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 — Supriya Sahu IAS May 29, 2024 The herd refused to leave the side of the calf and had to be chased away by forest department staff to ensure the safety of the team of rescuers. The forest department used two earth excavators to dig a route into the well, expanding the escape route and also making a ramp for the elephant calf to walk up. Gudalur forest forest division in Nilgiris have successfully rescued a juvenile elephant from a 30-feet-deep sand well in a farmland where the young elephant had accidentally fallen,” wrote Ms. Sahu, going onto appreciate the Gudalur District Forest Officer for his efforts.

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Elephant Calf Dies in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Raising Toll to 11
1 month, 1 week ago

Elephant Calf Dies in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Raising Toll to 11

Deccan Chronicle  

BHOPAL: An elephant calf, separated from its herd and spotted in the buffer zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, died of suspected intestine infection on Sunday, a forest officer said. The exact cause of death could however be ascertained in the postmortem report”, divisional forest officer, BTR, P K Verma told this newspaper. Ten elephants, …

Elephant herd causes chaos in Andhra's villages, destroys crops and vehicles
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elephant herd causes chaos in Andhra's villages, destroys crops and vehicles

New Indian Express  

PARVATHIPURAM-MANYAM: The herd of seven elephants including a calf has been giving sleepless nights to the residents of several villages as well as the forest officials for the past few days in Parvathipuram mandal by destroying standing crops, trampling vehicles and creating havoc. Forest officials on Wednesday promulgated section 144 in Venkampeta and surrounding villages to avoid any untoward incident …

Day after separation, calf reunited with mom at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in TN
4 months, 1 week ago

Day after separation, calf reunited with mom at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in TN

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A one-year-old female elephant calf was successfully reunited with its herd at Avarallah forest beat in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. Forest officials said that on Monday evening the field-level staff had noticed a calf wandering alone near Susuramattam. After an hour-long search, the team noticed three herds, and after three consecutive attempts, the calf finally reunited with its …

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 …

Elephant electrocuted while entering encroached land used for farming in Gudalur
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant electrocuted while entering encroached land used for farming in Gudalur

The Hindu  

An elephant was electrocuted when it tried to enter an encroached piece of revenue land that was being used for farming crops in Gudalur on August 7, 2024 morning. The encroacher, identified as Balakrishnan, is said to have put up a temporary fence on a portion of “assessed wasteland” that had been demarcated by the Revenue Department at Vadavayal in …

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 …

Tamil Nadu forest officials rescue struggling baby elephant from water canal
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu forest officials rescue struggling baby elephant from water canal

India Today  

IAS officer Supriya Sahu recently shared a heartwarming story of a mother elephant and her calf reunited after a dramatic rescue. The baby elephant had become trapped in a water channel in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Watch the videos here: During regular patrolling Mudumalai Tiger Reserve field staff found a baby elephant struggling to come out of a water channel.The …

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 …

Elephant calf found weak and alone in Erode’s Sathyamangalam forest
6 months, 1 week ago

Elephant calf found weak and alone in Erode’s Sathyamangalam forest

The Hindu  

An elephant calf, aged between two and three years that had been united with an adult female elephant after the death of its mother, was found weak and wandering alone in the Sathyamangalam forest in Erode district. On April 11, a female wild elephant, aged between 45 and 50 years, was found sick at Pudukuiyanur village in Vadavalli, Sathyamangalam, along …

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 …

Forest Department’s repeated attempts to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother go in vain
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest Department’s repeated attempts to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother go in vain

The Hindu  

After as many as nine attempts to reunite an abandoned elephant calf with a herd over the last few days, the intended outcome remained elusive for the Forest Department till Friday evening. During the course of the day, elephant guards from Kozhikamuthi Elephant Camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve tried in vain to unite the calf with its mother at …

Efforts on to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother near Coimbatore
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Efforts on to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department staff on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, attempted to reunite a stranded wild elephant calf with its mother near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore. Officials said that the four-month-old animal is the calf of a 40-year-old wild elephant that was released into the wild by the Department on June 3, after it was treated for four days for …

Unwell wild elephant in Tamil Nadu yet to get back on its feet
7 months, 1 week ago

Unwell wild elephant in Tamil Nadu yet to get back on its feet

New Indian Express  

ERODE: The treatment of a 30-year-old wild female elephant which was found in an unconscious state in the Kadambur Hills of Erode district entered the third day on Saturday. A team of frontline staff of the Forest Department found the elephant lying in an unconscious state at Kachapallam area in Kadambur range during patrol on Thursday, said sources. However, we …

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 …

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 …

Efforts continue to reunite elephant calf with herd near Coimbatore
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Efforts continue to reunite elephant calf with herd near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Forest Department on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, continued efforts to reunite an elephant calf found abandoned on Saturday, April 6, with a herd near Periyanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore district. Field staff rescued the calf and took it to a herd that had come to drink water at a trough in Rayaruthupathi village near Naickenpalayam on Saturday evening. Though a female …

Ailing elephant treated by T.N. Forest Department near Mudumalai
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing elephant treated by T.N. Forest Department near Mudumalai

The Hindu  

A six-year-old male elephant, found in a state of severe distress near Masinagudi in the Singara Forest Range, was treated by veterinarians from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Friday, April 5, 2024. According to officials, the stricken elephant was found in a private property along the Masinagudi to Singara road on Friday morning by local residents, who informed the …

Ailing wild elephant dies, calf united with herd
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing wild elephant dies, calf united with herd

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged 45-50, that was under treatment for the last two days died in a forest area at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve near the Bannari – Bhavanisagar road here on Tuesday. Since the veterinarians concluded that the mother elephant would not survive, the Forest Department decided to reunite the calf with its herd and planned an operation. …

Tamil Nadu forest officials treat sick elephant and her calf. IAS officer shares post
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu forest officials treat sick elephant and her calf. IAS officer shares post

India Today  

Forest officials at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu are going above and beyond to nurse a very unwell female elephant back to health. The caption accompanying Supriya Sahu's post reads, “A very difficult time for the Forest Team at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve as they are putting their best efforts to treat a very unwell female elephant. Her …

Elephant calf rescued from canal, reunited with mother, by T.N. Forest team in Pollachi
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Elephant calf rescued from canal, reunited with mother, by T.N. Forest team in Pollachi

The Hindu  

An elephant calf that had slipped and fallen into the PAP contour canal in Pollachi was rescued and reunited with its mother, in a risky operation by T.N. The Forest Department staff had waited for the mother elephant to get a little away from the calf and then stepped into the canal for the hazardous rescue operation. Our hearts are …

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 …

Dhenkanal forest officials help baby elephant reunite with mama. Watch
11 months ago

Dhenkanal forest officials help baby elephant reunite with mama. Watch

Hindustan Times  

When a baby elephant was found stranded in a trench, forest officials in Dhenkanal, Odisha, acted quickly and came to its aid. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared the incident on X and posted a few videos of the calf. IFS Susanta Nanda, in his tweet, wrote, “Staff of Dhenkanal detected an elephant calf stuck in a trench, with …

Odisha forest officers reunite baby elephant with its mother. Here's how
11 months ago

Odisha forest officers reunite baby elephant with its mother. Here's how

India Today  

In a heartwarming rescue operation in Dhenkanal, Odisha, forest officials saved an elephant calf that had fallen into a trench. The incident was shared by Indian Forest Service Officer Susanta Nanda, who took to social media to share the story of the calf's plight and the reunion with its mother. “Staff of Dhenkanal detected an elephant calf stuck in a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ captured at Talavadi Hill, translocated to Thattakarai Forest Range in Erode division
1 year, 8 months ago

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ captured at Talavadi Hill, translocated to Thattakarai Forest Range in Erode division

The Hindu  

A wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, that was involved in frequent incidents of crop raiding and conflicts with humans in Talavadi Hills for over a year, was captured in an early morning operation, here on April 17, 2023. The elephant was translocated and released into the interior forest area at Thattakarai Forest Range in Erode Division in the evening. Devendra Kumar …

Elephant calf killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh: Forest official
1 year, 8 months ago

Elephant calf killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh: Forest official

Hindustan Times  

A baby wild elephant was reportedly killed by three tigers in Badhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district on Saturday, said a forest official. Sub-divisional officer of forest Panpatha core of BTR, L Bharti said, “The one-and-a-half-year-old elephant calf got distracted from the herd while drinking water. The carcass of calf was found on Tuesday morning.” Bharti said, “We found pug …

Operation to capture wild elephant in Erode district’s Talavadi Hills to resume after kumkis arrive
1 year, 8 months ago

Operation to capture wild elephant in Erode district’s Talavadi Hills to resume after kumkis arrive

The Hindu  

‘Operation Black’ to capture a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills, fix a radio collar it and translocate it, is expected to resume once kumkis arrive from the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Wednesday. Two kumkis, Bomman and Sujay, that were stationed at the base camp at Maharajapuram in Talavadi Forest Range for the operation …

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ gives forest officials the slip in Talavadi Hills
1 year, 8 months ago

Wild elephant ‘Karuppan’ gives forest officials the slip in Talavadi Hills

The Hindu  

The Forest Department’s attempt at capturing a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills in erode district failed for the second time in a week, as the darted elephant was not fully sedated and it entered into the forest area. The elephant was tracked in a farm land in Talavadi Forest Range on Tuesday morning and the veterinarians fired a …

Retired veterinarian roped in to capture wild elephant Karuppan in Erode Talavadi Hills
1 year, 9 months ago

Retired veterinarian roped in to capture wild elephant Karuppan in Erode Talavadi Hills

The Hindu  

The Forest Department in Erode district has roped in retired veterinarian N.S. Manoharan to carry out an operation to capture a wild elephant nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills, and fix a radio collar on it and translocate it here, on Tuesday. The move comes after the Forest Department’s 100-member team, including veterinarians, failed to capture the elephant during the ‘Operation …

Captured ‘makhna’ elephant released in Ulandy range
1 year, 9 months ago

Captured ‘makhna’ elephant released in Ulandy range

The Hindu  

The ‘makhna’ elephant that was captured at Perur in Coimbatore by the Forest department on Thursday evening was released into a dense forest area in Ulandy range during the night hours of Friday. The elephant quenched its thirst at a check dam in Karuneerpalam in Ulandy range, soon after it was let off, a press release issued by the Forest …

‘Makhna’ elephant captured in Coimbatore, shifted to rescue truck amid stiff resistance
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Makhna’ elephant captured in Coimbatore, shifted to rescue truck amid stiff resistance

The Hindu  

A wild ‘makhna’ elephant was tranquillized and shifted to a rescue truck of the Forest Department with the support of a ‘kumki’ elephant, bigger than the ‘makhna’, at a banana field in Coimbatore on Thursday. Sources in the Forest Department said the elephant’s capture was a huge relief for farmers on the fringes and adjoining areas of Pollachi Forest Division, …

Operation to capture killer elephant launched in Dakshina Kannada
1 year, 10 months ago

Operation to capture killer elephant launched in Dakshina Kannada

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Karnataka Forest Department has launched a major operation to capture a wild elephant which killed two people in Kadaba Taluk. Ranjitha and Ramesh Rai lost their lives on Monday morning after being attacked by the wild elephant in Renjaladi village of Kadaba Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The operation is being led by Deputy Conservator of Forest Dinesh Kumar, …

Army rescues 35-yr-old elephant in Uttarakhand; condition remains critical
1 year, 10 months ago

Army rescues 35-yr-old elephant in Uttarakhand; condition remains critical

Hindustan Times  

The army came to the rescue of a critically injured 35-year-old elephant with a fractured front leg and worn out foot pads for over a week. Lt Col Manish Shrivastava, public relations officer defence Dehradun said on Saturday evening, Bengal Engineer Group and Centre, Roorkee, Haridwar, received a call to assist Wildlife SOS, an organisation actively rescuing animals since 1995. …

Elephant causing damage to crops in Dharmapuri village captured, released into Anamalai Tiger Reserve
1 year, 10 months ago

Elephant causing damage to crops in Dharmapuri village captured, released into Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A ‘makhna’ that was captured from a village in Dharmapuri district on Sunday, was released into the wild in Varagaliyar, in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Monday. Watch | Elephant causing damage to crops in Dharmapuri village captured S. Ramasubramanian, Field Diretor of ATR, told The Hindu that the makhna, aged around 35, was released into the wild at 8 …

’Operation Black’ to capture wild elephant begins at Talavadi Hills in Erode
1 year, 11 months ago

’Operation Black’ to capture wild elephant begins at Talavadi Hills in Erode

The Hindu  

On the first day of ‘Operation Black’ to track a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, and fix a radio collar on it and relocate it in Talavadi Hills, three teams of the Forest Department identified the place where the elephants takes rest during day time at Akkurjorai forest area in Jerahalli forest range of Hasanur Division here on Thursday. Each team …

Elephant calf hit by train, falls into gorge. She has spinal injuries, say officials
2 years ago

Elephant calf hit by train, falls into gorge. She has spinal injuries, say officials

Hindustan Times  

HALDWANI: Forest officers in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district had to fire shots in the air to drive away a herd of elephants from an 18-month-old calf that sustained spinal injuries after being hit by a train on Sunday. Forest department officers said the elephant calf, which fell into a gorge after the accident, was treated for over three hours by the …

Elephant set to carry howdah in next Dussehra dies in attack by rouge tusker
2 years ago

Elephant set to carry howdah in next Dussehra dies in attack by rouge tusker

Hindustan Times  

An elephant pitched to be the successor to carry the golden howdah during the next years’s Dussehra celebration in Mysuru, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in a fight with another elephant in the district’s Hunsur city, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. According to the forest department officials, the elephant was staying in Veeranahosalli elephant camp near …

WATCH | Young elephant rescued from well in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor
2 years, 1 month ago

WATCH | Young elephant rescued from well in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor

Hindustan Times  

An elephant that fell into a well in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor on Monday night was rescued Tuesday by officials of the forest department and fire brigade. A video shared by news agency ANI shows a JCB machine razing a portion of the well's wall and making a slope for the elephant to climb out. As officials worked to rescue the …

Delayed rescue of elephant in Assam sparks debate of state’s preparedness
2 years, 2 months ago

Delayed rescue of elephant in Assam sparks debate of state’s preparedness

Hindustan Times  

A speeding train hit a herd of wild elephants crossing the railway tracks at Titabor in Assam’s Jorhat district on the night of October 9. Delayed rescue of elephant in Assam sparks debate of state’s preparedness The impact toppled the elephant, which sustained injuries on both her hind legs, into a small stream. Status of rescue capabilities The incident at …

Tamil Nadu forest officials learn the ‘language of elephants’, thanks to calf rescue missions
2 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu forest officials learn the ‘language of elephants’, thanks to calf rescue missions

The Hindu  

Over the last one year, the Tamil Nadu Forest department has successfully reunited three elephant calves that got separated from their herds in the Nilgiris district. Infrasonic communication The seasoned veterinarian, who has assisted the Forest department in many such operations in the past, including the most recent effort in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, said adult elephants could communicate over …

Watch video: Tamil Nadu foresters reunite baby elephant with its mother
2 years, 3 months ago

Watch video: Tamil Nadu foresters reunite baby elephant with its mother

Firstpost  

The efforts by the foresters were highly appreciated by the people in the comment section. While praising the Tamil Nadu foresters for their efforts, Supriya Sahu wrote in the caption, “The exercise which lasted the whole day successfully tracked the mother elephant and got the lost baby back to the loving care of the mother.” Have a look at this …

T.N. Forest Department reunites elephant calf with herd in Nilgiris after three days
2 years, 3 months ago

T.N. Forest Department reunites elephant calf with herd in Nilgiris after three days

The Hindu  

After a three-day-long search, the forest department officials in the Nilgiris said they managed to track down the mother of a two-month-old elephant calf that got separated from its herd last week. Glucose and coconut water was given to the elephant calf over the three days while forest department staff searched using drone cameras for the mother of the animal. …

Efforts to reunite elephant calf with mother continue
2 years, 3 months ago

Efforts to reunite elephant calf with mother continue

The Hindu  

Efforts to reunite the two-month-old elephant calf that got separated from its herd in the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve are continuing, stated forest department officials. Teams of forest department staff managed to rescue the calf and searched nearby areas to find the herd to which it belonged to. Mr. Venkatesh said that six teams of forest department …

Elephant calf rescued from Sigurhalla River in the Nilgiris
2 years, 3 months ago

Elephant calf rescued from Sigurhalla River in the Nilgiris

The Hindu  

An elephant calf was rescued by the forest department after it was swept away by the flooded Sigurhalla River on Monday morning. P. Arunkumar, Deputy Director of MTR, said that local residents had informed the forest department of the elephant needing help after it got separated from its herd when it was washed away by the river. Fortunately, the animal …

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