 9.40 p.m. A wild elephant slams the gate of a house at #Maruthamalai near #Coimbatore late on Saturday, June 22. Officials said …

One wild elephant drowns, another electrocuted in Kodagu
6 months 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 …

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants
6 months, 1 week ago

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

The Hindu  

Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in Coimbatore district to chalk out plans to improve safety measures for wild elephants. Divisional Engineer Anshul Bharti and Additional Divisional Engineer Bibhash Paswan from Palakkad Division joined the Forest Department team along with loco pilots and …

After mom’s rejection, jumbo calf taken to Theppakkadu camp
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After mom’s rejection, jumbo calf taken to Theppakkadu camp

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A wild elephant calf that could not be reunited with its mother was brought to the elephant camp at Theppakkadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Nilgiris district on Sunday morning. Coimbatore forest veterinary officer A Sukumar, Madukkarai forest range officer P Arunkumar and a few others travelled along with the elephant. Since May 30 morning two veterinarians— Sukumar and …

Elephant calf separated from mother near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu elephant camp
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant calf separated from mother near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu elephant camp

The Hindu  

A four-month-old elephant calf that was found separated from its mother near Coimbatore on June 5 was shifted to the Theppakadu elephant camp of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris on Sunday. The Forest Department shifted the calf to the elephant camp after multiple attempts by field staff to reunite the calf with its mother and herd failed. The …

Efforts on to reunite wild elephant calf with mother near Maruthamalai hills in TN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Efforts on to reunite wild elephant calf with mother near Maruthamalai hills in TN

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore forest division personnel have been taking efforts to reunite a calf with the mother elephant near Maruthamalai foothills since Wednesday morning. Following information from locals that the calf was alone at a areca nut grove at Kuppepalayam, a team of forest staff visited the grove and tied it with a rope and guided the animal to a safer …

Efforts on to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother near Coimbatore
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Efforts on to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department staff on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, attempted to reunite a stranded wild elephant calf with its mother near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore. Officials said that the four-month-old animal is the calf of a 40-year-old wild elephant that was released into the wild by the Department on June 3, after it was treated for four days for …

After 4-day therapy, mother elephant back on feet, walks 5km into Maruthamalai foothills in TN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After 4-day therapy, mother elephant back on feet, walks 5km into Maruthamalai foothills in TN

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: District forest officials released the mother elephant into the Maruthamalai foothills on Monday morning following the successful treatment provided to the animal in the last four days. A forest department official said, “We did not expect the animal would move deep inside the forest immediately.” The official added that initially, the jumbo had a high temperature. Officials added that …

Ailing elephant recovers after four days of treatment near Coimbatore, walks into the wild
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ailing elephant recovers after four days of treatment near Coimbatore, walks into the wild

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant that had been under the care of the T.N. The elephant, aged 40, was found collapsed, in a lateral recumbent position, at the Maruthamalai foothills, along with its four-month-old calf, on May 30. A female elephant that was found collapsed at the #Maruthamalai foothills near #Coimbatore on May 30 recovered after four days of treatment. According …

Elephant calf visits ailing mother in Coimbatore
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant calf visits ailing mother in Coimbatore

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Even as frontline staff of the forest department were trying to trace a calf elephant that went inside the forest to join a herd leaving his ailing mother behind near the Maruthamalai foothill, it came back to her for a short period of time at 10.30 pm on Saturday. According to sources, after spending two hours, the calf left …

Calf, herd members visit ailing female elephant under treatment near Coimbatore
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Calf, herd members visit ailing female elephant under treatment near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant that the Forest Department has been treating at the Maruthamalai foothills near Coimbatore since May 30 was visited by its four-month-old calf and other elephants late on Saturday. According to the Department, the calf was reunited with its herd around 5.30 a.m. on Saturday, after it followed a juvenile elephant that visited the ailing cow elephant, …

Ailing elephant’s calf reunited with herd in Coimbatore
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ailing elephant’s calf reunited with herd in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A four-month-old elephant calf, which had been by its ailing mother’s side for the last two days, was reunited with its herd in the Marudhamalai beat of the Coimbatore forest division on Saturday. The 40-year-old female wild elephant, receiving medical treatment for dehydration over the past three days, is believed to have fallen ill due to the strain of giving …

Elephant calf rescued from 30-feet-deep well in the Nilgiris
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant calf rescued from 30-feet-deep well in the Nilgiris

The Hindu  

After an eight-hour-long operation, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department rescued an elephant calf that had fallen into an almost 30-feet-deep well in Kurinchi Nagar in Kollapalli, Pandalur on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Tamil Nadu Foresters in Gudalur Forest Division in Nilgiris have successfully rescued a juvenile elephant from a 30 feet deep sand well in a farmland where… pic.twitter.com/alZTvmVIBD — …

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest department in Telangana has prepared an action plan to deal with the menace of wild elephants straying in during the monsoon season for food and water from bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states. A sub-adult male elephant entered the Kagaznagar forest division by crossing the River Pranahitha from Gadchiroli and trampled two farmers to death in the first …

Elephants entering villages expected to reduce in Coimbatore Forest Division as rains recharge natural water bodies
7 months ago

Elephants entering villages expected to reduce in Coimbatore Forest Division as rains recharge natural water bodies

The Hindu  

With all the seven forest ranges having received moderate to high rainfall, incidents of wild elephants entering villages for water and fodder are expected to decrease, according to the Forest Department. The increase in the flows in the Bhavani, following rain in the Nilgiris and Kerala, had eased the water requirement of animals in the Karamadai, Mettupalayam and Sirumugai forest …

Elephant dies of electrocution in Chikkmagaluru
7 months, 1 week ago

Elephant dies of electrocution in Chikkmagaluru

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old elephant, which had been causing menace in human habitats for past several months, was electrocuted in a coffee estate in Kere Haklu village in Aldur forest range in Chikkmagaluru district on Saturday night, people familiar with the matter said. The forest officials said that the elephant had killed three people in the Aldur range in the last eight …

Unwell wild elephant in Tamil Nadu yet to get back on its feet
7 months, 1 week ago

Unwell wild elephant in Tamil Nadu yet to get back on its feet

New Indian Express  

ERODE: The treatment of a 30-year-old wild female elephant which was found in an unconscious state in the Kadambur Hills of Erode district entered the third day on Saturday. A team of frontline staff of the Forest Department found the elephant lying in an unconscious state at Kachapallam area in Kadambur range during patrol on Thursday, said sources. However, we …

Elephant captured on the forest fringes released to the core area
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant captured on the forest fringes released to the core area

The Hindu  

An elephant that was repeatedly straying into the human landscape abutting Bandipur and causing crop damage was captured by the Forest Department authorities on Wednesday. The operation to capture the elephant involved the camp elephants led by Ishwar, Kanjan, Srirama, Lakshmana from Dubare and Rohith from Ramapura elephant camp. The elephants took part in the combing operations and helped the …

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: A wild elephant strayed into south Gadchiroli’s Bhamragarh region and trampled three people to death including two women over the last five days, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. A herd of 23 elephants entered the eastern Maharashtra district of Gadchiroli from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests in 2021 Gadchiroli circle conservator of forests Ramesh Kumar said the male …

Forest Department shifts 26 captive elephants from Kozhikamuthi camp due to water scarcity, construction works
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest Department shifts 26 captive elephants from Kozhikamuthi camp due to water scarcity, construction works

The Hindu  

As part of a temporary arrangement for summer, authorities of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve have shifted 26 captive elephants from the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp near Top Slip in Coimbatore district to four other places within the reserve. Of the 26 elephants in the camp, one of the oldest in the country along with the Theppakadu camp in the Mudumalai Tiger …

Jumbo herds cause panic in Baripada
8 months ago

Jumbo herds cause panic in Baripada

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA : Forest officials in the Baripada territorial division of Mayurbhanj district are grappling with the challenge of managing and deploying manpower to control the movement of two herds of elephants. A herd of 64 elephants from the neighbouring Jharkhand, along with another herd of 21 elephants from Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, have been wreaking havoc in the …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 1 week ago

Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged between 45 and 50 years, that was treated by the Forest Department, died in a forest area at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, here on Thursday night. During a patrol on Thursday morning, staff found the elephant lying unconscious at Pudukuiyanur village at Vadavalli in Sathyamangalam Forest Range and alerted senior officials. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, Deputy …

Straying tusker in human habitats in Wayanad driven away to forest
8 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 …

Elephant calf found abandoned near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant calf found abandoned near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

An elephant calf that was found abandoned near Periyanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore district on April 6, 2024, was taken to the Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Nilgiris, on Wednesday, April 10. The decision to move the male calf, aged around three months, to the elephant camp, was taken late on Tuesday, April 9, after a final attempt made …

Ailing elephant that was treated by Forest Department dies in MTR
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing elephant that was treated by Forest Department dies in MTR

The Hindu  

A six-year-old male elephant that was found in a weak state in Masinagudi in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve a few days ago was found dead on Tuesday. The cause of death of the animal could have possibly been exacerbated by the lack of rain in the landscape, leading to the deterioration of health of an already weak animal, Forest Department …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged between 35 and 40 years, being treated by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, died in a forest at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district on Monday night. During a patrol on Monday morning, a Forest Department team had found the elephant in severe distress, lying unconscious in a trench along the road at Musalmaduvu …

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