The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department has put the elephant population in the State in the range between 120 and 142. “Although only 51 elephants have been sighted during the exercise, the elephant population in Andhra Pradesh is estimated to be more than double the figure,” said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Chiranjiv Choudhary. A majority of the elephants were sighted …
Vishakhapatanam: Forest officials have devised strategies to prevent wild elephants from entering human settlements and trampling people and destroying crops in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts. During the musth period, which usually lasts four or five months, elephants tend to grow more aggressive, said sources from the forest department. He said forest personnel are selectively interfering with the movement of elephants, …
Vishakhapatanam: A forest department tracker was trampled to death by a herd of about six elephants that he was following on the Andhra-Odisha border in Vizianagaram district on Sunday night. If the government does not take action, people will not bear it.” When contacted, Vizianagaram collector Surya Kumari said, “We have already discussed the matter and are now sending proposals …
