Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady
2 years, 9 months ago

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: A team of experts from Nagarahole National Park have reached to Belthangady where herd of elephants wrecking havoc in the human habitation area. Elephants coming from the nearby forest enter the plantations and destroy crops like coconut, arecanut, and banana. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the forest officials invited experts from Nagarahole National Park. Their task is to chase away the elephants into the deep forest,” Belthangady Range Forest Officer Thyagaraj told Deccan Chronicle.

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

Karnataka plans to set up Elephant Soft Release Centre
1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka plans to set up Elephant Soft Release Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: In a move to tackle the menace of wild elephants in Kodagu and Hassan districts, the state government is making efforts to establish an Elephant Soft Release Centre over 2,000 hectares near these regions. The Minister said that daily patrols are being conducted in affected areas, and local residents are being informed about elephant movements through public announcements via …

Watch: Wild elephant chases task force jeep in Hassan, team escapes by inches
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Watch: Wild elephant chases task force jeep in Hassan, team escapes by inches

India Today  

A tense situation gripped Muvvala village, Hassan district in Karnataka, when a wild elephant aggressively chased a forest department jeep, leading the Elephant Task Force personnel to narrowly escape by reversing the vehicle at high speed. The aggression is believed to have been triggered by a radio collaring operation conducted the previous day on an older female elephant in the …

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 …

Odisha: Three elephants, including calf, electrocuted by illegal traps
1 month 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 …

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 …

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 …

Forest department frets as 140 elephants move into Mayurbhanj from West Bengal
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Parvathipuram Manyam district forest officer G.A.P. She issued a statement on Thursday stating, “This initiative aims to confine elephants to a specific area, thereby reducing the likelihood of crop damage, human fatalities, injuries, and livestock deaths caused by elephant encounters.” Prasuna highlighted that crop losses due to elephant attacks have been estimated at around Rs 13 crore since 2018, …

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

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.

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 4 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
2 months, 3 weeks 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
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. …

Two killed, three hurt in jumbo attacks, panic in Odisha villages
2 months, 4 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, …

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. …

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A meeting of the elephant range States of southern India to granulate the components of the regional action plan for comprehensive understanding and management of human elephant conflict was held in Coimbatore on September 05 and 06, 2024. Besides discussing the action plan for mitigation of human elephant conflict in southern States, the meeting organised by the Ministry of Environment, …

Young Elephant’s Death Exposes Wildlife Crisis in Chittoor District
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Young Elephant’s Death Exposes Wildlife Crisis in Chittoor District

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Recent discovery of an elephant's carcass near Pulibonupalle in Yerravaripalem mandal has once again brought into spotlight the escalating wildlife crisis in the erstwhile Chittoor district. The recent synchronised elephant census in south India estimated the current elephant population in erstwhile Chittoor district as between 90 and 110, with an equivalent number of migrants. Forest officials attribute the human-animal …

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 …

World Elephant Day: How railway tracks have become graveyards for jumbos in India
4 months, 1 week 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
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 …

Chhattisgarh: Stray elephant tramples three women, cattle in 24 hours
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

Jharkhand: Two killed in elephant attack in East Singhbhum district
4 months, 3 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 …

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 …

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki
5 months 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 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 …

Nine trained elephants to protect Nallamala forest from intruders
5 months, 2 weeks 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
5 months, 2 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 …

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 …

A lone elephant kills farmer, after he leaves hamlet following a tiff with family members, in Andhra Pradesh’s Kuppam region
6 months, 1 week ago

A lone elephant kills farmer, after he leaves hamlet following a tiff with family members, in Andhra Pradesh’s Kuppam region

The Hindu  

A lone elephant on June 16 created terror at the PMK Tanda in the Kuppam Assembly constituency, by fatally attacking a farmer. District Forest Officer C. Chaitanya Kumar Reddy told The Hindu that the farmer after a tiff with his family members had ventured close to the forest at an unusual hour, despite warning that the region was frequented by …

New fitness regime for elephants in Konni camp
6 months, 1 week ago

New fitness regime for elephants in Konni camp

The Hindu  

“Edathiyaane,” the mahout attempts to assert his authority. Five in all All five elephants at the training camp, which is also a major tourist attraction, are now undergoing a strict fitness regime involving hours of walking and timber lifting. “The morning walk starts around 6.30 a.m. and continues till around 9.30 a.m. Over time, the elephants have progressed to more …

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 …

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 …

Elephant kills woman in Odisha's Dhenkanal
7 months ago

Elephant kills woman in Odisha's Dhenkanal

New Indian Express  

DHENKANAL: An elderly woman was trampled to death by an elephant at Banikjhar under Sadar forest range here on Sunday. The deceased, identified as 75-year-old Laxmipriya Mohapatra, was a resident of Balaram Prasad village within Hindol Road police limits. Locals said Laxmipriya along with some other villagers had gone to the nearby forest to collect mangoes early in the morning. …

T.N. Govt. faces stiff challenges to balance needs of human communities and elephant habitats in Gudalur
7 months, 1 week ago

T.N. Govt. faces stiff challenges to balance needs of human communities and elephant habitats in Gudalur

The Hindu  

Despite opposition from residents and political parties to the Tamil Nadu government identifying two corridors that run through Gudalur in the Nilgiris, legal experts and conservationists feel that notifying the two corridors will be imperative in ensuring the conservation of the Asian elephant in the region. Draft elephant corridor report The draft elephant corridor report details the presence of anywhere …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district
8 months, 1 week ago

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A 63-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Monday morning in Biruga village in the Ponnampet forest range of Kodagu district, according to forest officials. In past several months, the Kodagu district has faced significant challenges due to wild elephant encounters. Forest officials intervened to calm the situation but villagers expressed frustration over the lack of …

Straying tusker in human habitats in Wayanad driven away to forest
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Ailing elephant treated by T.N. Forest Department near Mudumalai
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing elephant treated by T.N. Forest Department near Mudumalai

The Hindu  

A six-year-old male elephant, found in a state of severe distress near Masinagudi in the Singara Forest Range, was treated by veterinarians from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Friday, April 5, 2024. According to officials, the stricken elephant was found in a private property along the Masinagudi to Singara road on Friday morning by local residents, who informed the …

Elephants Are Not To Be Messed With, This Video Is Proof
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephants Are Not To Be Messed With, This Video Is Proof

News 18  

Animals are invading human settlements as wildlife habitats decline as a result of activities such as deforestation and urban development. The video, shared by user Naresh Nambisan on X, shows the elephant marching ferociously towards the godown in front of panicked witnesses. “The Elephant knows that if there is no food in the forest, it has to come to the …

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, …

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