In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind

The Hindu  

Romith Eldho, 12, is still in a state of shock. Like the Belur makhna, which has eluded capture, Thannerkomban was a radio-collared bull elephant released by Karnataka forest officials in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve bordering the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. They also waylaid the District Collector, forest officials, and the District Police Chief demanding protection for their life and property, and adequate compensation for the kin of the Ajeesh, who was his family’s sole breadwinner. When the Forest department started to plant eucalyptus and teak saplings on the vacant land with a business outlook, it accelerated human-wildlife conflict in the district,” Badusha says. Jana Jagratha Samitis, people’s groups comprising representatives of local self-government institutions and forest officials, have also been convening periodic meetings every two or three months to assess threats, he says.

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Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur
1 day, 17 hours ago

Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur

The Hindu  

Two wild elephants that strayed into densely populated areas of Payam panchayat in Irrity taluk triggered panic on Thursday, keeping the rapid response team, Forest department staff, and the police on high alert. Despite repeated efforts, the elephants continued to roam the area in Payam, Kariyal, Vattiyara, and Erumathadam prompting ADM C. Padmachandran Kurup to order a ban on public …

Elephant goes wild at Kerala mosque fest, 24 hurt in stampede
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3 days, 9 hours ago

Elephant goes wild at Kerala mosque fest, 24 hurt in stampede

India Today  

An annual offering ceremony at the BP Angadi mosque in Tirur, Malappuram in Kerala, turned chaotic when an elephant suddenly went wild. The incident occurred around 12.30 am during the late-night proceedings of the traditional event, which typically draws large crowds. The BP Angadi mosque’s annual offering event is a longstanding tradition in the region. Local authorities and wildlife experts …

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu  

Following instances of negative interactions between people and a wild elephant in Cherambadi, the Forest Department is monitoring the elephant’s movements in the region. The Nilgiris district administration said that more than 75 personnel from the Forest Department are involved in monitoring the elephant, headed by an official of the rank Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Ranger. Forest Department …

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: In Kuttampuzha panchayat of Ernakulam district, public protests erupted after a 40-year-old man was fatally trampled by a wild elephant on Monday night. Angry local residents accused forest officials of failing to address the escalating human-animal conflict in the area. In response, the local community, spearheaded by the People's Committee, organized a protest march to the forest department office …

Krishnagiri residents slam foresters for delay in taking action against jumbo attack
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Krishnagiri residents slam foresters for delay in taking action against jumbo attack

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI: Residents of Keratti village gheraoed the vehicle of a few forest officials on Friday night as they reached the village late after they were informed about the elephant movement. However, the vehicle was released on Saturday morning after the Anchetti forest ranger and Anchetti police inspector visited the spot and pacified the residents. V Baiyappa, a resident of Keratti …

Watch: Wild elephant chases task force jeep in Hassan, team escapes by inches
1 month ago

Watch: Wild elephant chases task force jeep in Hassan, team escapes by inches

India Today  

A tense situation gripped Muvvala village, Hassan district in Karnataka, when a wild elephant aggressively chased a forest department jeep, leading the Elephant Task Force personnel to narrowly escape by reversing the vehicle at high speed. The aggression is believed to have been triggered by a radio collaring operation conducted the previous day on an older female elephant in the …

Case against Kerala temple authorities for violating elephants' parade norms
1 month, 1 week ago

Case against Kerala temple authorities for violating elephants' parade norms

India Today  

A case has been filed against the officials of Kerala's Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple management committee for allegedly violating high court orders linked to the procession of elephants. The case was filed by the Kerala Forest Department against the Devaswom officer and other temple authorities after officials noticed a flouting of Kerala High Court directions in its inspection. The FIR came …

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants

Hindustan Times  

The Union government was expected to provide money to Madhya Pradesh under the Tiger Conservation Fund to protect elephants in the state, where 11 elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet Eleven elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet. Elephants occasionally crossed Madhya Pradesh as they moved from …

Odisha: Three elephants, including calf, electrocuted by illegal traps
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Three elephants, including calf, electrocuted by illegal traps

Deccan Chronicle  

The carcasses of three elephants, including a calf, were discovered on Monday in the Buramal area of Sambalpur's Naktideul forest range, reportedly victims of electrocution from illegal electric wire traps set by poachers targeting wild boars.The grim discovery was made after locals spotted the dead elephants and alerted forest officials, who rushed to the scene to investigate. They alleged that …

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions

Hindustan Times  

Amid the presence of a herd of wild elephants near residential areas, the Chikkamagaluru district administration on Monday imposed restrictions on movement of people in 13 villages across two gram panchayats and declared a holiday for educational institutions to ensure safety as forest department teams attempt to drive the elephants back to their habitat. Amid the presence of a herd …

Kerala HC urges stricter regulations to protect captive elephants
2 months ago

Kerala HC urges stricter regulations to protect captive elephants

New Indian Express  

Kerala has always had a complicated relationship with elephants, which have been an integral part of the state’s cultural history. While elephants have always had a cult status in Malayalam literature and culture, they have also been money-spinners that are shuttled across the state to be paraded at religious festivals and private functions while being subjected to unspeakable torture. The …

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

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management
2 months ago

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The state forest department has constituted a committee for management of elephants in Madhya Pradesh in the wake of the recent death of ten elephants in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in MP. “We will study the best practices in elephant management in other states and put in place a system for effective management of the wild elephants in Madhya …

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist
2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Parvathipuram Manyam district forest officer G.A.P. She issued a statement on Thursday stating, “This initiative aims to confine elephants to a specific area, thereby reducing the likelihood of crop damage, human fatalities, injuries, and livestock deaths caused by elephant encounters.” Prasuna highlighted that crop losses due to elephant attacks have been estimated at around Rs 13 crore since 2018, …

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
2 months, 1 week ago

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Sunday ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural death of around 50 elephants in the last six months. Raising concern over the spate of elephant deaths, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said responsibility will be fixed on officers found negligent and inefficient in safeguarding the life of the animals. Singhkhuntia directed the additional …

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Elephant Herds Cause Panic in Parvatipuram-Manyam District

The Hindu  

Two elephant herds causing panic among people of Parvatipuram-Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh have led to a sense of urgency among the local residents. The incident has resulted in the death of a 74-year-old farmer and caused widespread damage to crops. The district forest officer has been tracking the movements of the elephants to prevent further untoward incidents, while the …

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 …

Morning walker attacked by wild elephant near Coimbatore
3 months, 4 weeks 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. …

Jumbo herd damages houses in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
4 months, 1 week ago

Jumbo herd damages houses in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: A herd of 13 elephants has been wreaking havoc in villages under Betnoti and Rasgovindpur ranges in Baripada division for the last few days. While the locals blame the Forest department for failing to tackle the menace, the herd has damaged at least two houses in the last week. The family of Makara Handah of Kuradik village in Betnoti …

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials
5 months ago

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: At least four people, including three of a family, were killed after they came under attack from a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur, officials aware of the incident said. Officials said that the incident took place in the Gamhriya area of Bagicha Nagar Panchayat on the intervening night of Friday. Jitendra Upadhyay, divisional forest officer Jashpur division, said that …

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers
5 months 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 …

20-year-old Makna elephant found dead; forest dept says starvation likely cause
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Farmers raise concerns as wild elephants continue to raid cattle sheds, fields near Coimbatore
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers raise concerns as wild elephants continue to raid cattle sheds, fields near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Farmers have raised concerns about recurring incidents of wild elephants entering villages in the Thadagam valley and Maruthamalai foothills near Coimbatore, feeding on crops and cattle feeds. Wild elephants broke into a cattle shed at the #Maruthamalai foothills near #Coimbatore and feasted on cattle feed early on Thursday morning. The Forest Department has advised farmers to avoid stocking of cattle …

Year-On-Year Increase In Human Deaths Caused By Elephants And Tigers Kerala Wild Animal Human Conflict Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Year-On-Year Increase In Human Deaths Caused By Elephants And Tigers Kerala Wild Animal Human Conflict Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change

ABP News  

The Union Government on Monday reported an alarming rise in the number of deaths caused by wild animal attacks in Kerala over the past five years. In response to an unstarred question by MPs K Radhakrishnan and Anto Antony, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, provided detailed statistics on fatalities …

Case registered against Assam refinery for burying wild elephant
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Case registered against Assam refinery for burying wild elephant

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: The Assam Forest Department has registered a case against a public sector refinery in central Assam’s Golaghat district after its employees buried the carcass of a wild elephant without information. This is a serious blunder as the elephant is a Schedule 1 species and we registered a case under the Wildlife Act of 1972,” Golaghat’s Divisional Forest Officer, Sushil …

Wild elephant kills forest guard at Bengaluru's Bannerghatta national park: Report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wild elephant kills forest guard at Bengaluru's Bannerghatta national park: Report

Hindustan Times  

A tragic incident occurred at the Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru on July 12, where a wild elephant attacked and killed a Forest Guard, identified as Madanna, during his patrol. Forest Guard Madanna, a dedicated member of the department for over 15 years, was known for his expertise in tracking and managing wild elephants. Forest Guard Madanna, a dedicated member …

Fear of encounter with wild elephants grips residential areas of Matuthamalai foothills
6 months, 1 week ago

Fear of encounter with wild elephants grips residential areas of Matuthamalai foothills

The Hindu  

The conflict situation at the Marudhamalai foothills escalated after a female elephant and its calf that had caused damages in villages surrounding the Marudhamalai hills some months ago returned to those locations. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/zz9PgewW5v — Wilson Thomas July 3, 2024 Officials with the Forest Department said that the mother-calf duo had been roaming in parts of Kerala, Madukkarai and Boluvampatti forest …

Tirupati: Farmer Killed by Elephant, Negligence by Forest Staff Alleged
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tirupati: Farmer Killed by Elephant, Negligence by Forest Staff Alleged

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: One more life has been claimed in the long-standing issue of human-animal conflict in Chittoor district. The forest department will give Rs 5 lakh as initial compensation to Kanna Naik's family, though they are entitled to Rs 10lakh. Previously, the forest department documented the movements of elephants through village-level conservation committees, enabling timely alerts to villagers. "In the past, …

Terror Grips Villages as Elephant Menace Escalates, Mango Trees are Uprooted
7 months, 1 week ago

Terror Grips Villages as Elephant Menace Escalates, Mango Trees are Uprooted

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Inhabitants of villages close to the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary and other forests in Chittoor district are living in constant fear of elephant attacks. Elephants have destroyed over 150 tonnes of mangoes worth around Rs.1 crore across mandals like Pulicherla, Sadum and Somala. Elephant herds have also ravaged 55 acres of tomato crop in Somala, Sadum, Pulicherla and other mandals …

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest department in Telangana has prepared an action plan to deal with the menace of wild elephants straying in during the monsoon season for food and water from bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states. A sub-adult male elephant entered the Kagaznagar forest division by crossing the River Pranahitha from Gadchiroli and trampled two farmers to death in the first …

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Jumbo herds cause panic in Baripada
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jumbo herds cause panic in Baripada

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA : Forest officials in the Baripada territorial division of Mayurbhanj district are grappling with the challenge of managing and deploying manpower to control the movement of two herds of elephants. A herd of 64 elephants from the neighbouring Jharkhand, along with another herd of 21 elephants from Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, have been wreaking havoc in the …

Straying tusker in human habitats in Wayanad driven away to forest
9 months 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 …

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months
9 months, 1 week ago

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months

Hindustan Times  

A 53-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant when he tried to chase away the animal that strayed into the surroundings of his house on the forest fringes in Pathanamthitta's Thulappally in the early hours of Monday, police said. A tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant deep inside a forest area bordering Wayanad …

Kerala's Tribal Chieftain Faces Elephant Attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala's Tribal Chieftain Faces Elephant Attack

The Hindu  

On March 5 morning, Rajan, 70, the mooppan or tribal chieftain of the Vachumaram Kadar colony, under the Vazhachal Forest Division in Kerala’s Thrissur district, ventured into the forest with his wife Valsala, 63, to collect Marottikkuru, a seed used to make medicinal oil. The State’s significant forest cover, containing around 30% of its area, and the densely populated settlements …

Human-wildlife conflicts: Karnataka, Kerala ink pact
10 months ago

Human-wildlife conflicts: Karnataka, Kerala ink pact

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: In order to contain the increasing number of human encounters with wildlife, the forest departments of Kerala and Karnataka on Sunday inked an interstate agreement to collaborate closely to mitigate the challenges posed by wild animals encroaching into human settlements, according to officials aware of the development. The agreement focuses on several key aspects, including identifying the root causes …

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters
10 months ago

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters

The Hindu  

The number of human deaths in encounters with wild elephants in Odisha has increased to 149 during the year 2023-24, recording an all-time high human casualties in the current fiscal. Mr. Mohanty pointed out that Odisha was the leading State in losing humans to wild elephants in the country despite having lower elephant population compared to States such as Karnataka, …

Protests erupt as wild jumbo attack claims another life in Kerala
10 months ago

Protests erupt as wild jumbo attack claims another life in Kerala

New Indian Express  

The Kothamangalam police later registered a case against Kuzhalnadan, Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, Ernakulam DCC president Mohammad Shiyas, and 50 others, for protesting with the body of the victim. According to local residents, wild elephants have been roaming in the village — located close to the Neriamangalam forest range — for the past several days. No proper solar fencing for …

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month

India Today  

A 44-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant near the tourist town of Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district. This is the third such incident in the state within a month after two people died in Wayanad amid increasing incidents of human-animal conflicts. Police said the victim of the latest attack that occurred on Monday night at the Kannimala estate …

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'

New Indian Express  

Kerala is caught in a heated man-versus-wild debate after two back-to-back deaths due to elephant attacks in Wayanad district. While a 47-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant that strayed from Karnataka forests on February 10, a 50-year-old man died on February 16 after being attacked by a tusker. In 2024 alone, six people have died in …

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month

The Hindu  

A dawn-to-dusk hartal called by all major political parties in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Saturday, to demand a lasting solution to the escalating threat from wild animals, took a violent turn in Pulpally, 30 km from the district headquarters of Kalpetta. Third death in a month Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered a high-level ministerial meeting in Wayanad on February …

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Farmer injured in elephant herd attack in Tirupati
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer injured in elephant herd attack in Tirupati

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: A farmer on a night-watch at his orchard suffered serious injuries in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Kandriga village in Chandragiri mandal of Tirupati district on Wednesday. The farmers said the herd of about 17 wild elephants were on the rampage for the past 20 days, targeting the standing crops, mostly orchards in Yamalapalli, Kondreddy …

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence

ABP News  

Amid increasing man-animal conflicts in Kerala, Congress-led UDF carried out a protest march to Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran's residence on Tuesday. In Wayanad's Mananthavady, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant and it has sparked outrage among MLAs, particularly those from the opposition United Democratic Front. The MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan, …

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest
11 months 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 …

Wild elephant keeps Wayanad town on toes for hours
11 months, 1 week ago

Wild elephant keeps Wayanad town on toes for hours

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Mananthavady town of Wayanad District in Kerala on Friday after a wild elephant strayed into thickly populated areas of the township creating panic among the people. With the elephant moving around in the thickly populated areas of the township, Wayanad district collector Dr Renu Raj clamped prohibitory orders in Mananthavady municipality …

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki

The Hindu  

The Forest department handed over ₹50,000 as immediate financial assistance to the relatives of a 79-year-old man who was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Thenmala, near Gundumala, in Munnar on Tuesday. According to Forest department officials, K. Palraj of Coimbatore was attacked by the elephant near a wedding reception venue on Tuesday night around 9.45 p.m. Munnar …

Elephant herd creates traffic jam on Bengaluru's Nice road: Report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant herd creates traffic jam on Bengaluru's Nice road: Report

Hindustan Times  

Traffic congestion on Bengaluru’s Nice Road was observed in the early hours of Saturday after a herd of elephants tried crossing the road around the Bannerghatta National Park area. The officials reportedly tried to drive back elephants into the forest and cleared the traffic. Elephant herd creates traffic jam on Bengaluru's Nice road: Report/ PIC FOR REPRESENTATION Also Road - …

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