Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 24 (BPNS) A Kerala forest department watcher was injured in an attack by a wild elephant at Kosavuchola in Marayur, Idukki district. The incident occurred on Saturday late night. The injured forest watcher is identified as C. Mani, a protection watcher in Vannathurai forest division of Kerala. Forest department officials told IANS that […]
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) The Southern Railway will be constructing a second elephant underpass in the Railway line between ‘B’ between Ettiamadai and Walayar in the Madukkarai forest range. A senior official of Tamil Nadu forest department told BPNS that they have already completed a joint inspection work with the Southern Railway officials regarding the […]
Chennai, Aug 22 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department said that the rogue elephant, ‘Arikomban’ that was captured from Cumbum town and relocated to Tirunelveli forest is healthy. The forest department in a statement on Tuesday said that the animal had acclimatised with the new conditions and was taking enough food and water. It may be […]
Chennai, July 31 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department on Monday early morning captured, a Makhna elephant which was destroying crops at Saralapathy near Pollachi district. Officials told BPNS that the captured Makhana would be released at Chinnakalar near Valparai. Interestingly this is the third time the same elephant has been captured by the Tamil Nadu […]
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department captured a wild elephant that was regularly raiding crops at Kadambur hills by tranquilizing it. The elephant which is around 40 years of age was later translocated to Talamalai forest range in Sathyamangalam Division of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). The elephant was captured during the late hours […]
Chennai , June 25( BPNS) The rogue wild Tusker, ‘Arikomban’ captured by the Tamil Nadu forest department near Cumbum in Theni district and relocated in Forest range in Kalakad Tiger Reserve in Tirunelveli district is healthy. Deputy Director of Kalakad Tiger Reserve, S. Sembaka Priya while speaking to media persons said that the elephant was […]
Chennai, June 19 (BPNS) In a drastic incident, a 57-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant on late Sunday night. The body of the tribal was found in Anakatti forest on Monday morning. This is the seventh person who was killed by a wild elephant in the Coimbatore forest division in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 (BPNS) An expatriate from Kerala is conducting a two day pooja at a Thrissur temple for the well being of Arikomban, the wild tusker that was relocated from Chinnakanal in Idukki district of Kerala to Tamil Nadu forest. The pooja is being conducted by a woman Kochurani who is originally from Kottayam […]
Chennai, June 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department officials have located ‘Arikomban’ the wild tusker that was captured from Cumbum and located at Upper Kothayar forest in Tirunelveli district. According to Kanniyakumari range Divisional Forest Officer Ilayaraja, the radio collar attached with the elephant has given signals that Arikomban has reached the Kanniyakumari forest area […]
Chennai, June 7 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department personnel are camping at the base near Kalakkad- Mundanthurai forest range to monitor the movement of wild tusker, Arikomban after it was tranquilized and captured from Cumbum in Theni district and relocated to this forest area on Monday early morning hours. Forest officials of Tamil Nadu told […]
