Gundlupet: A wild female elephant, which had stayed put in an uncultivated land at Chirakanahalli near Chikkathotada Katte was found dead on Saturday afternoon. The elephant is aged about 65 years and though it is said that the elephant had died of old age, the Forest Department staff, have collected samples from the dead elephant…
Gundlupet: A wild elephant, which used to enter villages bordering Kundakere and Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta forest ranges in Bandipur Tiger Reserve and destroy standing crops, has been captured by the Forest Department staff with the help of tamed elephants near Guddagere. The wild elephant was creating havoc in human habitats such as Kebbepura, Hundipura, Chowdahalli,…
Kushalnagar/Pollibetta: A wild female elephant was shot dead and its carcass was found in a private estate at Balugodu in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district yesterday. It is said that, the elephant aged about 18 years was shot dead by miscreants last night. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kodagu Shivaram Babu, Range Forest Officer (RFO)…
Gonikoppal: A farmer was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Nokya village in Ponnampet taluk on Monday morning. The deceased farmer has been identified as Mallangada Sunny Changappa (62), a resident of the village. He was tying the cow in his field on Monday morning, when the wild elephant attacked and trampled him…
Madikeri: A wild elephant, which had entered a coffee estate has died after falling into a water pond at the estate at Yelaneeru Gundi village near Shanivarasanthe and the incident came to light when the estate workers saw the elephant’s body in the pond on Saturday morning. A pond was constructed in the coffee estate…
Hassan: A compensation of Rs 15 lakh is being given to those killed in wild elephant attacks in Karnataka and there is a proposal to provide job to a member of the deceased family, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Speaking to reporters at Halebeedu Helipad, the CM said that the State Government has taken the…
Kushalnagar/Madikeri: A wild elephant, which was stuck in a cement barricade at Tondur village near Kushalnagar on Friday night, has been freed by the Forest Department in a four-hour operation. The cement barricade was constructed by the Forest Department to prevent wild jumbos from entering the village coming under Anekaadu Reserve Forest limits on Kushalnagar-Suntikoppa…
Another jumbo creates panic at School Yalandur: Forest Watcher, who was on his way to work, was trampled to death while his son, who was accompanying him, escaped miraculously when a wild elephant attacked them at K. Gudi Range in BRT Reserve Forest yesterday. While the deceased Forest Watcher is Kishore Kumar (44), a resident…
Madikeri: Five occupants of a car including three children had a miraculous escape when a wild elephant attacked their car near Aane Kaadu. The couple and their three children were on their way to Madikeri and when they were proceeding near Aane Kaadu at about 8 pm yesterday, an elephant attacked and tried to overturn…
Hunsur: Fed up by the constant inaction by the Forest Department despite many appeals and damages to crops, the residents of Tibetan Colony at Hunsur drove away a marauding wild elephant that had entered their habitat. Using shouting crowds and stones as weapons, the villagers chased the elephant from the plantations. A wild tusker entered…
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