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 not remain in the forest and began frequenting villages, including Saralapathi, around 20 km off Pollachi, from where it was captured on Monday. Deputy Director of Pollachi Division of ATR Bhargava Teja, Assistant Conservator of Forests V. Selvam, and forest range officers V. Pugalendhi and M. Sundaravel led the operation.

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Elephant electrocuted by overhead wire in MP
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Elephant electrocuted by overhead wire in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Maihar: A wild elephant was on Friday found electrocuted in Maihar district of Madhya Pradesh after apparently coming in contact with a high-tension overhead electricity wire, a forest official said.The dead tusker was found in Mukundpur range, four kilometres from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve where ten wild elephants died recently after consuming some poisonous substance, he said. The elephant appeared …

Morning walker attacked by wild elephant near Coimbatore
3 months, 1 week ago

Morning walker attacked by wild elephant near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 61-year-old man from Kalayanur near Coimbatore, who went for a morning walk in his locality, was attacked by a wild elephant on Wednesday. Forest Department officials said that Mr. Ganesh had a close encounter with a lone wild elephant when he went for a morning walk from Kalayanur to Somayanur on Coimbatore – Anaikatti Road around 5.30 a.m. R. …

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 …

Seven arrested for illegal trade of elephant tusks in Odisha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven arrested for illegal trade of elephant tusks in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: In a major success, the Forest department arrested seven persons and seized from their possession five elephant tusks in a late night decoy operation in Kaptipada area on Tuesday. The arrested accused include Nauru Sai of Bidyadharpur village, Saimal Singh of Gobarasole village, Nityananda Gagrai and Birabhadra Singh of Mahulapankha village in Mayurbhanj district, Ajay Barik of Kaduani village, …

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 …

Wild elephant, calf enter residential area near Coimbatore
5 months ago

Wild elephant, calf enter residential area near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A female elephant and its calf entered a thickly populated residential area near Coimbatore on Wednesday night, leaving residents in panic. Forest Department staff said that the cow elephant and its calf entered Thiruvalluvar Nagar at Kanuvai. A female elephant and its calf entered the thickly populated Thiruvalluvar Nagar near Kanuvai in #Coimbatore district on Wednesday night. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/MChyhpfAh5 — Wilson …

Narrow escape for construction workers as elephants damage their shed near Coimbatore
5 months ago

Narrow escape for construction workers as elephants damage their shed near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Four construction workers had a narrow escape when wild elephants damaged their shed at Sowdambika Nagar near Chinna Thadagam in Coimbatore on Tuesday night. The four men, who were sleeping inside, had a narrow escape before the elephants damaged the shed looking for eatables. R. Manoharan, a farmer from nearby Kalaiyanur, said wild elephants have been causing damage to crops …

Elephant calf rescued in Udhagamandalam
6 months ago

Elephant calf rescued in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu  

An elephant calf that got stuck inside a water channel in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve was rescued by the Forest Department staff on Sunday and reunited with its mother. Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, tweeted videos of the rescue as well as of the calf reuniting with its mother on the platform “X”, formerly …

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 …

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 …

After mom’s rejection, jumbo calf taken to Theppakkadu camp
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After mom’s rejection, jumbo calf taken to Theppakkadu camp

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A wild elephant calf that could not be reunited with its mother was brought to the elephant camp at Theppakkadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Nilgiris district on Sunday morning. Coimbatore forest veterinary officer A Sukumar, Madukkarai forest range officer P Arunkumar and a few others travelled along with the elephant. Since May 30 morning two veterinarians— Sukumar and …

Elephant calf separated from mother near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu elephant camp
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant calf separated from mother near Coimbatore shifted to Theppakadu elephant camp

The Hindu  

A four-month-old elephant calf that was found separated from its mother near Coimbatore on June 5 was shifted to the Theppakadu elephant camp of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris on Sunday. The Forest Department shifted the calf to the elephant camp after multiple attempts by field staff to reunite the calf with its mother and herd failed. The …

Elephant calf rescued from 30-feet-deep well in the Nilgiris
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant calf rescued from 30-feet-deep well in the Nilgiris

The Hindu  

After an eight-hour-long operation, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department rescued an elephant calf that had fallen into an almost 30-feet-deep well in Kurinchi Nagar in Kollapalli, Pandalur on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Tamil Nadu Foresters in Gudalur Forest Division in Nilgiris have successfully rescued a juvenile elephant from a 30 feet deep sand well in a farmland where… pic.twitter.com/alZTvmVIBD — …

Kadar tribesman dies in elephant attack near Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kadar tribesman dies in elephant attack near Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

Ravi, 54, a Kadar tribesman from Nedungundram settlement in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, was trampled to death by a wild elephant late on Wednesday. Sources close to the tribal community said Ravi was the first Kadar tribesman to have been killed by a wild elephant in Tamil Nadu side, as they are known to be living in harmony with wild …

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 …

Forest Department shifts 26 captive elephants from Kozhikamuthi camp due to water scarcity, construction works
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest Department shifts 26 captive elephants from Kozhikamuthi camp due to water scarcity, construction works

The Hindu  

As part of a temporary arrangement for summer, authorities of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve have shifted 26 captive elephants from the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp near Top Slip in Coimbatore district to four other places within the reserve. Of the 26 elephants in the camp, one of the oldest in the country along with the Theppakadu camp in the Mudumalai Tiger …

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
7 months, 3 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 …

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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Separated elephant calf reunited with mother in Coimbatore
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Separated elephant calf reunited with mother in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

On Saturday morning, a three-month-old male elephant calf was discovered abandoned near a gas godown area within the Periyanaickenpalayam range and was escorted by a field team to its mother at a short distance, amid trumpeting by the members of the herd. A male #elephant calf, aged three to five months, was reunited with its mother on Saturday evening, after …

Wild elephant enters human habitations at Perur near Coimbatore; man suffers injuries
9 months ago

Wild elephant enters human habitations at Perur near Coimbatore; man suffers injuries

The Hindu  

Tension prevailed at Perur near Coimbatore after a lone tusker that entered human habitations in the early hours of Sunday passed through several residential areas and attacked one person. However, the elephant attacked one person while crossing the Perur – Siruvani road. Though the elephant passed through residential areas and Siruvani main road, it did not cause much damage or …

Narrow escape for 70-year-old woman after tusker flings her outside Kovai home
9 months, 1 week ago

Narrow escape for 70-year-old woman after tusker flings her outside Kovai home

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A 70-year-old woman had a lucky escape after a wild male elephant tossed her aside outside her home near Karadimadai locality in Madhampatti in Coimbatore district. The animal also attacked two others including a 14-year-old girl. She is a helper at a farm near Black Mariyamman temple in Karadimadai village coming under the Madukkarai forest range Forest department sources …

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 …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli, near Adimaly, under the Neriamangalam forest range on Monday morning. A senior Forest department official said that on Monday morning, a herd of wild elephants entered the Neendapara area under the Neriamangalam forest range. Five deaths in 2 months Within two months, five people lost their lives …

One-woman tusk force: A Wknd interview with Parbati Barua
10 months ago

One-woman tusk force: A Wknd interview with Parbati Barua

Hindustan Times  

When she first opened her eyes to the world, she saw an elephant. “There was more or less always one in sight.” There are other stories, like the one about how she learnt to sit astride a baby elephant before she could walk. “Afterwards, I would feel sad about taking a child away from its mother.” *** In 1977, the …

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 …

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, 1 week 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 …

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka
10 months, 2 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 …

Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has finalised the place for construction of houses for the mahouts and cavadis attached to the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Coimbatore district. Mr. Stalin had announced that houses would be built at a cost of ₹9.10 crore for mahouts and cavadis who work at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and ATR, besides giving …

Anand Mahindra thinks this elephant rescue story should be made into a short film
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Anand Mahindra thinks this elephant rescue story should be made into a short film

Hindustan Times  

Anand Mahindra took to X to reshare a post about a rescue operation. Originally tweeted by an IAS officer, the share documents how forest officials reunited a lost baby elephant with her mother. “The year ends on a heartwarming note for us at TN Forest Department, as our Foresters united a lost baby elephant with her mother and the herd …

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, …

Country made bomb kills tusker, female elephant found dead in Coimbatore Forest Division
1 year ago

Country made bomb kills tusker, female elephant found dead in Coimbatore Forest Division

The Hindu  

A tusker that suffered a mouth injury after biting into a country-made bomb and a female elephant were found dead in two neighbouring forest ranges of the Coimbatore Forest Division on Sunday and Monday. The male elephant, aged around nine, was found dead within the compound of the Central Training College of the Central Reserve Police Force at Kurudampalayam, near …

Three elephants mowed down by goods train in Bengal district: Officials
1 year ago

Three elephants mowed down by goods train in Bengal district: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Three elephants were mowed down by a goods train on Monday morning at the Buxa Tiger Reserve in Bengal’s Alipurduar district, state forest department officials said. Praveen Kaswan, deputy field director of the west range of Buxa Tiger Reserve, said, “All three elephants died on the spot. We have initiated an inquiry.” A local resident, Ajay Lora claimed that the …

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 …

Zookeeper Death: Attempts to Train Wild Elephant Largely Unsuccessful
1 year, 2 months ago

Zookeeper Death: Attempts to Train Wild Elephant Largely Unsuccessful

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Negligence in training the 40-year-old elephant, Vijay, who was captured in the wild, could have resulted in the death of 23-year-old animal keeper Shahbaz at the Nehru Zoological Park on Saturday, said sources, adding that Vijay had been showing aggressive behaviour for the past 12 years. Three months ago, a special adviser from Chennai who visited the zoo had …

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 …

Makhna translocated to Chinna Kallar explores new terrain
1 year, 4 months ago

Makhna translocated to Chinna Kallar explores new terrain

The Hindu  

The makhna that was captured and translocated from a village near Pollachi on July 31 has adapted itself to the new terrain at Chinna Kallar near Valparai, according to the Forest Department. This is the third translocation of the elephant and it has traversed a total of about 85 km in the past three weeks across the Chinna Kallar forests. …

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 …

Wild elephant damages ration shop near Coimbatore
1 year, 4 months ago

Wild elephant damages ration shop near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A ration shop near Navavoor Pirivu in Coimbatore district was damaged by a wild elephant a few days ago. Forest Department sources said a tusker damaged a ration shop at Maruthapuram near Navavoor Pirivu and ate rice on the night of July 22. People from the locality said that five elephants have been straying into human habitations near Marudhamalai, namely …

Forest Department to capture crop raider makhna for third time
1 year, 4 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 …

A temple elephant in Sri Lanka will be airlifted back to Thailand after allegations of neglect
1 year, 5 months ago

A temple elephant in Sri Lanka will be airlifted back to Thailand after allegations of neglect

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Thai royal family gave …

Wild tusker tramples man to death near Coimbatore
1 year, 6 months ago

Wild tusker tramples man to death near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 28-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Maruthamalai in Coimbatore district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as P. Kumar, a resident of Sri Ganapathy Nagar at IOB Colony near Maruthamalai. The incident happened on Tuesday evening when Kumar, his wife K. Kalpana and their three-year-old son K. Anish were returning from a forest area …

Man killed in elephant attack, female elephant found dead near Coimbatore
1 year, 6 months ago

Man killed in elephant attack, female elephant found dead near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 57-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant, and a female elephant was found dead in separate incidents near Anaikatti in Coimbatore district on Sunday, June 18, 2023. Female elephant found dead Meanwhile, a female elephant was found dead on poramboke land close to a reserve forest near Anaikatti on Sunday evening. Forest Department staff spotted …

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 …

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