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
May 26, 2021Elephants 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
November 4, 2020Mysore/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
August 22, 2019Scientists 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?…
Elephants caught in slush rescued
April 11, 2019Virajpet: A herd of five elephants including a calf, which were caught in the slush at a lake in the estate of one Karineravanda Aiyappa at Palangala village near Virajpet, have been rescued by the Forest Department personnel. The herd, which had come to quench its thirst, had got stuck in the slush and was…
Pet Talk
March 13, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about housing requirements, nutrient requirements of elephants By Maneka Gandhi Are Indian elephants endangered? The Indian elephant population is between 20,000 and 25,000 in the wild. This means severely endangered, specially because there are less than 1,000 male tuskers left. The selective elimination of the male due to…
Forest Dept. given permission to capture 4 elephants in Kodagu
March 20, 2018Madikeri: The State Government has given permission to capture four elephants for creating havoc by killing human beings and destroying crops. DFO Manjunath said that the operation to capture the four elephants will be taken up soon. Speaking to SOM, the DFO said that directions have been given to capture two rogue elephants each in…
List of 15 elephants finalised
July 24, 2017Mysuru: The Forest Department has finalised the list of 15 elephants which will be taking part in this year’s Dasara festivities. The officials had sent a list of 16 elephants to PCCF for final confirmation on July 13 among which 15 have been finalised. Arjuna of Balle Elephant Camp is all set to carry the…
Pet talk
May 17, 2017By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about mating in elephants, about Red Pandas and also gives tips on how to get rid of flies from house? What characteristics do elephants display when they want to mate? The courtship between a male and a female elephant is short lived. They will rub…
Man-Elephant conflict reaches its peak in Kodagu
March 27, 201775 killed in 10 years, 98 injured, Rs. 149 lakh compensation paid from 2014 till Jan. 24, 2017 A total of 75 persons were killed in a span of 10 years while 98 persons have been injured in man-elephant conflict, which has escalated in Kodagu — the land of coffee and the Government has paid…
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