Where the elephants roam
5 years, 5 months ago

Where the elephants roam

Live Mint  

Bone-dry and ash grey, Nagarhole in the summer seems too hostile to support any form of life. They can detect a rumble from over a kilometre away.” It’s a fitting start to our morning safari in the Nagarhole National Park, which boasts of one of the world’s largest congregations of Asian elephants during summer. “During the hot, dry summer months, the animals survive by debarking trees and bushes for nourishment, so they don’t need to travel far for food, unlike in Africa,” Kumar explains. It’s also the haunt of the famous black panther, the elusive melanistic leopard that silently stalks these parts, earning the moniker “ghost of Nagarhole”. It is a riveting sight, aptly dubbed “the great elephant show on the banks of the Kabini” by wildlife film-maker Shekar Dattatri in his award-winning film Nagarhole: Tales From An Indian Jungle.

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Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharashtra forest officials have alerted their counterparts in the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district regarding the movement of a herd of seven wild elephants near the state borders. The herd is heading toward Telangana and is currently in the Aheri area of the Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra, approximately 30 km from the Telangana border. Forest officials notified residents of bordering villages …

Heartbreak in Zimbabwe park: Elephants’ desperate hunt for water
1 year ago

Heartbreak in Zimbabwe park: Elephants’ desperate hunt for water

Al Jazeera  

Storm clouds are finally gathering over Zimbabwe’s biggest animal reserve, but it has come too late for more than 110 elephants that have died in a searing, extended drought. There is little that Simba Marozva and other rangers at the Hwange National Park can do except cut the tusks off the rotting corpses before poachers find them. With the black …

Elephants Roam in Gottivalasa for 10 days, Forest Department Warns Villagers
1 year, 2 months ago

Elephants Roam in Gottivalasa for 10 days, Forest Department Warns Villagers

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Elephant herds have been roaming in Gottivalasa village for the past 10 days. The forest department has alerted the surrounding villages of Gollavanivalasa, Dalivalasa, Vudhavolu, Sivvam, Kothuru, Kotnanaraminaiduvalasa, and Vulibhadra in Garugubilli mandal to be cautious, as the elephant herds are expected to remain in the area for the next couple of days. The forest department has cautioned the …

Watch | Why is this elephant habitat in Nilgiris under threat?
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch | Why is this elephant habitat in Nilgiris under threat?

The Hindu  

Watch | Why is this elephant habitat in Nilgiris under threat? This region, comprising Mudumalai, Nagarhole, Bandipur, Sathyamangalam and Wayanad is a sanctuary for over 6,000 Asian elephants, the largest population in the world. The Segur elephant corridor is not just important for elephants; it’s also home to critically endangered vultures. WATCH : Heart touching Video of reunited elephant calf’s …

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, …

Elephants damage crops in forested hamlets in AP\'s Palamaner mandal
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Herd of wild elephants creates flutter in AP\'s Palamaner mandal
2 years ago

Herd of wild elephants creates flutter in AP\'s Palamaner mandal

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: A herd of elephants on the prowl in villages in the bordering mandals of Chittoor district wandered onto a road near Mosalimadugu hamlet in Palamaner mandal on Wednesday morning, causing concern among the public and forest officials. According to reports, the wild elephants gave commuters on the route leading to a dozen villages in the mandal tense moments by …

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady
2 years, 9 months ago

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: A team of experts from Nagarahole National Park have reached to Belthangady where herd of elephants wrecking havoc in the human habitation area. Elephants coming from the nearby forest enter the plantations and destroy crops like coconut, arecanut, and banana. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the forest officials invited experts from Nagarahole National Park. Their task is to …

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts
2 years, 11 months ago

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts

The Hindu  

It has been more than three months since a herd of wild elephants wandered across the Chhattisgarh border to the forests of Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra. Therefore, Kishor Rithe believes, “wild elephants and buffaloes can live in the combined forest area of the present Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts as the habitat of these two animals is the same. Tourism with …

Wild elephants defeat efforts to drive them into Madhya Pradesh
5 years, 1 month ago

Wild elephants defeat efforts to drive them into Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Evading confrontation with a team of forest department officials and experts, a herd of wild elephants is playing hide and seek in the Myorpur area of Sonbhadra district for the last four days, forest officials said. HT Image The wild elephants tried to enter Bichchi village around midnight on Tuesday, causing panic among the locals, forest officials said. A forest …

Wildlife Experts Concerned over Safety of Elephants in Odisha after 3 Tuskers Killed by Speeding Vehicles
5 years, 4 months ago

Wildlife Experts Concerned over Safety of Elephants in Odisha after 3 Tuskers Killed by Speeding Vehicles

News 18  

Bhubaneswar: After the death of three elephants in Odisha’s northern Keonjhar district on Thursday, wildlife experts have expressed fresh concerns over the safety of the pachyderms in the state and their dwindling numbers. “The injured elephant, who had a fractured leg, was provided medical treatment, but we failed to save her life,” said Keonjhar Divisional Forest Officer Santosh Joshi, who …

Where the elephants roam
5 years, 5 months ago

Where the elephants roam

Live Mint  

Bone-dry and ash grey, Nagarhole in the summer seems too hostile to support any form of life. They can detect a rumble from over a kilometre away.” It’s a fitting start to our morning safari in the Nagarhole National Park, which boasts of one of the world’s largest congregations of Asian elephants during summer. “During the hot, dry summer months, …

2 Nepal elephants cross UP border, wreak havoc, kill 4
5 years, 6 months ago

2 Nepal elephants cross UP border, wreak havoc, kill 4

India Today  

India's open border with Nepal has led to some unexpected migrants coming over to this side. Two wild elephants from Nepal, who lost their way and reached Uttar Pradesh, have become a menace in the region. The havoc wreaked by the elephants is such that 150 experts from five states have been roped in by the Uttar Pradesh administration to …

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