Carcass of female elephant found in Dudhwa national park
1 year, 8 months ago

Carcass of female elephant found in Dudhwa national park

Hindustan Times  

Carcass of a wild female elephant was found in the Dudhwa National Park on Wednesday. Field director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve B Prabhakar said while patrolling in south Sonaripur range in Dudhwa National Park on Wednesday morning, the field officials sighted the carcass of a wild elephant lying in the forest. He added the Sonaripur range officer intimated deputy director DNP Rengaraju T who along with veterinary doctors inspected the carcass of the elephant. B Prabhakar added that as per standard operating procedure fixed by NTCA, the postmortem of the carcass was conducted by a panel of three veterinary doctors, Dr Daya Shankar from Dudhwa, Dr Deepak Verma from Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary and Dr Babu Nigam from Suda veterinary hospital in the presence of deputy director, Dudhwa and other designated officials.

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Three women killed by elephant herd in WB’s Jaldapara National Park: Official
1 week, 4 days ago

Three women killed by elephant herd in WB’s Jaldapara National Park: Official

Hindustan Times  

Three women were killed while one got injured by an elephant herd inside the Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on Thursday. A senior forest official said that a group of ten women from Dakshin Mendabari village under Chilapata forest range had entered the core area of the national park to collect firewood on Thursday. “On Wednesday, the …

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 …

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
3 months, 1 week ago

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: A female elephant was found dead at an agriculture field in Mayurbhanj district in the early hours of Thursday. Villagers of Kuradik under the Betnoti range spotted the elephant's carcass and informed the forest officials. The DFO said the elephant possibly died due to electrocution since a livewire fence passed through the agriculture field. However, despite the deployment of …

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack
4 months ago

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Thursday said they found the carcass of an adult elephant, suspecting it was killed by tigers. Officials said that after recovering the carcass, they buried it in the forest, and some locals joined in to perform the religious rituals. A large part of our forests was encroached …

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause
4 months, 3 weeks ago

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old Makna wild elephant was found dead in Hundi village, Kodagu district, on Monday morning likely due to starvation due to a vision defect that left it struggling to find food, forest officials said. Deputy Conservator of Forests in Virajpet B Jagannath said: “The initial investigation suggests that the elephant likely died of starvation probably because its blindness prevented …

Carcass of tusker found at Anthiyur in Erode district
6 months ago

Carcass of tusker found at Anthiyur in Erode district

The Hindu  

The carcass of a wild elephant, aged about 20 years, was found near farm land at Anthiyur in Erode district on Tuesday. Villagers at Karumparai found the carcass near the forest boundary coming under Anthiyur Forest Range of Erode Division on Tuesday morning, and alerted Forest Department staff. District Forest Officer Kumili Venkata Appala Naidu who inspected the spot told …

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. …

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 …

Ailing wild elephant being treated at Sathyamangalam
8 months, 1 week ago

Ailing wild elephant being treated at Sathyamangalam

The Hindu  

A team of veterinarians are treating a sick female elephant in a forest area at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve on Thursday, April 11, 2024. During patrolling, a Forest Department team found the elephant, aged between 45 to 50, lying unconscious at Pudukuiyanur beat at Vadavalli in Sathyamangalam Forest Range and alerted senior officials. It may be recalled that on March 5, …

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 …

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 …

World Elephant Day: Dudhwa authorities host sumptuous meal for DTR pachyderms
1 year, 4 months ago

World Elephant Day: Dudhwa authorities host sumptuous meal for DTR pachyderms

Hindustan Times  

The camp elephants at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve celebrated world elephant day with a mega feast organised by the DTR authorities on Saturday. Dudhwa camp elephants rejoicing their tasty food items on World Elephant Day, celebrated in Dudhwa on Saturday. To mark the occasion, DTR authorities organised elephant happiness camps, by arranging mega feasts for the pachyderms, at Salukapur and …

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 …

5 forest staff booked for burning elephant carcass in MP
1 year, 7 months ago

5 forest staff booked for burning elephant carcass in MP

Hindustan Times  

Five Madhya Pradesh Forest Department staff stationed at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve were booked on Thursday under Wild Life Act, 1972 for destroying the evidence of a wild elephant’s death by burning its carcass in November, said officials on Saturday. “The forest officials said they found the semi-decomposed body of the elephant in Chhatwa village of Panpatha buffer zone of Bandhavgarh …

Two elephants found dead in Masinagudi division of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
1 year, 7 months ago

Two elephants found dead in Masinagudi division of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

Two elephants were found dead within the limits of the Masinagudi division of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris district. Post-mortem examination findings and preliminary investigations by the Forest Department suggested that the pachyderms could have died of ageing. In the first case, the carcass of a 60-year-old adult female elephant was found within the limits of Mavanalla station …

Carcass of wild elephant with tusk trimmed found in Bihar’s Kishanganj
1 year, 8 months ago

Carcass of wild elephant with tusk trimmed found in Bihar’s Kishanganj

Hindustan Times  

A wild elephant with one of its tusks trimmed was found dead at Dhanyola village under Dighalbank in Bihar’s Kishanganj along the Indo-Nepal border on Sunday, forest officials said. “Forest officials along with local police have been camping at the site since Sunday as six elephants are roaming around the dead elephant,” he said adding that prima facie it appears …

Elephant killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh
1 year, 8 months ago

Elephant killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh

Hindustan Times  

Three tigers reportedly killed a wild baby elephant in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district on Saturday, a forest official said on Tuesday. Three tigers reportedly killed a wild baby elephant in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district The official said for the past four years, wild elephants have been making colonies in Bandhavgarh …

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 …

Odisha: Second dead elephant found in 2-day amid 'The Elephant Whisperers' oscars win celebration
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha: Second dead elephant found in 2-day amid 'The Elephant Whisperers' oscars win celebration

India TV News  

As India is celebrating Oscar win for Kartiki Gonsalves-directed short 'The Elephant Whisperers' for the best short documentary, a heartbreaking news for animal lovers came from Odisha on Wednesday. Second elephant death report in two days The carcass of an elephant in Ganjam found two days after the death of a tusker in Muzagarh forest range. The female elephant was …

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 …

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Invites People to Name Newborn Elephant, Announces ‘Surprise Gift’
3 years, 10 months ago

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Invites People to Name Newborn Elephant, Announces ‘Surprise Gift’

News 18  

An elephant calf was welcomed in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve and DTR officials welcome suggestion for her name.The calf was born on February 3, more than two years after 10 elephants were translocated from Karnataka to Dudhwa tiger reserve’s South Sonaripur range. The Dudhwa forest staff are ecstatic with the new arrival and are getting ready to name the calf …

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