Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
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Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks

India Today  

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Kerala’s Knachary located in Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam district, on Monday night, triggering protests by local residents over the increasing human-animal conflict in the area. The deceased, identified as Eldhose, a native of Knachary, was walking home around 8 pm after alighting from a bus when the elephant suddenly attacked him. Local residents found Eldhose’s body some time later and staged a protest, refusing to allow authorities to move the body until their demands were heard. She wanted to know whether compensation for ordinary people and farmers would be increased in cases involving animal attacks on humans.

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Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala
6 days, 2 hours ago

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: In Kuttampuzha panchayat of Ernakulam district, public protests erupted after a 40-year-old man was fatally trampled by a wild elephant on Monday night. Angry local residents accused forest officials of failing to address the escalating human-animal conflict in the area. In response, the local community, spearheaded by the People's Committee, organized a protest march to the forest department office …

Priyanka Gandhi raises human-animal conflict compensation issue in Lok Sabha
1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi raises human-animal conflict compensation issue in Lok Sabha

India Today  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday, brought up in Lok Sabha the issue of compensation in cases of man-animal conflict. The newly elected Wayanad MP, while asking a supplementary question during Question Hour, pointed out to the congregation that a person died and another was severely injured in an elephant attack in her constituency. On Saturday, a female engineering student died …

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu
1 month ago

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Erode: A 55-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a rogue elephant in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here, forest officials said on Monday. The victim, identified as Maran, a resident of Bairamarathotti village near Guthiyalathur forest, owned farmland where he cultivated maize. To protect his crops from wild animals, particularly wild boars and elephants, Maran often stayed on his farm …

Elephant Fitness Certificate, 3-Days Rest, 3-Hrs Cap On Parading: Kerala HC Issues Directions To Prevent Cruelty During Temple Festivals
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1 month, 1 week ago

Elephant Fitness Certificate, 3-Days Rest, 3-Hrs Cap On Parading: Kerala HC Issues Directions To Prevent Cruelty During Temple Festivals

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has remarked that Elephants in Kerala are widely used in Temples in the name of tradition and religion but, in reality, it is a "commercial exploitation" without any care or concern for their well-being. The Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. thus issued certain directions for effective implementation of the Kerala Captive …

Parading captive elephants: Kerala HC says organisers of festival must apply one month before the event
1 month, 1 week ago

Parading captive elephants: Kerala HC says organisers of festival must apply one month before the event

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: To prevent cruelty to elephants during parades, the Kerala High Court ruled on Thursday that organisers of any festival intending to exhibit a captive elephant must apply to the District Committee at least one month prior to the event. The court held that no organiser or Devaswom shall permit the deployment of any squads which go by the name …

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, …

Mob kills female elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India
4 months ago

Mob kills female elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India

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 The death of an adult …

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor
6 months 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 …

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. …

Jumbo tramples tribal to death in TN's Valparai
7 months, 1 week ago

Jumbo tramples tribal to death in TN's Valparai

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A 54-year-old tribal man was trampled to death and two others were injured in a wild elephant attack at Nedunkundru settlement near Valparai in the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as R Ravi and the injured are K Vijayan and N Ramachandran — all three being residents of Nedunkundru settlement which is part …

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 tramples woman to death in Talavadi Hills in Erode
8 months ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Talavadi Hills in Erode

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman, who was standing outside her residence in Neithalapuram village in Talavadi Hills in Erode district, was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Saturday. As news of the death spread, the villagers gathered outside the hospital and prevented the staff from taking the body to the Government Hospital in Sathyamangalam for a post-mortem. Villagers said severe …

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 …

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months
8 months, 3 weeks ago

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months

Hindustan Times  

A 53-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant when he tried to chase away the animal that strayed into the surroundings of his house on the forest fringes in Pathanamthitta's Thulappally in the early hours of Monday, police said. A tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant deep inside a forest area bordering Wayanad …

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district

Deccan Chronicle  

Balrampur, Mar 26 A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, a forest official said on Tuesday. Ramsurat God was attacked by the jumbo on Monday night near Hadhi Mahan river under Rajpur forest range when he was returning to his village after celebrating Holi at a relative's place, he said. On his …

Kerala's Tribal Chieftain Faces Elephant Attack
9 months ago

Kerala's Tribal Chieftain Faces Elephant Attack

The Hindu  

On March 5 morning, Rajan, 70, the mooppan or tribal chieftain of the Vachumaram Kadar colony, under the Vazhachal Forest Division in Kerala’s Thrissur district, ventured into the forest with his wife Valsala, 63, to collect Marottikkuru, a seed used to make medicinal oil. The State’s significant forest cover, containing around 30% of its area, and the densely populated settlements …

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death
9 months, 1 week ago

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death

The Hindu  

A 65-year-old farmer who was guarding his maize crop was trampled to death by a wild elephant in his farmland at Diginarai village in Talavadi hills here on Tuesday. Demanding adequate compensation and strengthening of elephant-proof trenches, people staged a protest for over eight hours and the victim’s body was finally shifted to the hospital after initial compensation was provided …

Wild Animal Attacks Continue Unabated in Kerala Two Persons Killed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild Animal Attacks Continue Unabated in Kerala Two Persons Killed

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Wild animal attacks continued unabated in various parts of Kerala with two more deaths being reported in separate incidents on Tuesday. Though the local body's representatives and the residents requested the district administration to take immediate action to prevent any untoward incident, the authorities sat over their complaint. Meanwhile, Congress activists staged a protest in front of the Kozhikode …

Emotions run high, residents clash with cops after woman killed in elephant attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Emotions run high, residents clash with cops after woman killed in elephant attack

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : The death of an elderly woman in a wild elephant attack at Kanjiraveli near Neriamangalam triggered a massive protest at Kothamangalam, with UDF holding a road blockade carrying the body of Indira Ramakrishnan, 70, the victim, on Monday. Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, Muvattupuzha MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan, and Perumbavoor MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly led the protest demanding immediate steps to …

Protests erupt as wild jumbo attack claims another life in Kerala
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests erupt as wild jumbo attack claims another life in Kerala

New Indian Express  

The Kothamangalam police later registered a case against Kuzhalnadan, Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, Ernakulam DCC president Mohammad Shiyas, and 50 others, for protesting with the body of the victim. According to local residents, wild elephants have been roaming in the village — located close to the Neriamangalam forest range — for the past several days. No proper solar fencing for …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli, near Adimaly, under the Neriamangalam forest range on Monday morning. A senior Forest department official said that on Monday morning, a herd of wild elephants entered the Neendapara area under the Neriamangalam forest range. Five deaths in 2 months Within two months, five people lost their lives …

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict

News 18  

A protest erupted in Kerala’s Kothamangalam town on Monday over the surge in human-animal conflicts, as demonstrators carried the casket of an elderly woman who fell victim to a fatal elephant attack earlier in the day in the Idukki district. The protest, which took place in Kothamangalam, a town bordering Ernakulam and Idukki districts, was led by Congress legislator Mathew …

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month

India Today  

A 44-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant near the tourist town of Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district. This is the third such incident in the state within a month after two people died in Wayanad amid increasing incidents of human-animal conflicts. Police said the victim of the latest attack that occurred on Monday night at the Kannimala estate …

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials
10 months ago

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The communication of Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre to Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi that on the latter’s advice, Rs 15 lakh compensation has been given to the family of a man killed by an elephant in Kerala has been questioned by officials from the department and experts. In the letter, Khandre has acknowledged that forest boundaries are shrinking,” said …

BJP slams Karnataka govt for paying compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant
10 months ago

BJP slams Karnataka govt for paying compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant

India TV News  

The BJP has accused the Karnataka government of "illegally allocating" Rs 15 lakh to the kin of a Kerala man who was killed by an elephant captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring state. He said that amid crippling drought and hundreds of farmers committing suicides across Karnataka, the Congress government "shamelessly prioritised pleasing Rahul Gandhi …

Elephants trample to death 2 Asha workers on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border
10 months ago

Elephants trample to death 2 Asha workers on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Forest officials said, elephants were spotted around Gummalapur, Anniyallu, and Gandi areas for the past few days Two women were trampled to death by elephants in the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border village of Anniala while they working on an estate on Sunday morning, said Anekal range forest officer Bharat Kumar. “The incident occurred around 8am in Tamil Nadu’s village that …

Karnataka to pay compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant captured in state
10 months ago

Karnataka to pay compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant captured in state

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Sunday decided to pay compensation to a Kerala man who was killed by a tuskless elephant that was captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring state. In a statement, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said the state government has agreed to pay compensation on par with the indemnity paid to the people …

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'
10 months ago

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'

New Indian Express  

Kerala is caught in a heated man-versus-wild debate after two back-to-back deaths due to elephant attacks in Wayanad district. While a 47-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant that strayed from Karnataka forests on February 10, a 50-year-old man died on February 16 after being attacked by a tusker. In 2024 alone, six people have died in …

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month
10 months ago

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month

The Hindu  

A dawn-to-dusk hartal called by all major political parties in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Saturday, to demand a lasting solution to the escalating threat from wild animals, took a violent turn in Pulpally, 30 km from the district headquarters of Kalpetta. Third death in a month Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered a high-level ministerial meeting in Wayanad on February …

Man Animal Conflict Forces Rahul Gandhi To Take a Break From Nyaya Yatra, Rush to Wayanad
10 months ago

Man Animal Conflict Forces Rahul Gandhi To Take a Break From Nyaya Yatra, Rush to Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: With Wayanad on the boil over the back-to-back deaths of two persons by wild elephants, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is the local MP, has taken a break from his Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra to visit his constituency. Thousands of people including women came out on the streets of Pulpally on Saturday, to protest against the forest department's inaction …

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer

Hindustan Times  

The residents of Padamala in Wayanad district of Kerala took out a protest march on Wednesday evening armed with burning torches demanding the capture of a tiger that was spotted in the same area where a wild elephant barged into a home and trampled to death a farmer last week. The tiger was spotted in the area where a wild …

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence

ABP News  

Amid increasing man-animal conflicts in Kerala, Congress-led UDF carried out a protest march to Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran's residence on Tuesday. In Wayanad's Mananthavady, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant and it has sparked outrage among MLAs, particularly those from the opposition United Democratic Front. The MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan, …

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action

ABP News  

A radio-collared wild elephant, which had been on the run, trampled a man to death in front of a residence at Padamala near Mananthavady in the early hours of Saturday. On Saturday, when the elephant charged towards Aji, he sought refuge within the compound of a house but the massive animal forcefully broke through the gate and inflicted fatal injuries …

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest
10 months, 1 week ago

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest

News 18  

A radio-collared wild elephant broke the gate and entered the premises of a house in Kerala’s Wayanad before chasing a 42-year-old man and attacking him to death on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the Kerala forest department has said a tusker with a radio collar fitted by the Karnataka forest department was seen in the Wayanad forest area two days before the …

Villagers in Sakleshpur in fear as lone tusker attacks two persons in Karnataka
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Villagers in Sakleshpur in fear as lone tusker attacks two persons in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Residents of Ballupete, Kalkunda, Irukuhalli and neighbouring villages in Sakleshpur taluk of Karnataka have been living in fear for the past two days as a wild tusker is roaming in their locality. The animal attacked two agriculture labourers, leaving them injured, at Lakkunda on February 7. The lone tusker is said to be responsible for the death of a labourer …

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki

The Hindu  

The Forest department handed over ₹50,000 as immediate financial assistance to the relatives of a 79-year-old man who was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Thenmala, near Gundumala, in Munnar on Tuesday. According to Forest department officials, K. Palraj of Coimbatore was attacked by the elephant near a wedding reception venue on Tuesday night around 9.45 p.m. Munnar …

12-year-old girl among two trampled to death by wild elephants in Assam
1 year ago

12-year-old girl among two trampled to death by wild elephants in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In what has become a major area of concern, two persons, including a 12-year-old girl and a woman, were trampled to death by wild elephants in two separate incidents in Assam’s Tinsukia and Goalpara districts. It is significant that this has come within a week when four people, including a woman and two children were trampled to death by …

Rehabilitated camp elephant that was to be “shot dead” dies in Theppakadu due to old age
1 year, 2 months ago

Rehabilitated camp elephant that was to be “shot dead” dies in Theppakadu due to old age

The Hindu  

One of the Theppakadu Elephant Camp’s most remarkable success stories, that of the rehabilitation of ‘Moorthy’, a makhna elephant believed to have killed 23 people in Kerala before his capture in 1998, came to an end on Saturday, after the elephant died at the camp in the late evening. Moorthy, who was also known as a reliable “kumki” elephant in …

Man ‘trampled’ to death by wild elephant that triggered panic at Ulikkal in Kannur
1 year, 2 months ago

Man ‘trampled’ to death by wild elephant that triggered panic at Ulikkal in Kannur

The Hindu  

A day after the intrusion of a wild elephant at Ulikkal town in Kannur district of Kerala, the body of a 71-year-old man was discovered at a churchyard on October 12. Local residents reportedly saw Jose in the vicinity when a resident had shouted a warning about an approaching elephant on October 11. It is presumed that the fatal encounter …

38-year-old farmer trampled to death by elephant in Mysuru
1 year, 3 months ago

38-year-old farmer trampled to death by elephant in Mysuru

Hindustan Times  

A farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Mysuru district of Karnataka on Friday, officers familiar with the matter said. Officials said the incident occurred at 7 am when the farmer and his brother were working in farm According to forest officers, the deceased has been identified as Mahendra, a resident of Channagudi village near Saragur in …

Elephant kills forest staff in Kodagu district
1 year, 3 months ago

Elephant kills forest staff in Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A temporary forest staff on Monday was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kedakal near Madikeru in Kodagu district on Monday, forest officials familiar with the matter said. A forest official was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Kodagu district on Monday. According to forest officials, a 30-member rapid response team of the forest department had …

Chhattisgarh: 55-year-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Chirmiri
1 year, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 55-year-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Chirmiri

India TV News  

A 55-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharat district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday night, a forest official said on Sunday. The victim's family was given relief of Rs 25,000, and the remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be disbursed after the completion of necessary formalities. The increasing human-elephant conflict in the state is …

Wild Tusker Tramples Couple to Death in Chittoor District
1 year, 3 months ago

Wild Tusker Tramples Couple to Death in Chittoor District

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: In a case of escalating human-animal conflict, a wild tusker wreaked havoc at Ramapuram village in Gudipala mandal of Chittoor district, resulting in the death of a couple. The incident occurred in early hours of Wednesday near Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border, close to the Vellore highway. A wild tusker trampled Venkatesh and Selvi to death, while other villagers fled …

Two killed, one injured in elephant attack in Odisha’s Angul district
1 year, 3 months ago

Two killed, one injured in elephant attack in Odisha’s Angul district

Hindustan Times  

Two persons including a woman were trampled to death and one person was critically injured by a tusker on Thursday morning in Odisha’s Angul district, officials said. Two from Angul’s Pateli village were killed, and one from nearby Saharaguda village sustained critical injuries, they said. Following the elephant attack leading to the death of two persons, locals blocked the Angul-Bantala …

Elephant carcass exhumed from private estate in Kerala, 4 held
1 year, 5 months ago

Elephant carcass exhumed from private estate in Kerala, 4 held

Hindustan Times  

KOCHI: Forest officials in Kerala exhumed the carcass of a wild male elephant from a private rubber estate based on a tip-off in Thrissur district’s Vazhakkode in a suspected case connected to ivory trade on Friday Kodanad forest range officials arrested 1, detained 3 in connection with an attempted ivory-trade case. ) When forest officials in Machad range excavated the …

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