Follow Us on Google News Amaravati, July 27 (IANS) After elephants trampled to death another farmer in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan directed officials to regularly track the routes of elephant herds and alert farmers. Pawan Kalyan, who is also the state Forest and Environment Minister, expressed grief over the death … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind international transfer, four elephants from Bannerghatta Biological Park have been successfully relocated to Japan, where they have begun a new chapter of their lives. Bannerghatta Biological Park authorities also shared videos showing the elephants being moved in trucks, resting, and eating at their … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 21 (IANS) In a significant move to enhance the safety of wild elephants and ensure secure train operations, the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway is set to complete pre-commissioning activities of the Elephant Intrusion Detection System (EIDS) in the Kottekkad-Madukkarai stretch by July 30. The region, which lies … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Guruvayur, July 1 (IANS) The annual ritual of the 31-day-long rejuvenation therapy for the elephants under the famed Sree Krishna Temple managed by the Guruvayur Devasom here, commenced on Tuesday morning. Present on the occasion was local legislator K. Rajan, who is also the State Revenue Minister, hailing from the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 4 (IANS) After the death of a female wild elephant that ingested plastic waste, the Coimbatore Forest Division in Tamil Nadu has issued a stern appeal to local bodies to immediately stop dumping garbage along forest fringes. The elephant, which was found dead near the Maruthamalai foothills recently, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Amaravati/Bengaluru, May 21 (IANS) The government of Karnataka on Wednesday handed over four Kumki elephants to Andhra Pradesh to mitigate man-elephant conflicts in parts of the state. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, who is also the minister for forests and environment, received the specially-trained elephants at a ceremony held in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh), May 19 (IANS) In two separate incidents, two persons, including a woman, were trampled to death by a group of elephants in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on Monday. The victims, identified as 40-year-old Umesh Kaul and 65-year-old Devgania Baiga, were attacked by the rampaging elephants in the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 5 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has intensified patrolling along the Udumalpet-Munnar road following repeated sightings of wild elephants roaming near the highway in search of food and water. Forest officials have issued an advisory to tourists and motorists using the route, warning them to exercise extreme … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants has unleashed havoc in Jharkhand’s Gumla and Simdega districts, claiming seven lives in the past four days. On Sunday, an elephant trampled two people to death in Gumla, while another individual sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at a hospital. … Read more