Farmers in Gudiyatham want solution to elephant menace
3 years, 8 months ago

Farmers in Gudiyatham want solution to elephant menace

The Hindu  

On most nights, 65-year-old G.M. Rajagopalan and farmers like him spend sleepless nights by the Palamaner Road running through Kottamitta village in Gudiyatham. During the day time, we chase away monkeys, deer and wild boar that destroy our produce,” said Mr. Rajagopalan. “Hence, a few affluent farmers have installed solar powered electric fences by spending money from their pockets. “We also have elephant proof trenches, but they are not maintained well due to lack of funds,” said an official.

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Elephants hate bees – here's why that's good news for Kenyan farmers
1 week, 2 days ago

Elephants hate bees – here's why that's good news for Kenyan farmers

BBC  

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Forest dept. begins installation of solar fence in Aralam farm to prevent elephant intrusion
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Forest dept. begins installation of solar fence in Aralam farm to prevent elephant intrusion

The Hindu  

The Forest department has initiated the construction of a solar fence at Aralam Farm to prevent wild elephants from straying into human settlements. The temporary solar fence, spanning four kilometers, is being set up between Paripputhodu and Kottapara along the forest borders within the TRDM limits. He said Forest department officials, along with employees from the Aralam and Kannur forest …

Progress of elephant wall construction at Aralam to be reviewed
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Progress of elephant wall construction at Aralam to be reviewed

The Hindu  

The progress of an elephant wall construction in Aralam will be directly assessed on Friday, along with a site inspection led by MLA Sunny Joseph and District Collector Arun K. Vijayan, said Forest and Wildlife Minister A.K. As a measure against the increasing human-wildlife conflict, a 10-day special drive, with as may as 50 local residents participating, will be conducted …

Forest dept. urge new methods to keep elephants away from Munnar panchayat dump yard
2 months ago

Forest dept. urge new methods to keep elephants away from Munnar panchayat dump yard

The Hindu  

The Forest department has urged the Munnar grama panchayat to purchase a 12-bore pump-action gun to keep the wild elephants from entering the panchayat-owned waste dumping yard at Kallar. Munnar range officer Biju S. said, “The animals can be kept away using a pump-action gun in three ways: by using the sound, firing rubber bullets, and firing pellets. A recent …

Farmers urge forest officials for immediate action to prevent elephant raids
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmers urge forest officials for immediate action to prevent elephant raids

The Hindu  

Farmers in the Bangarupalayam mandal of Chittoor district are incurring significant crop losses due to repeated incursions by elephants. Farmers voiced their dissatisfaction over the loss of their hard-earned produce and urged the forest officials to take measures to prevent such incidents. Other farmers echoed his complaint, blaming forest officials accountable for their lack of effective preventive measures. A senior …

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

App to mitigate human-elephant conflict in Assam developed
7 months, 2 weeks ago

App to mitigate human-elephant conflict in Assam developed

The Hindu  

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Farmers raise concerns as wild elephants continue to raid cattle sheds, fields near Coimbatore
8 months ago

Farmers raise concerns as wild elephants continue to raid cattle sheds, fields near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

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Tamil Nadu: Mettupalayam farmer to remove electric fence for jumbo’s easy movement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Mettupalayam farmer to remove electric fence for jumbo’s easy movement

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Heeding to requests from the forest department, a farmer from Samayapuram of Mettupalayam has disconnected solar power supply and will soon remove a fence he had put up to protect his banana plantation and facilitate free movement of elephants. Forest officials contacted the farmer, who wished to remain anonymous, after locals captured a video of ‘Baahubali’ elephant standing confused …

Coimbatore farmers demand preventive measures to reduce crop, property damage by elephants
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore farmers demand preventive measures to reduce crop, property damage by elephants

The Hindu  

With damages to crops and properties by elephants becoming a regular affair in villages bordering forests in Coimbatore district, farmers are demanding the Forest Department to take preventive measures such as digging of elephant-proof trenches along forest boundaries and installation of solar-powered electric fencing. They said the extent of damage caused by wild elephants in farm lands adjoining forests was …

The elephants who destroy livelihoods and lives in Nepal on their desperate search of food
1 year, 2 months ago

The elephants who destroy livelihoods and lives in Nepal on their desperate search of food

ABC  

Elephants and farmers are an uneasy mix in Nepal, where a single hungry herd can destroy livelihoods — and take lives. "I expect more elephants to come at any time," he says. Uddav Oli, a sugar cane farmer in Budhabare — a town behind Bahundangi, deeper into Nepal – says elephants come through nearly every day. The government does provide …

Farmers from Coimbatore demand timely release of compensation, measures to protect crops from wild animals
1 year, 6 months ago

Farmers from Coimbatore demand timely release of compensation, measures to protect crops from wild animals

The Hindu  

Farmers from various parts of the district have demanded the Forest Department and the Coimbatore district administration to ensure timely payment of compensation for crops damaged by wild animals and effective measures to prevent animals from entering human habitations. Removal of encroachments on forest boundaries, routine maintenance of trenches and establishment of solar fencing along forest boundaries were among other …

Two female elephants and a makhna killed by illegal electric fence in Dharmapuri
2 years ago

Two female elephants and a makhna killed by illegal electric fence in Dharmapuri

The Hindu  

Two adult female elephants and a makhna were electrocuted by an illegal electric farm fence here, near a village in Marandahalli late Monday, March 6, 2023. Two calves that were part of the group however were saved in time after the forest squad alerted the TANGEDCO staff to disconnect the wire. The incident happened near the reserve forest past 10.30 …

Elephants damage crops in forested hamlets in AP\'s Palamaner mandal
2 years, 1 month ago

Elephants damage crops in forested hamlets in AP\'s Palamaner mandal

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: A herd of elephants created a ruckus in Diguva Marumuru village and the surrounding hamlets under Kolamasanpalli panchayat in Palamaner constituency during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The herd ravaged banana plantations and other crops across large stretches of land and stormed towards the bustling crowd of locals, who then rushed into fields to drive the animals …

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding
2 years, 2 months ago

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: To curb the menace of elephants from the wild eating away crops and destroying the properties of villagers, the forest authorities have come up with an action plan. They propose to erect fences and set up barricades around the 300-hectare reserve forest area at a cost of Rs 40 crore in Parvathipuram-Manyam district. The forest authorities intend to dig …

Foresters plan ways to curb tusker menace in north Andhra
2 years, 3 months ago

Foresters plan ways to curb tusker menace in north Andhra

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Foresters here are planning new ways to deal with elephant menace in the region as the herds stray into villages and eat away crops like sugarcane, paddy, plantains, vegetables etc, causing huge loss to farmers. A nine-member herd including a male and two calves were seen moving around the villages and forest areas in Palakonda, Parvathipuram, Kurupam and Pathapatnam …

Illegal electric fence in farmland kills wild elephant in Chittoor district
2 years, 4 months ago

Illegal electric fence in farmland kills wild elephant in Chittoor district

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: A wild elephant was killed as it came in contact with a live electric fence put up illegally around a farm close to the forest area at Nagireddypalli in V Kota mandal, Chittoor district, on Wednesday. Chittoor west region DFO Chaitanya Reddy told Deccan Chronicle that the lone male elephant, aged around 30, was moving around the farm at …

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants
4 years, 1 month ago

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants

The Hindu  

With rows of Sri Lankan flags fluttering in the morning breeze, it was not hard to spot the Independence Day event on Thursday in Walsapugala village, in the southern Hambantota district. “What does an Independence Day mean, when neither our farmers nor our elephants are free?” Mr. Samarawickrama’s organisation, and some 80 other farmer groups in the district, have been …

Stray elephants are getting electrocuted in outskirts
5 years, 7 months ago

Stray elephants are getting electrocuted in outskirts

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Kuttampuzha, in the eastern outskirts of Ernakulam, is witnessing straying of wild elephants into populated areas and many of them being electrocuted in the process. This is third elephant to die in the season in these parts and every monsoon season many elephants are electrocuted in these areas though the government estimates in the region put it at six …

Karnataka: Power lines continue to trip jumbos
7 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka: Power lines continue to trip jumbos

Deccan Chronicle  

Chamarajanagar: In June, six elephants got electrocuted due to snapped power cables in Virajpet, and within 11 days two more jumbos have been victims of illegal electrification of fences in villages bordering Bandipur. The latest victim is a male tusker, around 35 years, to illegally drawn electricity supply to power the fence belonging to Ravish and Lakshman Gowda at Devalapurahundi …

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