The Latest Breaking News from Arikomban

Arikomban: Rampaging ‘killer’ elephant claims 11th victim in India

The elephant has reportedly killed 11 people and destroyed 300 houses and shops across the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in recent years

Evening Standard · May 30, 2023

Rogue tusker Arikomban enters residential areas in Cumbum, T.N. Forest Department begins operations to relocate it to forest

Wild tusker Arikomban has entered Cumbum in Theni district, and was seen roaming through the town on Saturday morning, after being spotted near a human habitation in Kumily, Idukki on Friday.

The Hindu · May 27, 2023

Arikompan mission puts kumki elephants in the limelight

Though captive elephants have celebrity status in Kerala with a huge fan following social media, the Forest department’s mission to translocate wild tusker Arikomban has catapulted some of the kumki elephants in its camps into stardom

The Hindu · May 3, 2023