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Echo of tiger killing cowherd woman at Bandipur: Massive operation on to capture elusive big cat 
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Echo of tiger killing cowherd woman at Bandipur: Massive operation on to capture elusive big cat 

November 26, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: A significant force comprising more than 200 personnel, bolstered by technological resources, trained elephants and cages, has been deployed to track and capture the tiger responsible for the recent mauling of a woman at Balluruhundi in Nanjangud taluk within the boundaries of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. This response follows a tragic incident where Rathnamma…

Wild elephants driven out of sugarcane field in Srirangapatna
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Wild elephants driven out of sugarcane field in Srirangapatna

July 31, 2023

Srirangapatna: A herd of nine wild elephants, which raided sugarcane fields at Hampapura and Hebbadi villages and had stayed put in a sugarcane field at Gamanahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk since yesterday morning, were finally driven out of the sugarcane field yesterday evening by the Forest Department staff. After the herd of wild elephants began…

Rogue elephant captured near Siddapura
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Rogue elephant captured near Siddapura

June 6, 2022

Siddapura: An elephant, which used to stay put inside coffee estates and create havoc by destroying crops and causing panic among residents and estate workers, has been finally captured by Forest Department personnel with the help of tamed elephants after a 48-hour operation near Siddapura. Tamed elephants Abhimanyu and Arjuna from Mathigodu Elephant Camp, Ajay,…

Elephantine tension…
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Elephantine tension…

January 10, 2022

A herd of six elephants, which had come out of Nagarahole Reserve Forest, raided the agricultural fields at Penjahalli, Nagapura and Hosur villages and destroyed the crops last night. The herd, which tried to go back to the forest at the break of dawn today, panicked on seeing villagers and entered a canal to cross…

Rajeshwari unchained ! Elephant naughtiness on full display at Mysore Palace
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Rajeshwari unchained ! Elephant naughtiness on full display at Mysore Palace

September 21, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: There are many types of elephants: polite, naughty, and nice just like humans. They have their own set of emotions and elephants are highly intelligent beings with a good memory. Like humans, they crave attention and companionship and leave no opportunity to display their naughtiness.  Elephant naughtiness was on full display yesterday inside the…

Four Palace elephants to be rehabilitated in Gujarat
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Four Palace elephants to be rehabilitated in Gujarat

September 19, 2021

Forest Department begins process; animals were part of Palace elephant safari Mysore/Mysuru: Four out of six female elephants from the Mysore Palace will be shifted to a rehabilitation centre in Gujarat. The elephants are stationed inside the Palace and are being taken care of by the erstwhile Mysore royal family.  A letter in this regard…

When elephant rampage caused terror 10 years ago
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When elephant rampage caused terror 10 years ago

June 8, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Early in the morning on June 8, 2011, two elephants charged through the streets of Mysuru and damaged cars. Several people were injured in the panic and one man, a security guard at an ATM, was killed by an elephant and the jumbo then gored a cow to death. The elephants had got separated…

How SMART Jumbos OUTSMART Forest Staff
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How SMART Jumbos OUTSMART Forest Staff

May 26, 2021

Elephants cross Railway track barricades with ease and dexterity   Mysore/Mysuru: You may have heard that elephants are among the smartest of all animals and these elephants proved it when they managed to cross the Railway track barricade that was between its way from the forest to villages where juicy crops are readily available to eat. …

Iron railing kills jumbo
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Iron railing kills jumbo

November 4, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a wild tusker died after it was caught in iron railing erected to prevent the elephants from straying out of wild in Nadaahadi Beat of Moleyur Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. According to information reaching here, the incident occurred when a jumbo, after grazing on the standing crops…

Researchers find symptoms of stress in captive elephants
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Researchers find symptoms of stress in captive elephants

August 22, 2019

Scientists from CCMB Hyderabad examine jumbos at Mysuru Zoo and Elephant Camps  “Elephants involved in public procession in Mysuru Dasara festival had significantly elevated stress hormones compared to their counterparts at Mysuru Zoo,” the research group said. Mysuru: If tigers can get stressed due to gawking safari tourists close by, can elephants be far behind?…

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