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 of the operation, which involved a large number of forest personnel and four kumki elephants, a forest official said progress evaded them till the second day of operations, when another tusker, who was a competitor of Arikomban, brought the rice-favouring elephant before the forest officials enabling them to tranquilise it. The officials also said that the journey to the tiger reserve from Chinnakanal and Santhanpara areas of this hill district, where Arikomban had caused damage to human settlements, took some time due to the forest roads becoming slushy following rains.

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Forest Dept. intensifies efforts to monitor movement of tusker at Cherambadi in Pandalur
1 day, 11 hours ago

Forest Dept. intensifies efforts to monitor movement of tusker at Cherambadi in Pandalur

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has intensified efforts at monitoring an elephant that has been damaging houses at Cherambadi in Pandalur. The operation to discourage the elephant from venturing near human habitationslooking for food grains to consume, has been continuing with the usage of advanced drone technology as well as other more tested methods aimed at minimising negative human-animal interactions in the …

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
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1 week, 1 day ago

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 …

Krishnagiri residents slam foresters for delay in taking action against jumbo attack
1 week, 3 days ago

Krishnagiri residents slam foresters for delay in taking action against jumbo attack

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI: Residents of Keratti village gheraoed the vehicle of a few forest officials on Friday night as they reached the village late after they were informed about the elephant movement. However, the vehicle was released on Saturday morning after the Anchetti forest ranger and Anchetti police inspector visited the spot and pacified the residents. V Baiyappa, a resident of Keratti …

Watch: Wild elephant chases task force jeep in Hassan, team escapes by inches
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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 …

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 …

Injured elephant found with multiple arrow wounds in Odisha's Nuagarh reserve forest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Injured elephant found with multiple arrow wounds in Odisha's Nuagarh reserve forest

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: A male elephant was found grievously wounded on Sunday after being reportedly shot by poachers with arrows in Nuagarh reserve forest of Narasinghpur eastern range under Athagarh forest division. Unable to bear the pain due to multiple arrow wounds, the elephant was violently trumpeting while moving around the water body. Divisional forest officer of Athagarh JD Pati said on …

Odisha Forest Department radio-collars problematic elephants
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Forest Department radio-collars problematic elephants

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: With three solitary tuskers posing threat to human lives and property in Bonai forest division of the district, forest officials radio-collared two of them while efforts are underway to cover the third jumbo by Wednesday night. Sources in the Forest department said one of the problematic elephants was successfully tranquillised and radio-collared at a forest patch of Dharani Dhar …

20-year-old female elephant found dead in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu
3 months ago

20-year-old female elephant found dead in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: A 20-year-old female elephant was found dead at Nelakottai in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday. Forest department sources said they suspect the animal may have fallen to death from a height. Field staff of MTR noticed the carcass on Sunday, and postmortem was carried out by veterinary assistant surgeon K Rajesh Kumar on Monday in the presence of Deputy …

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 …

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 …

Fear of encounter with wild elephants grips residential areas of Matuthamalai foothills
5 months, 3 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 …

Wild elephant enters residential area, Bharathiar University campus near Coimbatore
6 months ago

Wild elephant enters residential area, Bharathiar University campus near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A couple escaped from a wild elephant that entered a residential area at the Marudhamalai foothills on Saturday night. Forest Department officials said that an adult tusker entered Arul Nagar at IOB Colony at the Marudhamalai foothills around 9.40 p.m. A wild elephant slams the gate of a house at #Maruthamalai near #Coimbatore late on Saturday, June 22. Officials said …

Farmer killed in wild elephant attack in Erode's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
6 months, 1 week ago

Farmer killed in wild elephant attack in Erode's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express  

ERODE: A 25-year-old farmer died early on Saturday after being attacked by a wild elephant on a farm, near Bhavanisagar, in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Erode district. It is said Venkatachalam and two others stayed on the farm on Friday night to protect the pumpkins," police said. "On Saturday, around 1 am, a wild elephant came out of the 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 census begins in Kerala on May 23
7 months ago

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23

The Hindu  

As many as 1,300 Forest officials and watchers will begin a three- day elephant census in the four elephant reserves in Kerala on Thursday as part of a synchronised elephant population estimation study in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Chief Wildlife warden D.Jayaprasad said Forest officials and watchers who had received training would fan out across 610 sample …

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 …

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: A wild elephant strayed into south Gadchiroli’s Bhamragarh region and trampled three people to death including two women over the last five days, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. A herd of 23 elephants entered the eastern Maharashtra district of Gadchiroli from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests in 2021 Gadchiroli circle conservator of forests Ramesh Kumar said the male …

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A wild elephant, aged between 18 and 20 years, was found dead with its tusks missing at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Talavadi Hills, Erode district, on April 22. During a routine patrol, a Forest Department team found the fully decomposed carcass in a forest near Gumtapuram village in the Talavadi Forest Range of Hasanur Division, and alerted senior officials. …

Forest officials capture one more tusker in Hassan
8 months ago

Forest officials capture one more tusker in Hassan

The Hindu  

Forest Department officials captured one more tusker after sedating it with tranquilizer dart at Nidigere forest near Hettur in Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan on Sunday. The staff, with the help of tamed elephants, captured the tusker, which the local people identified as Seege, aged about 25 to 30 years. The veterinarians fired the tranquilizer dart around 12.30 p.m and within …

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 …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 1 week ago

Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged between 45 and 50 years, that was treated by the Forest Department, died in a forest area at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, here on Thursday night. During a patrol on Thursday morning, staff found the elephant lying unconscious at Pudukuiyanur village at Vadavalli in Sathyamangalam Forest Range and alerted senior officials. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, Deputy …

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 …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing wild elephant dies in Erode’s Kadambur Hills

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged between 35 and 40 years, being treated by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, died in a forest at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district on Monday night. During a patrol on Monday morning, a Forest Department team had found the elephant in severe distress, lying unconscious in a trench along the road at Musalmaduvu …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month
9 months, 4 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 …

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action
10 months, 2 weeks 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, 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 Thanneerkomban death: Experts point to lapses in mission, Kerala forest minister orders probe
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant Thanneerkomban death: Experts point to lapses in mission, Kerala forest minister orders probe

New Indian Express  

Wildlife experts are irked that despite being aware that the elephant, in its 20s, was tranquillised just 18 days ago by Karnataka forest officials, a decision was taken to dart it again on Friday without checking its health condition. A top elephant expert, on condition of anonymity, raised serious aspersions against the forest officials who were involved in the mission …

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Tanneer Komban, a wild elephant captured in Mananthawady in Kerala’s Wayanad district, died untimely on Saturday at the Rampura elephant camp in Bandipur Tiger Reserve during a relocation attempt, raising concerns about the handling of such operations and the welfare of wildlife. Tanneer Komban, the wild elephant that died, was captured in Mananthawady in Kerala’s Wayanad district. An autopsy was …

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 …

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 …

Elephant Arjuna of Dasara fame dies after being attacked by wild tusker in Sakleshpur
1 year ago

Elephant Arjuna of Dasara fame dies after being attacked by wild tusker in Sakleshpur

The Hindu  

December 04, 2023 04:55 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - Shivamogga Sixty four-year-old Arjuna, the elephant that carried the golden howdah during the Dasara procession, died in a fight with a wild elephant during the elephant capture operation near Yeslur in Sakleshpur on Monday. During the operation, a wild tusker attacked Arjuna, who succumbed to injuries he suffered in …

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 …

Makhna translocated from Pollachi village to Valprai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve found dead
1 year, 1 month ago

Makhna translocated from Pollachi village to Valprai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve found dead

The Hindu  

A makhna that was translocated by the Forest Department from a village near Pollachi to Chinna Kallar in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve near Valparai in July this year was found dead on Sunday. A #makhna that was translocated from a village near #Pollachi to #Valparai in #Coimbatore district in July this year was found on Sunday. Forest Department suspects that …

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 …

Tracking injured elephant’s recovery: Hassan forest dept
1 year, 3 months ago

Tracking injured elephant’s recovery: Hassan forest dept

Hindustan Times  

The wild elephant, Bhima, which killed a forest guard HV Venkatesh on August 31, is recovering from its wounds, forest department officers said. “We are closely watching the movement of the elephant and the wound is getting better,” Hassan deputy conservator of forests Mohan Kumar said. Meanwhile, president of Kuniganahalli gram panchayat Shilpa Jagadeesh said, “The elephant is still suffering …

Chittoor: Foresters, Kumkis Capture Rogue Tusker
1 year, 3 months ago

Chittoor: Foresters, Kumkis Capture Rogue Tusker

Deccan Chronicle  

The marauding elephant that had been wreaking havoc in the fringes of forest areas in Chittoor district along Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border has finally been captured. A team of experts from the AP forest department used the help of two trained Kumki elephants to arraign the rogue tusker on Thursday. Divisional forest officer Chaitanya Kumar Reddy said Operation Gaja concluded …

Translocated wild elephant being monitored
1 year, 4 months ago

Translocated wild elephant being monitored

The Hindu  

The Forest Department is monitoring the movement of a makhna that was translocated from Saralapathi near Pollachi to Chinna Kallar near Valparai on Monday, using signals from the radio collar fixed on the animal and with a drone. The Department on Tuesday released drone footage of the elephant grazing in a forest area of Chinna Kallar. The animal was translocated …

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 …

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