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Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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Yaanai Pongal brings festive mood to ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yaanai Pongal brings festive mood to ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

The Hindu  

Forest Department staff and residents of tribal families attached to the Kozhikamuthy elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve celebrated Pongal festival along with camp elephants on Tuesday. The Yaanai Pongal celebrations also cheered over 800 people who visited the camp near Top Slip on the occasion of Mattu Pongal. Forester V. Chozhamannan renders his version of #Ilaiyaraaja's hit number …

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Forest Department to capture crop raider makhna for third time
1 year, 5 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 …

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Camp elephants undergo eye check-up at Anamalai Tiger Reserve
1 year, 6 months ago

Camp elephants undergo eye check-up at Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

The Forest Department conducted eye check-up for the elephants of the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. ATR authorities said that the camp elephants with visible opacity and other issues in eyes were examined by a team comprising K. Sridhar, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon of Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur; E. Vijayaraghavan, Forest Veterinary Officer of ATR; …

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Three kumkis deployed to capture wild elephant in Erode district, to return, after operation is suspended
1 year, 11 months ago

Three kumkis deployed to capture wild elephant in Erode district, to return, after operation is suspended

The Hindu  

Three kumki elephants that were deployed in an operation to capture a wild elephant, nicknamed Karuppan, in Talavadi Hills, returned to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday. The elephant Karuppan, had caused extensive damage to crops in Talavadi and Jerahalli Forest Ranges, which fall under the Hasanur Division of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, and was also involved in conflicts with …

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Measures to reduce negative human–elephant interactions in Valparai plateau discussed
2 years, 3 months ago

Measures to reduce negative human–elephant interactions in Valparai plateau discussed

The Hindu  

With the annual elephant migration season begun, various stakeholders on October 3 discussed measures to reduce negative interactions between humans and elephants in the ecologically important Valparai plateau. As per statistics maintained by the NCF, more than 100 incidents of elephants damaging properties such as houses and shops were reported in the Valparai region in the past one year. Shankar …

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Malasar tribesmen of Anamalai hills chosen for the first ‘Gaj Gaurav Award’ by the Ministry of Forests
2 years, 5 months ago

Malasar tribesmen of Anamalai hills chosen for the first ‘Gaj Gaurav Award’ by the Ministry of Forests

The Hindu  

Malasar tribesmen of the Anamalai hills in Tamil Nadu, who are known for taking up the job of elephant men for the Forest Department, have been chosen for the first ‘Gaj Gaurav Award’ instituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. According to the MoEFCC, Gaj Gaurav Award is given to recognize good practices adopted by captive elephant …

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Coimbatore: Chinna thambi captured again
5 years, 10 months ago

Coimbatore: Chinna thambi captured again

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: The famous wild tusker Chinna thambi was captured again after darting on Friday and relocated to the Varagaliyar elephant camp where it will undergo a couple of months training with the help of a mahout and released along with tamed elephants in Kozhikamuthi near Top Slip. According to Anamalai Tiger Reserve field director, V. Ganesan, arrangements were kept ready …

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