Somwarpet: An elephant, aged about eight years, has died after coming in contact with a solar fence at Areyurunegalle village in Nerugalale Gram Panchayat limits on Saturday night. The carcass of the elephant was found with its trunk stuck to the fence at the agricultural land of Poovaiah. One Negalle Avinash, who had grown ginger…
Wild tusker found dead at Nagarahole
May 4, 2021Hanagod: An injured wild tusker, aged between 35 and 40 years was found dead at Anechowkur Range of Nagarahole Reserve Forest on May 2. The carcass was found in the lake adjacent to the field of one Anantharamu at Channangi Beat. It is suspected that the tusker may have died due to fight with other…
Wild jumbos charge at safari vehicle
March 16, 2021Driver’s presence of mind saves safari-goers at K. Gudi range Chamarajanagar: The presence of mind displayed by the driver of the safari vehicle saved the occupants of the vehicle when the two wild elephants charged at the vehicle from both directions at K. Gudi Range of Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) Reserve about two days ago….
Wild elephant attacks van; occupants injured
March 15, 2021Virajpet: Occupants of a van had a miraculous escape when a wild elephant attacked the vehicle and damaged it in Karada village limits near here. One M. Ashok of Palangala village was proceeding in his Maruti van along with his family members consisting women and children to a temple at Maletirike Hill in Karada village…
Tusker Kusha in no mood to return to Dubare camp
February 27, 2021Elephant went in search of mate one-and-a half years ago Kushalnagar: A male wild elephant always travels in search of its mate. He will jump from one herd of female elephants to another until he finds a female willing to mate. After a bull elephant has mated with a female, he will stay with the…
Wild tusker tramples estate worker to death
February 26, 2021Elephant barges into coffee drying yard after breaking metal fence Virajpet: Close on the heels of tigers spreading terror ion South Kodagu, an estate worker was trampled to death by a wild tusker at Siddapura village in Virajpet taluk. The incident occurred last night and the elephant had entered a coffee pulping yard after breaking…
Two arrested for throwing burning tyre on elephant causing its death
January 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 40-year-old wild elephant which strayed into a resort near Masinagudi of Nilgiris District in Tamil Nadu, was killed by an act of human cruelty as a burning tyre and clothes were hurled at it by the staff of a private resort at Mavanallah. Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials said the badly injured elephant,…
Made it out !
January 20, 2021A wild elephant, which had ventured into the backwaters of Nugu Dam in Saragur taluk, was found struggling to free itself after getting entangled to the fishing nets at 6 am yesterday. Though efforts were made by the Forest and Police Department personnel to go close to it to rescue it, their attempts failed as…
Wild elephant chases bikers on NH-67
November 10, 2020‘Forests belong to wild animals; do not disturb them,’ say wildlife lovers Gundlupet: An incident of wild elephant attempting to attack bikers and later chasing them away, has taken place on National Highway (NH)-67, passing through Madhumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, adjacent to Bandipur and the video has gone viral on social media. On…
Wild tusker that created panic among villagers captured
October 5, 2020It is the tallest elephant captured in Kodagu Released at Moolehole Range in Bandipur Virajpet: A wild tusker, which had killed a man and attempted to damage vehicles besides causing panic among villagers since four months has been finally captured. The pachyderm was released yesterday midnight at Moolehole Range in Bandipur Tiger Reserve on instructions…
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