Farmers protest against move to relocate wild elephant
1 year, 8 months ago

Farmers protest against move to relocate wild elephant

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram Protest intensified in many areas of Palakkad and Thrissur districts on Monday over the move to relocate a rogue elephant nicknamed Arikomban from Idukki to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary following the directive of the Kerala high court. Earlier, the court had blocked the forest department’s move to make it a “kumki” elephant after the intervention of animal activists. But many villages around the tiger reserve opposed the move vehemently saying troublemaking elephant notorious for many deaths and destruction of properties in Idukki will spell doom for them. Last month the HC had stayed the “Operation Arikomban” after the People for Animals and Walking Eye Foundation for Animal Advocacy approached the court saying the move to capture the elephant and making it a “kumki” through rigorous training was unscientific and cruel.

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

MLA wants Karnataka government to allow shooting at elephants entering farm land

India Today  

Harish Poonja, a BJP MLA from Karnataka’s Belthangady constituency, made a request on the Legislative Assembly floor. Discussing the challenges faced by farmers due to wild elephants destroying their crops, Poonja said: “Give a chance to the farmers. There is a law and as an MLA you have to make people understand what that law is,” Khandre told Poonja regarding …

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

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

India Today  

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

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions
1 month, 1 week ago

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions

Hindustan Times  

Amid the presence of a herd of wild elephants near residential areas, the Chikkamagaluru district administration on Monday imposed restrictions on movement of people in 13 villages across two gram panchayats and declared a holiday for educational institutions to ensure safety as forest department teams attempt to drive the elephants back to their habitat. Amid the presence of a herd …

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 …

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District

The Hindu  

Two elephant herds causing panic among people of Parvatipuram-Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh have led to a sense of urgency among the local residents. The incident has resulted in the death of a 74-year-old farmer and caused widespread damage to crops. The district forest officer has been tracking the movements of the elephants to prevent further untoward incidents, while the …

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, …

Murivalan dies, Chakkakomban now sole bull elephant in Kerala's Chinnakkanal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Murivalan dies, Chakkakomban now sole bull elephant in Kerala's Chinnakkanal

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: Chinnakkanal has lost one of its iconic elephants, nicknamed Murivalan, after it had suffered grievous injuries following a fight with his rival Chakkakomban. The giant tusker was one of the last two remaining bulls which roamed the wilderness of the Chinnakkanal region extending from the Gap Road to the Anayirankal dam. “In Chinnakkanal, where the adult elephant population is …

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to send eight Kumki elephants along with mahouts to Andhra Pradesh to help it drive away wild elephants that have been wreaking havoc in the forests of Chittoor and also north Andhra districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram. Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and forest minister Pawan Kalyan being felicitated by Karnataka forest minister Eshwar …

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 …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

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 …

Jumbo herds cause panic in Baripada
8 months ago

Jumbo herds cause panic in Baripada

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA : Forest officials in the Baripada territorial division of Mayurbhanj district are grappling with the challenge of managing and deploying manpower to control the movement of two herds of elephants. A herd of 64 elephants from the neighbouring Jharkhand, along with another herd of 21 elephants from Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, have been wreaking havoc in the …

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

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

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

Straying tusker in human habitats in Wayanad driven away to forest
8 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

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 …

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind
10 months, 1 week ago

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind

The Hindu  

Romith Eldho, 12, is still in a state of shock. Like the Belur makhna, which has eluded capture, Thannerkomban was a radio-collared bull elephant released by Karnataka forest officials in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve bordering the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. They also waylaid the District Collector, forest officials, and the District Police Chief demanding protection for their life and property, and …

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 …

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Wild elephant keeps Wayanad town on toes for hours
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant keeps Wayanad town on toes for hours

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Mananthavady town of Wayanad District in Kerala on Friday after a wild elephant strayed into thickly populated areas of the township creating panic among the people. With the elephant moving around in the thickly populated areas of the township, Wayanad district collector Dr Renu Raj clamped prohibitory orders in Mananthavady municipality …

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

Elephant forcefully enters Haridwar district court, causes panic
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant forcefully enters Haridwar district court, causes panic

Hindustan Times  

Chaos ensued at the district court in Haridwar, Uttrakhand after an elephant broke the gate and entered the premises. Elephant tore down the gate of district court in Haridwar. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} "In areas adjacent to jungles, there have been many occurrences where an Elephant made its way into Haridwar, in this instance it was the District Collector's office, …

Elephant Herd Runs Amok in AP's Vallivedu Panchayat
1 year ago

Elephant Herd Runs Amok in AP's Vallivedu Panchayat

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: A herd of wild elephants went on a rampage in Vallivedu village in Pakala mandal of this district on Monday night, damaging mango orchards and other agricultural fields. Tirupati urban development authority chairman Chevireddy Mohith Reddy visited the region on Tuesday morning and interacted with local farmers. The Tuda chief said the forest department would take appropriate steps to …

Parvathipuram Manyam Forest Department Issues Alert on Roaming Elephants
1 year, 3 months ago

Parvathipuram Manyam Forest Department Issues Alert on Roaming Elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: The forest department of Parvathipuram Manyam district is on high alert to prevent man-animal conflict as a lone male elephant and two herds of elephants are moving in the forests of Kurupam Mandal. Prasuna said the single elephant 'Hari’ was on the top of the Artham Hills, and the remaining seven elephants were in the Old Duggi submerged area …

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, 5 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 …

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 …

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 …

Elephants spotted at Peddhavalasa, officials alert residents
1 year, 6 months ago

Elephants spotted at Peddhavalasa, officials alert residents

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: A group of eight elephants was sighted roaming in Peddhavalasa village limits of Komarada mandal. The elephant monitoring unit forest range officer spotted them, confirmed district forest officer G.A.P. Forest department officials requested villagers not to obstruct the staff performing their duty, she said. The department had been requesting the locals not to drive away elephants using aggressive means. …

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 …

Elephant Arikompan captured in Theni district; to be shifted to Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
1 year, 6 months ago

Elephant Arikompan captured in Theni district; to be shifted to Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

Ending an operation that lasted over five days, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials successfully tranquillised wild elephant, Arikompan also known as Arisikompan, at Uthamapalayam in the Chinna Ovulapuram reserve forest in Theni district, early on Monday, June 5, 2023. The pachyderm was transported in a truck by Forest Department officials, and as the vehicle entered villages, residents lined up …

Arikomban is now in Megamalai reserve forest: T.N. Forest Minister Mathiventhan
1 year, 6 months ago

Arikomban is now in Megamalai reserve forest: T.N. Forest Minister Mathiventhan

The Hindu  

The lone tusker - Arikomban has moved inside the Megamalai reserve forest area and the pachyderm is being closely watched by a team of officials and ground staff from the forest department, with the support of personnel from the police, fire and revenue departments, said the Tamil Nadu Forest Minister M. Mathiventhan here on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Now, with …

Cumbum
1 year, 6 months ago

Cumbum

The Hindu  

With the rogue tusker — Arikomban — entering the streets of Cumbum town on Saturday, the police and forest authorities, who were visibly taken aback, announced Section 144 prohibiting the residents from stepping out of their dwellings until further orders. Superintendent of Police Praveen Umesh Dongare, District Forest Officer Samartha, Megamalai Tiger Reserve Deputy Director Anand, forest rangers Muralidharan and …

A jumbo task at hand
1 year, 7 months ago

A jumbo task at hand

The Hindu  

Only four days ago, four elephants of a herd of 18 dwelling in the forest near Katragadda village of Bhamini mandal in Parvatipuram-Manyam district were electrocuted while moving in search of food and water. Brewing human-wildlife conflict At present, the combined population of wild elephants, both residents and migrants, in the Kaundinya sanctuary and the Seshachalam ranges of the Annamayya …

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, …

Kerala elephant who terrorised villagers released in reserve
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala elephant who terrorised villagers released in reserve

Hindustan Times  

A bull elephant notorious for breaking into homes and ration shops to steal rice, earning him the moniker of Arikomban was on Sunday morning released into the deep interiors of Periyar Tiger Reserve, forest officials said. This picture taken on April 29, 2023, shows forest officials transporting 'Arikomban' the wild elephant, at Idukki district in India's Kerala state. Giving details …

Mission Arikomban: Forest dept fails to trace rogue elephant on Day 1
1 year, 7 months ago

Mission Arikomban: Forest dept fails to trace rogue elephant on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala forest department on Friday called off for the day its much touted predawn operation in Idukki district to dart and relocate the rogue elephant named Arikomban after it failed to locate the wild animal even as prohibitory orders were also clamped in several areas of the district, said a senior official familiar with the developments. Seven teams of …

Jumbo Mission: Why Kerala is trying to capture Arikomban, the 'infamous' rice-eating elephant
1 year, 7 months ago

Jumbo Mission: Why Kerala is trying to capture Arikomban, the 'infamous' rice-eating elephant

Firstpost  

Forest department officials are on the hunt for an elephant, who is over 30 years old, that goes by the name Arikomban. After months of back and forth of debates, the Kerala government finally undertook Mission Arikomban on Friday morning around 4.30 am to capture the tusker from Chinnakanal where it has become a menace by raiding houses and public …

Special radio collar for ‘rogue elephant’
1 year, 8 months ago

Special radio collar for ‘rogue elephant’

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram In March, the high court had stayed the forest department’s order to make Arikomban a ‘kumki’ elephant after the intervention of animal activists and appointed an expert committee. As uncertainty over finding a suitable location for Idukki’s rogue elephant named ‘Arikomban’ continues, the state radio collar from Assam to be fitted on the animal reached the forest department’s office …

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 …

Kerala to approach Supreme Court against move to relocate wild elephant
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala to approach Supreme Court against move to relocate wild elephant

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government has decided to approach the Supreme Court seeking a permanent solution on wild elephant nicknamed Arikomban after several villages in Palakkad and Thrissur districts opposed the high court’s directive to relocate the jumbo in Parambikulam tiger reserve, said state forest minister AK Saseendran on Friday. Many villages around Parambikulam opposed the move to relocate the animal. Two …

Kerala: Protests intensify against HC’s order to relocate rogue elephant
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala: Protests intensify against HC’s order to relocate rogue elephant

Hindustan Times  

Villagers in Palakkad and Thrissur districts on Monday intensified their protest against the move to relocate Arikomban, a rogue elephant, from Idukki to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary following Kerala high court’s order. Locals staged a sit-in protest in front of wildlife warden’s office in Nemmara The high court last week ordered that the 40-year-old jumbo, which has been wreaking havoc in …

Kerala HC orders capture, radio-collaring, translocation of rogue tusker Arikomban
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala HC orders capture, radio-collaring, translocation of rogue tusker Arikomban

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the capture, radio-collaring, and translocation of Arikomban, the rogue wild elephant causing havoc in the Chinnakanal and the Shanthanpara region, a hilly area in Idukki district. The HC said, “No celebrations or beating of drums or bursting of crackers shall be allowed anywhere near the animal after its capture or during its transport.” …

'Balance Of Convenience Lies Against Immediate Capture Of Arikomban': Kerala High Court Constitutes Expert Committee
1 year, 8 months ago

'Balance Of Convenience Lies Against Immediate Capture Of Arikomban': Kerala High Court Constitutes Expert Committee

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court was of the firm view that under the present circumstances, the balance of convenience would lie against the immediate capture of the wild tusker ‘Arikomban’, a rogue elephant which is causing disturbances in human settlements near Munnar.Taking note of the 'deplorable state' of captive elephants, as well as various instances of cruelty meted out to them, …

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 …

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