Order of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Sangita Iyer Vs Guruvayur Devasom & Others dated 17/02/2025. The Kerala High Court directed the Deputy Administrator (Livestock) of Guruvayoor Devaswom to file a detailed affidavit explaining the procedures being followed in Guruvayur Devaswom for booking and transporting elephants …
V NarayanaMurthi | The man-animal conflict has resulted in trampling to death of five persons and damaging hutments ANIMAL lovers are concerned over the rise in the death of wild elephants which are straying out from the Vellore-Tiruvannamalai forest areas. A calf was electrocuted last week near Polur in Tiruvannamalai …
Corbett Tiger Reserve (Ramnagar): The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) authorities have made no serious attempt to find out the causes for the deaths of 13 tigers, six leopards and 17 elephants that perished in the Corbett landscape in the last three years. Four of the tigers were found dead in …
Tiruvannamalai: A young elephant was electrocuted in a hillside agricultural field near Polur on Thursday. The five-year-old was part of a nine-member herd of elephants wandering in the peripheries of Jawadu hills and frequently marauding agricultural fields and damaging farmers
Tiruvannamalai: The Forest Department is planning to use microchip implant to tackle elephant menace which affects people living in villages situated on the peripheries of Jawadu Hills, particularly farmers. Three elephants belonging to a herd died recently in separate incidents. They also killed two men, damaged crops and several huts …
ANGUL: The elephants of Mahanadi elephant reserve have been wreaking havoc in some pockets of Angul district after their corridors have been restricted by the Rengali canal, Samal barrage and Rengali dam. Corridor restrictions, banana cultivation and rampant solar fencing are said to be the reasons behind elephant concentration in …
N. Selvaraj met people on Tuesday assuring protection to their dwelling place, activities THENI: Establishment of Periyar Elephant sanctuary on Megamalai will not affect tribal people at 50 villages including Thummagundu, Arasarai, Valiparai in Kadamalaigundu union on Varushanadu hill. These villages do not come under the sanctuary area, said the …
BHUBANESWAR: Worried over the growing man-elephant conflict, the State Government today identified 14 corridors for safe movement of the animals which frequently stray out in search of food and water. The comprehensive plan for setting up the corridors will be prepared by March this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told …
It's a new year gift to nearly 1,000 elephants and other wild species who can now wander freely without any human interference through the Kollegal corridor in Karnataka. This has been made possible by an NGO, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by its partner
Jamshedpur: Over a dozen villages in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district have been put on high alert as herds of tuskers have begun their return journey from Saranda forest to Dalma hills. Over 40 elephants from Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary had migrated to Saranda in October. As the tuskers tend to stray …
Manoj Anand The procession of adult elephants and their calves trudging with men and women was enough to indicate that growing manelephant conflict of the state could be resolved through peaceful co-existence. In the company of hundreds of their human admirers, even elephant calves were responsive to the love and …
The government has allocated Rs.15 million to erect an electric fence to a distance of 30km at Moragahakanda to prevent elephants frequenting areas inhabited by humans. Project Director R.M.Thennakoon told a recent meeting at the Project Office chaired by Naula Divisional Secretary K.A. Sirisena that this allocation is a result …
Wild elephant menace has again surfaced in the foothills of Shiradi Ghat. A wild elephant has caused much damage to areca and banana plantations in Paravarakotya of Shiradi village on Wednesday night. Pepper, banana and areca crops of farmers E M Cyriac and P J Mathew have been destroyed. The …
Poachers from North India with the help of local people are on the prowl ERODE: Officials in Erode Forest Division have stepped up vigil and increased patrolling after poachers successfully shot dead and removed tusks from an elephant. On December 16, forest officials found a 10-year-old elephant lying dead with …
As part of its initiative under the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), India has chalked out an 11-point goal to achieve the 2010 bio-diversity targets. Protection of world-famous one-horned rhino is set out as one of the goals. Addressing a press conference, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest …
After a recent order by the Union Government forbade displaying animals in circuses, elephants at the Calcutta Zoo as well as at the 15-odd circuses that visit the city have been asked to migrate. The Government says that the enclosures are too small for the big animals. "We have been …
BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked for a specific wildlife management plan in view of construction of a 400 KV Baripada-Mendhasal transmission line. Rising incidence of electrocution of elephants being a major concern in the State, MoEF has asked for preparation of a site specific wildlife …
The 8th Kaziranga Elephant Festival got under way at Mihimukh, Kaziranga today. The SHG Mela was inaugurated by the Rural Developement Minister Chandan Brahma today. A total of 135 stalls of the SHGs were opened in the Mela. A large number of visitors thronged the festival ground since morning today. …
