Madikeri: A wild elephant, which was caught under rail barricade, has been rescued by the Forest Department officials and staff. The wild elephant, which came out of the forest in search of food and water, tried to enter the village by sneaking under the rail barricade which is installed on the border of Valnur village…
An Elephant Eden, at Last!
October 14, 2024By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem The announcement by our Forest Minister a few days ago, that the State Government is seriously thinking of establishing a ‘Soft Release Centre’ for elephants that stray out of our forests and aggravate the man-animal conflict, has made some very interesting front page news. And, it comes as a whiff…
Teams prepare jute ropes for wild elephant capture
September 15, 2024Mysuru: Mahouts & Kavadis, who have arrived with the Dasara elephant team from various camps, are preparing for a crucial operation: Preparing the sturdy ropes to capture wild elephants. Teams of Mahouts and Kavadis are preparing the ropes with jute to capture wild elephants that have been causing disturbances in regions such as Bannerghatta, Hassan…
Wild elephant caught under railway barricade rescued
September 2, 2024Mysuru: A wild elephant, which was trying to pass underneath a railway barricade and got stuck, was rescued by the Forest Department staff at Maddur Forest limits. Two wild elephants tried to cross over the railway barricade to go to the agri field on the other side. While one elephant managed to cross over the…
Wild elephant attacks escalate in Kodagu
July 28, 2024Wildlife activists urge Government to implement conflict mitigation measures, engage with community Gonikoppal: Elephant attacks continue to trouble villages of Kodagu district amidst heavy rains and flooding. A man narrowly escaped death after an elephant attack in Balaji village near Gonikoppal last evening. Kiriyamada Harish, a coffee estate manager working for Jammada Mohan’s estate, was…
Tusker falls into open septic tank in Kodagu; rescued
July 18, 2024Kushalnagar: A tusker in search of food wandered into the human habitat of Kolthod-Bygod village near Virajpet and fell into an incomplete open septic tank in the wee hours of today. After several hours of rescue efforts, the pachyderm was successfully freed and driven back into the nearby forest. The incident took place on the…
Two wild elephants die in Kodagu
June 24, 2024While one elephant drowns in lake near Ammathi, another elephant was electrocuted near Gonikoppa Siddapura/ Gonikoppa: In separate cases, two wild elephants have died in Kodagu. While one elephant was drowned in the lake near Ammathi, another wild elephant was electrocuted at Aravathoklu village near Gonikoppa. In the first case, a wild elephant was found…
Wild elephant found dead in Nagarahole Forest
June 20, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A wild elephant, aged about 30 years, was found dead at Antharasanthe Wildlife Range in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on June 17. The Forest staff, who were on their regular patrol at Antharasanthe Range, found the dead elephant on June 17 at about 2 pm and informed the higher officers. Metikuppe Sub-Division ACF and Antharasanthe…
Elephant found dead inside open well !
June 18, 2024Wild tusker buried in the well as efforts to lift it prove futile A wild elephant, aged about 15 years, died after falling into an open well at Palangala village in Kedamullur Gram Panchayat in Kodagu district yesterday night at around 11. Efforts to lift the elephant using an earthmover this morning proved futile. Consequently,…
Coffee planter fires in the air; saves man from tusker attack
May 30, 2024Pollibetta: A farmer heroically saved a man from a wild elephant attack by firing gunshots in the air at Pollibetta in Virajpet Taluk last night. The incident occurred when Chandra, a motorist, was on his way home near the Lourdes Hill Convent School on Siddapura Road and was attacked by the elephant, resulting in serious…
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