Three elephants were allegedly electrocuted after coming in contact with live wire traps laid by poachers in forest areas of Odisha’s Sambalpur district, a senior forest official said on Monday.
The death of eight elephants in Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, likely due to consuming fungus-infected kodo millet, underscores a profound and growing challenge in India’s conservation landscape.
Ten wild elephants, from a herd of 13 jumbos, have died possibly after consuming some poisonous substance at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh within three days from Tuesday to Thursday.
The decision to cull 200 elephants in Zimbabwe in response to a severe drought highlights the intersection of environmentalism, human survival, and wildlife management.
The last census conducted in 2017 counted 1970 elephants while the latest census found an increase in 122 elephants at 6% growth rate.
The farmers of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu are protesting against regular elephant attacks, urging the state forest department to immediately resolve the issue.
On behalf of PETA India, he wrote a letter to the Indian government asking for the rescue of the elephant kept at a temple in Tamil Nadu, India. PETA said inspectors from its Indian arm recently visited Jeymalyatha for a veterinarian inspection.
Around 300 personnel commenced the exercise in 10 ranges in the Sathyamangalam Division and in Hasanur Division that comes under the STR.
The forest officials said that the bio-repellent was extracted from a plant and was much harmless but still effective against the elephants.
The department had decided to tag three problematic tuskers in Chandaka wildlife sanctuary, Khordha and Dhenkanal with radio collars to track their migration path in a bid to curb the incidence of pachyderm depredation in human habitation areas.
