Napoklu (Kodagu): A 70-year-old man was killed in an elephant attack at Yavakapadi village in Kakkabe-Kunjila Gram Panchayat limits near Napoklu. The deceased is Kudiyara Chinnappa, a resident of Yavakapadi village. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and one son. It is suspected that the incident may have taken place on June 15 night…
Bandipur forest staffer who opened fire at tusker sacked
March 12, 2020Show-cause notice issued to another employee Mysore/Mysuru: Following an outrage after a Forest Department staff opened fire at a tusker near a railway track fence in Hediyala Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, a temporary staff of the Department has been dismissed from service and a show-cause notice has been issued to another staffer who made…
Elephant tramples man to death at Sargur
January 24, 2020H.D. Kote: A 45-year-old man, who was watching over his crops yesterday night, has been trampled to death by an elephant. The deceased is Prakash, son of late Mudaiah. Prakash, who had grown ragi in his land at Hullemala, about 8 km from Sargur, had gone to his fields yesterday night to keep a watch…
Elephant tramples man to death in South Kodagu
November 22, 2019Gonikoppal: In the increasing man-animal conflict in Kodagu, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant last afternoon. The victim was working in a coffee estate at Manchalli near Kutta village when the elephant suddenly attacked him. Forty-five-year-old Paniyeravara Kariya was working in the estate owned by Mukkatira Kushalappa, the brother of former…
In search of food…
November 18, 2019A wild tusker is seen attempting to cross over the railway barricade installed by the Forest Department at Kottanahalli village near Begur in search of food. The villagers have urged the Forest Department to heighten the railway barricades.
Wild elephant falls into drain; battles for life
July 9, 2019Hanagodu: A wild elephant is battling for life as it fell into a drainage when villagers and Forest Officials were attempting to drive it back to the woods. Stuck in the drain, the elephant can neither move nor get up. Department officials are trying to get a tamed elephant and an earth mover to lift…
Illegal electric fence kills elephant in H.D. Kote
July 9, 2019H.D. Kote: A 40-year-old elephant was electrocuted when it accidentally came in contact with an electrified fence near Anemala village in the taluk on Sunday night. Villager Subramanya had illegally electrified the fence around his land where he grew banana. The elephant, from Nagarahole National Park probably searching for food could have come in contact…
For the sweet taste of sugarcane…
June 25, 2019A lonely tusker, which stopped a sugarcane-laden lorry on Asanur Road in Sathyamangala Forest seen picking up sugarcane stems from the lorry and eating the same. The tusker had stopped the lorry for more than 30 minutes and later the lorry driver began to move the vehicle slowly and proceeded to his destination. Passersby have…
Tigress, elephant found dead
March 26, 2019Mysuru / Madikeri: The carcass of a tigress and of an elephant have been found at Nagarahole and Gonikoppal respectively. In the first incident, the carcass of the tigress, aged about nine years, was found at Kunthur Beat in Nagarahole. The Forest Department officials, who rushed to the spot, where the carcass of the tigress…
Golden Poo: Elephant dung in demand
September 23, 2018Mysuru: When you’re as big as an elephant, you have to spend a good deal of your time eating. Due to their enormous size, these gentle giants consume 200-250 kg of food on a daily basis. This is enough to produce a whopping 50 kg of dung. And during Dasara, the eating capacity increases, thanks…
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