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 Reserve, 10 were shifted to the nearby Varagaliar. Authorities of the ATR said that the measure was also taken to facilitate construction of houses for mahouts and ‘cavadis’ attached to the elephant camp. As per the practice, a day at the camp begins at 6 a.m. when mahouts and ‘cavadis’ take their camp elephants to the stream for a bath, after which the animals are given nutritious breakfast.

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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 …

Elephant camp at Chadivayal to be ready in four months
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elephant camp at Chadivayal to be ready in four months

The Hindu  

An elephant camp is coming up at Chadivayal at the foothills of Siruvani with a capacity to handle 20 elephants and the works will be over in three to four months, sources in the Forest Department said. This is the second elephant camp in the plains next to the Elephant Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre at MR Palayam in Tiruchi. In …

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’ …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Elephant calf found abandoned near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Wild elephant enters densely populated area near Dharmapuri; tranquilisation risky
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant enters densely populated area near Dharmapuri; tranquilisation risky

New Indian Express  

Speaking to TNIE, forest department staff said, “The tusker could have lost its sense of direction at night and have wandered near A Gollahalli. Because of its current position, we are unable to conduct an elephant drive because there is an increasing risk of the tusker wandering into the residential areas in the municipality.” Sources added it would be pointless …

Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has finalised the place for construction of houses for the mahouts and cavadis attached to the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Coimbatore district. Mr. Stalin had announced that houses would be built at a cost of ₹9.10 crore for mahouts and cavadis who work at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and ATR, besides giving …

Here Elephants Still Heed The Call Of The Wild
11 months ago

Here Elephants Still Heed The Call Of The Wild

Times of India  

As noon approached, Madhavan and his friend carried the cooked ragi in a white sack from the kitchen to the dining hall and dropped them on the table. This is a daily affair at Theppakadu elephant camp, an open elephant rehabilitation center, where elephants are allowed to roam freely the entire day in the forest and come back for food …

Yaanai Pongal brings festive mood to ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp
11 months, 1 week ago

Yaanai Pongal brings festive mood to ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

The Hindu  

Forest Department staff and residents of tribal families attached to the Kozhikamuthy elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve celebrated Pongal festival along with camp elephants on Tuesday. The Yaanai Pongal celebrations also cheered over 800 people who visited the camp near Top Slip on the occasion of Mattu Pongal. Forester V. Chozhamannan renders his version of #Ilaiyaraaja's hit number …

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 …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

Makhna captured from Village near Pollachi for translocation
1 year, 4 months ago

Makhna captured from Village near Pollachi for translocation

The Hindu  

The Forest Department captured and translocated a crop-raiding makhna that had been translocated from Dharmapuri to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in February this year, from a village near Pollachi in Coimbatore district on Monday. The elephant, however, strayed from the ATR forests and travelled over 100 km to reach Perur near Coimbatore city after two weeks. But the elephant did …

Forest Department to capture crop raider makhna for third time
1 year, 4 months ago

Forest Department to capture crop raider makhna for third time

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department will give a third chance to a crop-raider makhna that was translocated from Dharmapuri to Anamalai Tiger Reserve in February, to live in the wild. The ongoing effort to capture and translocate the elephant for a third time, as it has been entering villages near Pollachi, will give the animal yet another chance to live …

Foresters Plan Elephant Holding Area, Camp at Manyam Forest to Check Elephant Menace
1 year, 5 months ago

Foresters Plan Elephant Holding Area, Camp at Manyam Forest to Check Elephant Menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Foresters have come up with a strategy to address the elephant menace in Parvathipuram Manyam forest area. They have announced a plan to develop an elephant holding area in about 400 to 500 acres of forest land and ensure availability of adequate water and food to them. Secondly, an elephant camp would be set up in about 10 to …

Forest personnel monitor Arikomban’s movement at tiger reserve in Kanniyakumari
1 year, 6 months ago

Forest personnel monitor Arikomban’s movement at tiger reserve in Kanniyakumari

The Hindu  

June 07, 2023 04:45 am | Updated 04:56 pm IST - KANNIYAKUMARI After releasing the tranquilised wild elephant Arikomban in the Lower Gothaiyar Dam area of the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Kanniyakumari district shortly before Monday midnight, the forest personnel have camped there to monitor the movement of the tusker. Since the truck carrying the elephant could not be taken …

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

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ captured at Talavadi Hill, translocated to Thattakarai Forest Range in Erode division
1 year, 8 months ago

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ captured at Talavadi Hill, translocated to Thattakarai Forest Range in Erode division

The Hindu  

A wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, that was involved in frequent incidents of crop raiding and conflicts with humans in Talavadi Hills for over a year, was captured in an early morning operation, here on April 17, 2023. The elephant was translocated and released into the interior forest area at Thattakarai Forest Range in Erode Division in the evening. Devendra Kumar …

Theppakadu Elephant Camp to close for tourists from April 6 to 9 in view of PM Modi’s visit
1 year, 8 months ago

Theppakadu Elephant Camp to close for tourists from April 6 to 9 in view of PM Modi’s visit

The Hindu  

Due to the planned visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, all rest houses, guest houses and restaurants are to be closed down in Theppakadu from April 6 to April 9, the Forest Department announced on Tuesday. Though the Forest Department only stated that the closure is due to the visit …

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ gives forest officials the slip in Talavadi Hills
1 year, 8 months ago

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ gives forest officials the slip in Talavadi Hills

The Hindu  

The Forest Department’s attempt at capturing a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills in erode district failed for the second time in a week, as the darted elephant was not fully sedated and it entered into the forest area. The elephant was tracked in a farm land in Talavadi Forest Range on Tuesday morning and the veterinarians fired a …

Kerala forest department prepares to capture rogue wild tusker
1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala forest department prepares to capture rogue wild tusker

India Today  

The Kerala Forest Department has launched a massive plan to capture ‘Arikomban’, a rogue wild elephant causing havoc in the Chinnakanal and the Shanthanpara region - a hilly area of Kerala’s Idukki district. On Sunday, the forest department will use four Kumki elephants - Kunju, Konni Surendran, Suryan, and Vikram - to capture 'Arikomban’. This will be the forest department’s …

Retired veterinarian roped in to capture wild elephant Karuppan in Erode Talavadi Hills
1 year, 9 months ago

Retired veterinarian roped in to capture wild elephant Karuppan in Erode Talavadi Hills

The Hindu  

The Forest Department in Erode district has roped in retired veterinarian N.S. Manoharan to carry out an operation to capture a wild elephant nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills, and fix a radio collar on it and translocate it here, on Tuesday. The move comes after the Forest Department’s 100-member team, including veterinarians, failed to capture the elephant during the ‘Operation …

Two kumkis to be deployed to fix radio-collar on wild elephant Karuppan in Erode’s Talavadi Hills
1 year, 9 months ago

Two kumkis to be deployed to fix radio-collar on wild elephant Karuppan in Erode’s Talavadi Hills

The Hindu  

Two kumkis, Bomman and Sujay, both from Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, arrived at Talavadi Hills on Monday. The elephants will be deployed in an operation to capture a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, in order to fix radio collar on it and translocate it to the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district. The wild elephant has been …

Captured ‘makhna’ elephant released in Ulandy range
1 year, 9 months ago

Captured ‘makhna’ elephant released in Ulandy range

The Hindu  

The ‘makhna’ elephant that was captured at Perur in Coimbatore by the Forest department on Thursday evening was released into a dense forest area in Ulandy range during the night hours of Friday. The elephant quenched its thirst at a check dam in Karuneerpalam in Ulandy range, soon after it was let off, a press release issued by the Forest …

‘Makhna’ elephant captured in Coimbatore, shifted to rescue truck amid stiff resistance
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Makhna’ elephant captured in Coimbatore, shifted to rescue truck amid stiff resistance

The Hindu  

A wild ‘makhna’ elephant was tranquillized and shifted to a rescue truck of the Forest Department with the support of a ‘kumki’ elephant, bigger than the ‘makhna’, at a banana field in Coimbatore on Thursday. Sources in the Forest Department said the elephant’s capture was a huge relief for farmers on the fringes and adjoining areas of Pollachi Forest Division, …

Crop-raiding ‘makhna’ elephant exits forest again
1 year, 10 months ago

Crop-raiding ‘makhna’ elephant exits forest again

The Hindu  

A ‘makhna’ elephant, which was captured from a human habitation in Dharmapuri district earlier this month and released in the wild by the Forest Department, made its way again to residential areas in Pollachi and beyond on Tuesday, causing panic among people. According to Forest Department sources, the elephant had remained in the forest for 10 days before moving to …

Wild elephant enters human habitation near Pollachi, triggers panic
1 year, 10 months ago

Wild elephant enters human habitation near Pollachi, triggers panic

The Hindu  

A wild elephant caused panic among residents on the outskirts of Pollachi on Tuesday, when it entered agricultural fields and nearby localities. Videos depicting the elephant walking along a main road and members of the public running helter-skelter were shared by passers-by on social media platforms. Local residents are believed to have expressed apprehension to the Forest Department that it …

Elephant Karuppan found with herd at Talavadi Hills reserve forest
1 year, 11 months ago

Elephant Karuppan found with herd at Talavadi Hills reserve forest

The Hindu  

The wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, that was darted and not fully sedated during the ‘Operation Black’ on January 14, was found with a herd inside the reserve forest area of Talavadi here on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. K. Rajkumar, Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, told The Hindu that the elephant was found with nine other elephants …

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 …

’Operation Black’ to capture wild elephant begins at Talavadi Hills in Erode
1 year, 11 months ago

’Operation Black’ to capture wild elephant begins at Talavadi Hills in Erode

The Hindu  

On the first day of ‘Operation Black’ to track a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, and fix a radio collar on it and relocate it in Talavadi Hills, three teams of the Forest Department identified the place where the elephants takes rest during day time at Akkurjorai forest area in Jerahalli forest range of Hasanur Division here on Thursday. Each team …

Tusker strolls around Bhubaneswar city, gives fright to people
2 years, 1 month ago

Tusker strolls around Bhubaneswar city, gives fright to people

Hindustan Times  

Over 60 forest and police officials of Bhubaneswar had a tough time reining in a tusker on Wednesday after it strayed into the city walking around the Lingaraj temple before heading for habitations not very far from chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s house. Forest officials tranquillised the tusker and released it in the Chandaka elephant sanctuary near Bhubaneswar. The movement of …

Two Theppakadu camp elephants retire from service in Nilgiris
2 years, 3 months ago

Two Theppakadu camp elephants retire from service in Nilgiris

The Hindu  

Two senior elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve retired from taking part in kumki operations and other jobs earmarked to keep captive elephants active at the camp on Monday evening. Over the last few years, Mudumalai, one of the oldest elephants at the camp, and also the largest, has lived a mostly comfortable life, with …

Meet the mahouts at Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai who have transformed the lives of their elephants
2 years, 4 months ago

Meet the mahouts at Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai who have transformed the lives of their elephants

The Hindu  

Wasim’s trunk pauses midair as he reaches for a bamboo shoot. “They assist us in mitigating man-animal conflict,” says R Chandana Raju, the Forester is in-charge of the camp, which was established in 1917 by the British. “We use them to drive away wild elephants that stray into human habitation, capture problematic elephants during de-weeding drives in the forest and …

In Frames | At the elephant camp
2 years, 5 months ago

In Frames | At the elephant camp

The Hindu  

Kozhikamuthi, a Malasar tribal settlement in the core area of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, is known for the occupation its men have been taking up for generations — capturing, taming and handling wild elephants for the Forest Department. Text by Wilson Thomas and images by M. Periasamy The elephantmen: Mahouts and assistants in the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp …

In Frames | At the elephant camp
2 years, 5 months ago

In Frames | At the elephant camp

The Hindu  

Kozhikamuthi, a Malasar tribal settlement in the core area of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, is known for the occupation its men have been taking up for generations — capturing, taming and handling wild elephants for the Forest Department. Text by Wilson Thomas and images by M. Periasamy The elephantmen: Mahouts and assistants in the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

Experts begin treatment of aged elephant at ATR camp
2 years, 8 months ago

Experts begin treatment of aged elephant at ATR camp

The Hindu  

Four veterinary experts have started treatment of Vijayalakshmi, a 72-year-old female elephant housed at the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, which has been suffering from digestive aliments for over 10 days. Ganesan, Deputy Field Director of the the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, the experts began treatment on Saturday. In 1973, Vijayalakshmi was captured near Top Slip and brought …

Watch | Tamil Nadu forest staff rescue huge elephant stuck in swamp; see viral video here
2 years, 8 months ago

Watch | Tamil Nadu forest staff rescue huge elephant stuck in swamp; see viral video here

Firstpost  

The mammal couldn’t get out no matter how hard she tried. However, it is when the Tamil Nadu forest department staff worked diligently, they could successfully rescue the massive tusker from the swamp. In a recent incident, a 25-year-old elephant in Tamil Nadu got stuck in a swamp in the forests of Gudalur, Nilgiris. In the video shared by Supriya …

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay
3 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Andhra Pradesh forest department has been conducting awareness camps to sensitise people about ‘man-animal conflicts’ with the help of wildlife experts. According to forest officials, the government is using three innovative, effective and low-cost methods - WhatsApp, ultrasonic apps, and chilli aromatic technique or chilli smoke - to mitigate ‘man-animal conflicts’ in the reserve forests and revenue areas …

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