Elephant Ezhattumukham Ganapathy found injured
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Elephant Ezhattumukham Ganapathy found injured

The Hindu  

Elephant Ezhattumukham Ganapathy, who shot to fame during the rescue operation of an injured elephant at Athirappilly, has been found injured. The elephant, frequently seen in the Athirappilly area, reportedly sustained a leg injury. Ganapathy became widely known after his heart-warming gesture towards the injured elephant during its rescue operation. The injured elephant, which was shifted to Kodanad elephant camp, later died.

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Injured elephant of Athirappilly in Kerala dies at Kodanad camp
1 month ago

Injured elephant of Athirappilly in Kerala dies at Kodanad camp

The Hindu  

The injured elephant from Athirappilly in Thrissur district of Kerala, which was tranquillised and transferred to the Abhayaranayam Elephant Camp at Kodanad for treatment just two days ago, died on Friday By noon, the elephant had collapsed in its kraal while undergoing treatment, as reported by the Divisional Forest Officer from Vazhachal. The elephant with a deep and severely infected …

Injured Kerala Elephant Captured, Sent To Rescue Centre for Treatment
1 month, 1 week ago

Injured Kerala Elephant Captured, Sent To Rescue Centre for Treatment

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The 35-year-old male wild elephant that was reportedly injured in a confrontation with another male elephant in Thrissur district of Kerala nearly four weeks ago, was captured on Wednesday morning and taken to the Kodanad elephant training centre in Ernakulam district. However, with videos and photographs of the injured animal, with the prominent hole on its forehead, making the …

Last-ditch attempt today to rescue elephant with hole in head
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1 month, 1 week ago

Last-ditch attempt today to rescue elephant with hole in head

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Kerala forest department has launched a last-ditch effort to save the life of an injured elephant that has a gaping hole in its forehead from an injury it suffered, reportedly after a fight with another larger male elephant a few weeks ago in Thrissur district. The rescue attempt is being mounted after an outpouring of public support in Kerala …

Kumki elephants to reach Athirappilly for treatment of injured elephant
1 month, 1 week ago

Kumki elephants to reach Athirappilly for treatment of injured elephant

The Hindu  

A team of Kumki elephants will begin arriving in Athirappilly on Sunday to assist with the treatment of the injured elephant. According to the Divisional Forest Officer, Vazhachal, one Kumki elephant will arrive on Sunday, with others following on Monday. The injured elephant will be moved to the Abhayaranyam Elephant Camp at Kodanad, where it will receive treatment in a …

Man killed as elephant runs amok at festival venue at Chittattukara in Thrissur
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man killed as elephant runs amok at festival venue at Chittattukara in Thrissur

The Hindu  

A man was killed in an attack by an elephant that was brought for a temple festival at Chittattukara in the district on Tuesday. The elephant, Chittilappilly Ganeshan, which was brought for the Painkannikkal temple festival, turned aggressive while its mahout was giving it a bath. The elephant first hit the mahout with its trunk before charging through the festival …

Injured elephant at Athirappilly tranquillised, given treatment and released to forest
2 months ago

Injured elephant at Athirappilly tranquillised, given treatment and released to forest

The Hindu  

An elephant that was found with a severely infected wound on its forehead was tranquillised on Friday morning and given treatment by a specialised veterinary team. Despite its attempts to charge at them, the team, led by Chief Veterinary Officer Arun Zacharia, successfully sedated the elephant on Friday morning. Though the elephant was initially spotted near the Chalakudy river on …

Wild elephant with forehead wound tranquillised after three-day operation at Athirappilly in Kerala
2 months ago

Wild elephant with forehead wound tranquillised after three-day operation at Athirappilly in Kerala

The Hindu  

An injured wild elephant, found with a severe infected wound on its forehead, was tranquillised near Athirappilly in Thrissur district of Kerala on Friday morning by a specialised veterinary team. Despite the animal’s attempts to charge at them, the team, led by Chief Veterinary Officer Arun Zacharia, successfully sedated the elephant. Though the elephant was initially spotted near the Chalakudy …

Efforts continue to trace injured elephant in Athirappilly
2 months ago

Efforts continue to trace injured elephant in Athirappilly

The Hindu  

A special task force led by Chief Veterinary Officer Arun Zacharia continued its efforts on Thursday too to track down an elephant found with a severe injury on its forehead at Athirapilly. The team also comprises veterinarians who are on a mission to treat the elephant, which has a serious infection in its wound, after tranquilising it. Drones were deployed …

Man injured in elephant attack near Coimbatore
2 months ago

Man injured in elephant attack near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A 23-year-old man suffered injuries after reportedly being attacked by a male wild elephant near Karamadai in Coimbatore district late on Tuesday. The injured man has been identified as S. Sathishkumar, a resident of Thondai tribal settlement falling under the Velliangadu east forest beat of Karamadai range. An official with the Forest Department said Sathishkumar and his two friends had …

Elephant found with injury on forehead in Athirappilly being monitored
2 months ago

Elephant found with injury on forehead in Athirappilly being monitored

The Hindu  

Forest officials have reported that an injured elephant, found with a wound on its forehead, is currently being monitored in the Athirappilly area within the Ezhattumukham Forest Station limits. While no immediate intervention is necessary, the elephant is being closely monitored as per the recommendation of the veterinary doctor until the wound heals. However, due to concerns about possible exhaustion, …

Man injured during elephant attack at Tirur dies
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Man injured during elephant attack at Tirur dies

The Hindu  

Krishnan Kutty, 54, the man who suffered serious injuries in an elephant attack during the BP Angadi Nercha at Tirur in the early hours of Wednesday, died at MIMS Hospital, Kottakkal, on Friday. Hospital officials said he died from severe internal injuries after fighting for his life for two days in the intensive care unit. Two dozen spectators were injured …

Elephant grabs man with trunk, tosses him into air at Kerala temple festival. Spine-chilling video
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant grabs man with trunk, tosses him into air at Kerala temple festival. Spine-chilling video

Hindustan Times  

As many as 17 people were injured, including one critically, when an elephant became agitated during the Puthiyangadi annual 'nercha' at the BP Angadi annual festival at a mosque in Kerala's Malappuram district late last night. The terrifying incident took place at the Puthiyangadi temple festival at Tirur, Kerala. Earlier this week,a 37-year-old tribal man succumbed to injuries after being …

Injured elephant found with multiple arrow wounds in Odisha's Nuagarh reserve forest
4 months, 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 …

Elephant dies during translocation in K’taka
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Rehabilitated camp elephant that was to be “shot dead” dies in Theppakadu due to old age
1 year, 5 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 …

Tracking injured elephant’s recovery: Hassan forest dept
1 year, 6 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 …

Wild tusker dies during capture operation in Kodagu: officials
2 years, 2 months ago

Wild tusker dies during capture operation in Kodagu: officials

Hindustan Times  

A wild elephant died on Friday at Athur Nallur forest in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district during a capture mission by the forest officials. A wild elephant died at Athur Nallur forest in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district during a capture mission by the forest officials. Amid pressure from the villagers, the forest department launched a combing operation at Athur …

Thrissur: Mahout injured in elephant attack
7 years, 2 months ago

Thrissur: Mahout injured in elephant attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Thrissur: An elephant which was recuperating from musth attacked his mahout inflicting severe injuries on him on Sunday morning at Punnathur Kotta Elephant Sanctuary of Guruvayur Devaswom. Soon after the incident, elephants Peethambaran, she elephant Devi Krishna, and Gopi Kannan cut loose from their mahouts and ran out of the sanctuary creating panic in the region. On December 10, a …

Heartbreak! Karnataka Villagers Try, Fail To Save Parched Elephant
7 years, 11 months ago

Heartbreak! Karnataka Villagers Try, Fail To Save Parched Elephant

The Quint  

Heartbreaking footage shows the moment a severely dehydrated elephant collapsed and struggled for life, hours before its ultimate and untimely death in southern India. In an attempt to save the elephant, forest officials and locals drenched the giant animal in water and provided energy-rich fluids - but in spite of their efforts, the extremely weak animal could not stand up. …

Another tusker dies a day after sedative shot in Coimbatore
8 years, 9 months ago

Another tusker dies a day after sedative shot in Coimbatore

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: An adult male elephant, which was tranquilised by the Kerala forest veterinarians for treating the injuries on its right foreleg, died on Saturday near Gopanari close to Karamadai forest range in Coimbatore division. In the last five days, it is the third elephant to fall dead in Coimbatore district after a captured tusker died at the elephant camp and …

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