elephants

Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre to reopen with state-of-the-art upgrades to enhance elephants’ welfare and visitor experience

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Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre to reopen with state-of-the-art upgrades to enhance elephants’ welfare and visitor experience

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

Namibia plans to butcher 723 wild animals including zebras, hippos, impalas, and even 83 elephants, for meat!

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Namibia plans to butcher 723 wild animals including zebras, hippos, impalas, and even 83 elephants, for meat!

Namibia is planning to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, to feed the country amid the worst drought in a century, the New York Times has reported. Nearly half of the country’s 1.4 million people are in a hunger crisis. The move aims to provide food and reduce dangerous encounters between humans and wildlife … Read more

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

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Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in Coimbatore district | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in … Read more

Forest staff ignored wild elephant’s health condition, alleges forum

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Forest staff ignored wild elephant’s health condition, alleges forum

The Palakkad Elephant Lovers Forum has approached the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Chennai seeking an investigation into the death of Thanneerkomban, a 30-year-old wild elephant that died while being relocated from Wayanad to Bandipur on Saturday. In a complaint to the regional deputy director of the bureau as well as Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, … Read more

Insurance cover provided for Dasara elephants and their handlers

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Insurance cover provided for Dasara elephants and their handlers

The 14 elephants participating in Dasara festivities here and their handlers have been provided insurance cover. According to Forest Department officials, Dasara elephants and their handlers, including mahouts and kavadis, besides the department staff are covered under a comprehensive temporary insurance policy aimed at safeguarding them from unforeseen risks. While each of the 10 male … Read more

Elephants from Sakrebailu camp likely to take part in Mysuru Dasara

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Elephants from Sakrebailu camp likely to take part in Mysuru Dasara

Elephants being given a bath in the backwaters of Tunga river at Sakrebailu (aka Sakrebyle) elephant camp, in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Two elephants from Sakrebailu camp near Shivamogga in Karnataka are expected to take part in the historic Mysuru Dasara procession this year. The Mysuru Dasara is the showpiece … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Trained elephants in Chittoor get their due share of Kanuma honour

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Andhra Pradesh: Trained elephants in Chittoor get their due share of Kanuma honour

Forest officials offering pujas to trained elephants (kumkis) at Naniyala Elephant Camp near Kuppam in Chittoor district on Monday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT While the mention of Kanuma festival usually conjures up in one the images of domestic cattle getting worshipped, this time the forest officials in Chittoor district extended the honour to elephants … Read more

Capturing ‘problem’ elephants, the Tamil Nadu way

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Capturing ‘problem’ elephants, the Tamil Nadu way

December 11, 2022 08:17 pm | Updated December 12, 2022 01:49 am IST – UDHAGAMANDALAM A makhna elephant in Pandalur. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement From meticulous planning to execution, a recently concluded successful operation to capture an elephant called Pandalur Makhna-2 or PM2 in the picturesque Nilgiris has turned the spotlight on the … Read more

Marauding elephants threaten Muthalamada mango farmers

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Marauding elephants threaten Muthalamada mango farmers

An elephant that raided Muthalamada orchards being driven away by forest guards. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The mango farmers of Muthalamada are facing a new threat. This time it is the threat of sporadic incursions by wild elephants. The elephant threat, though limited to some areas, has come at a time when the farmers … Read more

Caparisoned elephants shore up Dasara grandeur  

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Caparisoned elephants shore up Dasara grandeur  

  The gentle giants from the jungle camps who trained for more than 45 days for the grueling Dasara procession walked away with honours and were the showstoppers during the Jamboo Savari held here on Wednesday. The elephants – decked in sparkling finery and artistically decorated – marched with aplomb from the Amba Vilas Palace … Read more