Leopard, rescued in MP’s Bandhavgarh after attack on four persons, dies
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Leopard, rescued in MP’s Bandhavgarh after attack on four persons, dies

The Hindu  

Two weeks after the death of 10 elephants, a leopard has also died at Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, officials said on Tuesday. The leopard had been rescued on November 9 after he had injured four people in two days in the Manpur buffer range, BTR Field Director Anupam Sahay said in a statement. A veterinary health official told The Hindu that as per the preliminary post-mortem report, the leopard died due to some internal injuries and that its tissue samples have been sent to School of Wildlife Forensic and Health, Jabalpur, for further tests. It may have been injured prior to its rescue but there are always chances that the animal as well as the rescue team members get injured in the attempts to capture it,” the official said.

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Two minor sisters among three killed in elephant attack in Odisha's Sundargarh district
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Tiger that killed two farmers dies days after arrival at Kanpur Zoo
1 month ago

Tiger that killed two farmers dies days after arrival at Kanpur Zoo

Hindustan Times  

A male tiger, known for killing two humans, died at Kanpur Zoo just three days after being transferred from Lakhimpur Kheri. For Representation Before being captured, the tiger had killed two farmers and injured at least three others in the Maheshpur range. Dr Anurag Singh noted that while the Lakhimpur Kheri tiger was in critical condition upon arrival, the other …

Elephant electrocuted by overhead wire in MP
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Uttarakhand: Leopard responsible for death of 3 children killed in Tehri Garhwal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Uttarakhand: Leopard responsible for death of 3 children killed in Tehri Garhwal

Hindustan Times  

A leopard responsible for the death of three children in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal region was killed by shooters of the state forest department on Tuesday evening, forest officials said. A postmortem of the leopard will be carried out before the carcass is burned by our officials”, Bhilangana range officer Ashish Nautiyal said. On October 19, the leopard was responsible for …

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Bandhavgarh elephant deaths: NGT issues notice to authorities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bandhavgarh elephant deaths: NGT issues notice to authorities

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Wildlife Institute of India and others on the issue of the "mysterious deaths" of 10 elephants in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve that have been linked to Kodo millet poisoning. The tribunal noted the report according to which "initial investigations indicated the …

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Chhattisgarh: Elephant found dead in Balrampur district; probe on
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Elephant found dead in Balrampur district; probe on

Hindustan Times  

An elephant was found dead at a paddy farm in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, a forest official said on Tuesday. Forest officials said that the male elephant was found dead in Murka village near Wadrafnagar forest range on Monday evening. In a similar case from the state, three elephants including a calf were electrocuted to death in a forest area in …

Elephant Calf Dies in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Raising Toll to 11
2 months ago

Elephant Calf Dies in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Raising Toll to 11

Deccan Chronicle  

BHOPAL: An elephant calf, separated from its herd and spotted in the buffer zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, died of suspected intestine infection on Sunday, a forest officer said. The exact cause of death could however be ascertained in the postmortem report”, divisional forest officer, BTR, P K Verma told this newspaper. Ten elephants, …

Post Bandhavgarh elephant deaths, Madhya Pradesh to use satellite collars to track elephants
2 months ago

Post Bandhavgarh elephant deaths, Madhya Pradesh to use satellite collars to track elephants

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department is considering to start using satellite collars on wild elephants in the State to track their movement in the wake of the deaths of 10 tuskers in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, forest officials said on Friday. Speaking to The Hindu, State’s Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests -Wildlife L. Krishnamoorthy said that the collars will …

Post Bandhavgarh tusker deaths, MP to use satellite collars to track elephants
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2 months ago

Post Bandhavgarh tusker deaths, MP to use satellite collars to track elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In light of the recent deaths of 10 elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh forest department plans to use satellite collars to track the movements of tuskers, an official said on Friday. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav earlier announced that forest officials from Madhya Pradesh would be sent for training in other states with a high population of …

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management
2 months 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
2 months, 1 week 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.

Almost entire herd of elephants killed in India – and nobody knows why
2 months, 1 week ago

Almost entire herd of elephants killed in India – and nobody knows why

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 Ten elephants of a herd …

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary: Leopard that killed farmer, trapped, later released into wild
3 months, 1 week ago

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary: Leopard that killed farmer, trapped, later released into wild

Hindustan Times  

The forest department successfully trapped the leopard after the killing of a farmer, in the wee hours of Monday. Forest department veterinary expert, Dr Deepak Verma, said that the captured leopard is a healthy, adult male, and added that the animal would be released as per the decision of higher authorities. The leopard said to be killed a farmer, trapped …

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

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Thursday said they found the carcass of an adult elephant, suspecting it was killed by tigers. Officials said that after recovering the carcass, they buried it in the forest, and some locals joined in to perform the religious rituals. A large part of our forests was encroached …

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

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Two killed in separate jumbo attacks in Sundargarh
6 months, 1 week 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 tramples farmer to death in Chittoor
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor

New Indian Express  

CHITTOOR : The persistent issue of human-wildlife conflict in Chittoor district claimed another life as an elephant trampled a person to death in Ramakuppam mandal. Despite multiple complaints to forest officials, farmers lamented the lack of effective preventive measures. In response, forest officials asserted their efforts to mitigate conflicts, citing the deployment of drum-beaters and trackers to drive elephants back …

Leopard dies after getting trapped in barbed wire fence in Palakkad
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Leopard dies after getting trapped in barbed wire fence in Palakkad

The Hindu  

A four-year-old female leopard died after it got trapped in barbed wire fence at Vazhappuzha, Kollengode, near here on Wednesday. Forest officials were called in when local people found the leopard entangled in the metal fence erected at private property owned by Unnikrishnan Vazhappuzha. The CCF formed a committee of five members as per the standard operating procedure stipulated by …

Ailing wild elephant being treated at Sathyamangalam
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ailing wild elephant being treated at Sathyamangalam

The Hindu  

A team of veterinarians are treating a sick female elephant in a forest area at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve on Thursday, April 11, 2024. During patrolling, a Forest Department team found the elephant, aged between 45 to 50, lying unconscious at Pudukuiyanur beat at Vadavalli in Sathyamangalam Forest Range and alerted senior officials. It may be recalled that on March 5, …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills
9 months 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 …

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka
11 months, 1 week ago

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Tanneer Komban, a wild elephant captured in Mananthawady in Kerala’s Wayanad district, died untimely on Saturday at the Rampura elephant camp in Bandipur Tiger Reserve during a relocation attempt, raising concerns about the handling of such operations and the welfare of wildlife. Tanneer Komban, the wild elephant that died, was captured in Mananthawady in Kerala’s Wayanad district. An autopsy was …

Zookeeper Death: Attempts to Train Wild Elephant Largely Unsuccessful
1 year, 3 months ago

Zookeeper Death: Attempts to Train Wild Elephant Largely Unsuccessful

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Negligence in training the 40-year-old elephant, Vijay, who was captured in the wild, could have resulted in the death of 23-year-old animal keeper Shahbaz at the Nehru Zoological Park on Saturday, said sources, adding that Vijay had been showing aggressive behaviour for the past 12 years. Three months ago, a special adviser from Chennai who visited the zoo had …

Odisha lost 698 elephants, 48 leopards and 7 Royal Bengal tigers in last eight years
1 year, 3 months ago

Odisha lost 698 elephants, 48 leopards and 7 Royal Bengal tigers in last eight years

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneshwar: As many as 698 elephants, 48 leopards and seven Royal Bengal tigers died in Odisha between 2015-16 and September 25, 2023. Replying to a written query by ruling Biju Janata Dal member Prafulla Samal, he informed the House that the elephants and the big cats died due to multiple reasons, including diseases, electrocution, train accidents, road accidents, poaching and …

Elephant killed in train-hit incident in Nainital: Forest officials
1 year, 3 months ago

Elephant killed in train-hit incident in Nainital: Forest officials

Hindustan Times  

An elephant was killed in the wee hours on Thursday after being hit by a train on the Ramnagar-Moradabad route near Ampokhra in Ramnagar of Nainital. Carcass of the elephant killed in train hit incident in Ampokhra forest range. This is the second such incident of elephant death due to a train-hit incident within three days reported form the state. …

Leopard mauls two-year-old boy to death in Gujrat's Gir Somnath
1 year, 4 months ago

Leopard mauls two-year-old boy to death in Gujrat's Gir Somnath

Firstpost  

After an extensive search, the body was recovered from the bushes, about 500 metres from Jadhav’s house, Veraval in-charge range forest officer Khiman Pampaniya said A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district, a forest official said on Tuesday. After an extensive search, the body was recovered from the bushes, about 500 …

5 forest staff booked for burning elephant carcass in MP
1 year, 7 months ago

5 forest staff booked for burning elephant carcass in MP

Hindustan Times  

Five Madhya Pradesh Forest Department staff stationed at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve were booked on Thursday under Wild Life Act, 1972 for destroying the evidence of a wild elephant’s death by burning its carcass in November, said officials on Saturday. “The forest officials said they found the semi-decomposed body of the elephant in Chhatwa village of Panpatha buffer zone of Bandhavgarh …

Two elephants found dead in Masinagudi division of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
1 year, 8 months ago

Two elephants found dead in Masinagudi division of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

Two elephants were found dead within the limits of the Masinagudi division of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris district. Post-mortem examination findings and preliminary investigations by the Forest Department suggested that the pachyderms could have died of ageing. In the first case, the carcass of a 60-year-old adult female elephant was found within the limits of Mavanalla station …

Carcass of wild elephant with tusk trimmed found in Bihar’s Kishanganj
1 year, 8 months ago

Carcass of wild elephant with tusk trimmed found in Bihar’s Kishanganj

Hindustan Times  

A wild elephant with one of its tusks trimmed was found dead at Dhanyola village under Dighalbank in Bihar’s Kishanganj along the Indo-Nepal border on Sunday, forest officials said. “Forest officials along with local police have been camping at the site since Sunday as six elephants are roaming around the dead elephant,” he said adding that prima facie it appears …

Elephant killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh
1 year, 8 months ago

Elephant killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh

Hindustan Times  

Three tigers reportedly killed a wild baby elephant in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district on Saturday, a forest official said on Tuesday. Three tigers reportedly killed a wild baby elephant in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district The official said for the past four years, wild elephants have been making colonies in Bandhavgarh …

Elephant calf killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh: Forest official
1 year, 8 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 …

Five injured in leopard attack near KWS
1 year, 9 months ago

Five injured in leopard attack near KWS

Hindustan Times  

Bahraich: Five people, including a woman, were injured in a leopard’s attack in Chahalwa village under Sujauli police station area of the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday. A forest team led by divisional forest officer, KWS, Akash Deep Badhwan, range officer Katarniaghat Ram Kumar, forester Mayank Pandey, forest guard Abdul Salam reached the spot and rushed the injured to the …

Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha, 8 deaths in March so far
1 year, 9 months ago

Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha, 8 deaths in March so far

The Hindu  

Notwithstanding court and National Green Tribunal orders concerning the safety of elephant population in Odisha’s famed wildlife sanctuaries, jumbos continue to perish in the State. March’s elephant death toll, the highest in four years, started with the discovery of an adult female’s carcass at Baghamunda Section of Purunakote Forest Range of Satkoshia Sanctuary on March 7. Mr. Mohanty said the …

Wild tusker dies during capture operation in Kodagu: officials
1 year, 11 months ago

Wild tusker dies during capture operation in Kodagu: officials

Hindustan Times  

A wild elephant died on Friday at Athur Nallur forest in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district during a capture mission by the forest officials. A wild elephant died at Athur Nallur forest in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district during a capture mission by the forest officials. Amid pressure from the villagers, the forest department launched a combing operation at Athur …

Leopard Kills Six-year-old Girl in Jharkhand's Palamu, 3rd Incident in Last 10 Days
2 years ago

Leopard Kills Six-year-old Girl in Jharkhand's Palamu, 3rd Incident in Last 10 Days

News 18  

A six-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the third such incident in Palamu division in the last 10 days, an official said on Tuesday. The big cat attacked the child, identified as Sita Kumari, when she went to attend the nature’s call adjacent to her house in Sevadih village in Ranka area, around 210 km …

Leopard declared ‘man-eater’ days after ‘killing’ Uttarakhand man
2 years, 1 month ago

Leopard declared ‘man-eater’ days after ‘killing’ Uttarakhand man

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand’s wildlife warden has declared a leopard that allegedly killed a 58-year-old man in Almora on Tuesday a “man-eater” for its elimination, an official said on Friday. Officials said one Mohan Ram was out to bring cattle from a forest when he was mauled to death. Our priority will be to tranquillise and cage the big cat first,” said Mahatim …

‘Man-eater’ leopard trapped alive in Lakhimpur Kheri, to be sent to zoo
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Man-eater’ leopard trapped alive in Lakhimpur Kheri, to be sent to zoo

Hindustan Times  

Lakhimpur Kheri: Following a month-and-a-half-long chase, a leopard, believed to have killed three people since October 4, was captured alive by the forest officials of the south Kheri division. This is the place where it had made its last human kill on October 20,” said Sanjay Bishwal, divisional forest officer, south Kheri forest division. The official added, “Frequent movements of …

Chhattisgarh: 65-year-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Jashpur
2 years, 3 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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

Chhattisgarh: Two killed in separate elephant attacks in Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
2 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Two killed in separate elephant attacks in Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi

India TV News  

Highlights Two persons were killed and one injured in separate incidents of elephant attacks An elephant trampled to death Ashok Uike in Kherwatola Lalit Kerketta was killed and Mukesh Lakra was injured in Jashpur Chhattisgarh news : Two persons were killed and one injured in separate incidents of elephant attacks in Jashpur and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi districts of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said …

Elephants Enter House in Assam’s Udalguri, Kill 3 of Family Including 18-month-old Baby
2 years, 4 months ago

Elephants Enter House in Assam’s Udalguri, Kill 3 of Family Including 18-month-old Baby

News 18  

Three members of a family including a one-and-half year-old child were trampled to death by a wild elephant herd in the Udalguri district in Assam. The incident took place at Kurang village near Lakhipur along the Assam-Meghalaya border where a pachyderm herd descended from the nearby Meghalaya hills in search food “Three people including a child were killed in an …

India Lost 329 Tigers in 3 Years, 29 of Them Due to Poaching: Govt
2 years, 5 months ago

India Lost 329 Tigers in 3 Years, 29 of Them Due to Poaching: Govt

News 18  

India lost 329 tigers in the last three years due to poaching, natural and unnatural causes, the government has said. According to data presented by Union Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey in Lok Sabha on Monday, 96 tigers died in 2019, 106 in 2020 and 127 in 2021. The government said 222 elephants have died due to …

Chhattisgarh: 53-year-old man crushed to death by wild elephants in Raigarh
2 years, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 53-year-old man crushed to death by wild elephants in Raigarh

India Today  

The terror of wild elephants has been going on for a long time in the Dharamjaigarh forest area of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. Last night, around 10 pm, Dilip came face to face with wild elephants and the elephant killed him. In many villages situated on the edge of the forest, wild elephants have become a problem for the villagers. …

Over 400 elephants died in Odisha in last five years: Forest and Environment Minister
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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