Tusker found dead in Sirumugai range of Coimbatore forest division in TN
Chennai, May 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest patrol team found the carcass of a tusker at the Pethikuttai forest area in Sirumugai range under Coimbatore forest division on Wednesday. The forest team said that three other elephants were found dead in this forest area early this year. Officials said that the tusks of the elephant […]
Tribal boy trampled to death by wild elephant
Palakkad (Kerala), Apr 6 A teenaged tribal boy was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a forest in Palakkad district of Kerala on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sanju (15), a class-VIII student, the police said. The incident took place while he and his relatives were returning home after collecting […]
Elephant deaths: TN forest department to convene public meetings
Chennai, April 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department will hold meetings with the public living close to the forest areas to get feedback on the cause of elephant deaths in the state. The department along with NGOs involved in elephant study will conduct the meetings with the public as there has been an increase […]
TN forest department wants Railways to demolish its concrete walls for free movement of wild elephants
Chennai, Feb 7(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has formally requested Southern Railway to demolish concrete walls at five locations to provide a free movement of wild elephants. The Chief Wild Life Warden of Tamil Nadu, Shekar Kumar Neeraj along with forest officials had a trek along the railway line A and railway line B […]
TN forest officials arrest two for killing wild elephant
Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department arrested two people for killing a wild elephant at the Anchetty forest range. The two V. Muthu (35) and C. Kaliyappan (28) of Ezhumanaidodi near Anchetty were arrested on Saturday night and remanded in judicial custody. According to Forest department officials, villagers who had gone to […]
TN HR&CE brings out SOP for elephant care
Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) has brought out Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for caring for elephants in temples that are under its control. There are 31 elephants in temples and mutts under the HR&CE and the SOP directs that the elephants are kept in enclosures that are airy and […]
525 elephants die in TN in five years, state yet to receive funds under Project Elephant scheme
Chennai, Feb 4 (BPNS) In the past five years from 2017 to 2021, the situation of elephant life in Tamil Nadu forests has not been rosy. A study by the state forest department has revealed that 525 wild elephants have perished in the state in these five years. While 125 elephants lost their lives in […]
Fifth man trampled to death by elephants in Krishnagiri TN, Forest department on high alert
Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) The forest department of Krishnagiri area in Tamil Nadu bordering Karnataka is on a high alert after wild elephants trampled a man to death on Wednesday early morning. The deceased Chinappa (67) is the fifth man to be killed by a wild elephant since January 2022. Forest officials said that ten […]
Elephant deaths: Railways to sensitize people against dropping food garbage on tracks
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The Southern Railway Palakkad division is to sensitize people and create awareness among commuters to not drop food leftovers and garbage on rail tracks. A study conducted by the retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forest ( PCCF), Kerala, K. Harikumar has found that the elephants and other wild animals are getting […]