Hanagod: A pair of wild tuskers, that had come out of Sollepura Forest area in Veeranahosahalli Range of Nagarahole National Park and unable to return back to the forest was found roaming on Hunsur-H.D. Kote Main Road besides destroying crops yesterday. The tusker pair, which had come out of the forest area in search of…
Hunsur: A wild elephant, which was trying to cross the tentacle solar fence, has died and the carcass of the elephant was found yesterday. The elephant, aged about 60 years, is said to have tried to cross over forest area and while trying to cross the tentacle solar fence at Havinagundi Moole forest area in…
Gundlupet: A wild elephant died of electrocution after it came in contact with an illegal electric fence near Alathur village at Bandipur Reserve Forest in the taluk. One Jagannath had fenced his field and had drawn power illegally to protect his groundnut crops from wild animals. A female elephant aged between 35 and 40 years,…
74-km solar fencing completed at Nagarahole Reserve Forest After trenches, railway line barricades, hanging solar fence and other methods failed to keep elephants and other wild animals from entering human habitat and destroying crops and properties, double tentacle solar fence (solar-powered energiser connected to the fence) is being installed at village borders of Nagarahole National…
Hunsur: Three wild elephants that had accidentally strayed into human habitat, had to face the wrath of villagers, who, not only blocked the elephants’ escape route, but also pelted big stones on the already scared animals. The incident took place near Hale Panjalli and finally, the Forest Department personnel managed to drive the scared elephants…
KVIC’s RE-HAB project yields success Gonikoppa: Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant – Human Attacks using Bees) aimed at thwarting elephant attacks in human habitations using honey bees, seems to have yielded success with jumbos taking alternative routes to avoid coming into contact with bees. With a view to reduce human-elephant conflicts in the country, Khadi and…
Gonikoppa: In separate incidents, carcasses of two elephants have been found in Kutta and Vaddaramadu in Kodagu. The carcass of one elephant, aged about 12 years, was found in the coffee estate of Kakera Kalappa at Poochekal in Kutta in the early hours of yesterday. Though the reason for its death is not known, it…
Coffee growers find novel ways to protect their estates from herd raids Kushalnagar: Jackfruit is elephants’ favourite fruit and they can smell the ripe ones from miles away. Elephants are dead clever and determined. If the fruit is too high for them to reach they’ll shake the tree with their trunk until the fruit falls…
Hunsur: Wild elephants, which have been creating menace in Hunsur taluk, have continued the havoc in and around Gurupura in the taluk. On Tuesday night, wild elephants, which ventured out of Nagarahole Forest, entered a banana plantation belonging to Jayamma and Mahadeva Shetty at Majigurupura village in Hanagod hobli, destroyed the plantation besides destroying coconut…
H.D. Kote: A herd of wild elephants, which raided a banana plantation, has destroyed the plantation at Kallahatti (G.M. Halli) in H.D. Kote. The plantation belonged to farmers Santosh and Nijaguna. The elephants have also destroyed ginger crops causing losses to the farmers.
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