People try to tame the elephants that went berserk during a temple festival at Koyilandy in Kozhikode district, Kerala, on February 13. Three people were killed in the incident. | Photo Credit: PTI The captive elephant Guruvayur Peethambaran, one of the elephants involved in the tragedy that took place at Manakulangara temple at Koyilandy in … Read more
Protests are brewing in Wayanad with one more person dying in wild elephant attack, the second such incident in the past two days, and the United Democratic Front (UDF) calling for a hartal in the district on February 13. According to sources, the deceased is Balakrishnan alias Balan, 27, a native of Attamala Erattukund near … Read more
A 45-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kompanpara, near Peruvanthanam, in Idukki, on Monday. The deceased was identified as Sofia Ismail, a resident of Kompanpara under Peruvanthanam panchayat. According to officials, the incident occurred on TR and T Estate around 6 p.m. Sofia had gone to bathe in a nearby … Read more
Forest department had received information on October 23 of a wild elephant from Chittagong and Gadchiroli forest roaming in Abapur forest. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A wild elephant attacked and killed a 23-year-old man on Thursday (October 24, 2024) in the Pandhari Bhatal area near Abapur forest in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district. The incident occurred … Read more
The revamped Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram. Flanked by the Neyyar reservoir and nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats, the tranquil village of Kottoor is set to welcome visitors to the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre near Kappukadu, reopening to the public on Friday after a major facelift. The state-of-the-art centre features 50 … Read more
People under the aegis of an all-party action council stage a protest at the bus stand at Pulpally in Wayanad district with the body of a man who was killed in an elephant attack on February 16 morning. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tensions prevailed at Pulpally in Wayanad district of Kerala on February 17 … Read more
Established in 1923, the Theppakadu elephant camp offers shelter to 24 elephants that are trained, bathed, and fed within the premises. The camp, on the bank of the Moyar, is one of the oldest in Asia. This camp is home to captive elephants and also serves as a rehabilitation centre for the pachyderms. Both rescued … Read more
The elephant-proof trench bordering the notified elephant corridor in the Sigur plateau. Photo: Special Arrangement The Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee has passed orders directing that all 12 resorts in the notified elephant corridor that had raised objections to being shutdown be dismantled, and fences around the properties be removed. Conservationists have welcomed the … Read more
Bomman and Bellie pose with the Oscar trophies next to ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ makers | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The story of Bomman and Bellie, the duo who, along with the elephant Raghu, headlined the Oscar-winning documentaryThe Elephant Whisperers, has now hit a sour patch. In a recent interview, the couple alleged that the makers … Read more
Applicants exhibit their skills during recruitment of aane kavadiga, caretakers of elephants, at Sakrebailu elephant camp, near Shivamogga in Karnataka, on May 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A young man, who had applied for the job of aane kavadiga (caretaker of an elephant), was struggling to make the pachyderm obey his command. When … Read more