Estate workers, public sensitized as elephants start migrating to Valparai plateau
4 months, 1 week ago

Estate workers, public sensitized as elephants start migrating to Valparai plateau

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With the annual migratory movement of elephants to the Valparai plateau starting, the Forest Department has sensitised estate workers and the public to the need to be careful and to follow the dos and don’ts to avoid negative interactions with the pachyderms. Besides that, the smart virtual fencing system comprising 1,300 infrared-based devices installed at strategically important locations also generates alerts by sensing the presence of elephants,” said Bhargava Teja, Deputy Director of the Pollachi Division of ATR. Upon spotting elephants, the managements should alert the Department so that field staff can go to the spot and drive the animals out,” said K. Giritharan, forest range officer, Manambolly. Besides the smart virtual fencing system, the Nature Conservation Foundation’s early warning system is also alerting the public in the plateau about the presence of elephants through SMS alerts, scrolls on local cable TV networks and also through warning lights.

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