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Elephant Arikompan tranquillised in Theni district; prohibitory orders lifted in Cumbum municipality, neighbouring towns

Ending an operation that lasted over five days, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials successfully tranquillised wild elephant, Arikompan also known as Arisikompan, in the Chinna Ovulapuram reserve forest, Uthamapalayam, in Theni district, early on Monday.

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Forest Department to plant 3,600 saplings to shore up Mysuru’s green cover

The World Environment Day on Monday, June 5, will see the Forest Department planting 3,600 saplings to shore up the city’s green cover.

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Mandarin ducks seized from exotic birds aviary in Ooty

The Forest Department seized a pair of mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata) were seized from a private exotic birds aviary near Fern Hill here.

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No degree can help you land this highly skilled job of elephant care-taker in Shivamogga

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 all else failed, he prostrated before the animal, begging for cooperation so that he could get the government job. The elephant, not surprisingly, remained…

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World Environment Day | How Tamil Nadu’s tiger reserves tackle the summer

The five tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu burst with life every summer. Ahead of World Environment Day, take a look at the fire lines, water troughs and conservation methods used by the Forest department to protect the thickets when the sun beats down

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Vellore tribal infant death: Centre’s approval for laying bitumen road required under Forest Act, says DFO

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With no roads, tribal baby girl, bitten by snake, dies on the way to hospital

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Uttarakhand government admits to lapses in forest evictions

The Forest Department of the Uttarakhand government has flagged violation of procedures in the eviction notices being issued to residents of forested areas as part of its drive to clear “illegal encroachments”.

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How a community-based initiative restored dwindling hornbill population in Western Ghats

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Farmers vent ire over frequent wild animal attacks

The functionaries of We Farm Foundation, one of the leading settler farmers’ organisations in the State, have warned of culling dangerous wild animals that attack human beings if the Forest department fails to handle the task effectively.

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Hosur Forest Division trains staff, recruits volunteers for elephant population estimate exercise

Over 60 forest personnel and about 100 volunteers are expected to participate in the Synchronised Elephant Population Estimation exercise scheduled to be carried out on May 17, 18, and 19 in the Hosur Forest division. Forest personnel participating in the exercise will include anti-poaching watchers, forest watchers, Forest Guards, Foresters, Forest…

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Great hornbill chick being raised by mother following its pair’s death found dead in nest near Coimbatore

hornbill chick raised by mother in coimbatore dies

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Man in Dharmapuri, allegedly drunk, booked for provoking elephant

A man, allegedly drunk, who was caught on camera staggering towards a tusker and bowing before it in veneration, was booked by the Forest Department in Dharmapuri.

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Forest department initiates SMS alerts to provide real time information on movement of elephants in Hosur

The Forest Department in Krishnagiri district has launched an SMS alert system to pass on real time information on the movement of elephants in Hosur forest division. The move comes in the wake of increasing incidents of negative interaction between humans and elephants, with the most recent death of a…

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Elusive tigers that spread panic among villagers caught on camera trap at Loyapally in Palnadu district

The three tigers—a female aged around six and two sub-adults aged around one-and-a-half—were caught on a camera trap installed by the Forest Department at Loyapally forest beat.

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Non-customary practice of dumping clothes by pilgrims pollutes Vellingiri Hills

The practice of pilgrims abandoning their clothes after taking a bath in the Andisunai stream in the Vellingiri Hills in the Coimbatore district is polluting the reserve forest which is part of the ecologically-important Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).

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Leopard fear stalks Mookkenpetty in high-ranges

The leopard, according to the villagers, attacked and killed one of the goats reared by E.J. Muthusami, a livestock farmer at Arivickal in Mookkenpetty.

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Arikompan is partially blind, says Kerala Forest dept. report

A report by the Forest department has stated that wild elephant Arikompan is partially blind.

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In search of leopard prints: Ecotourism in 2023 boosts efforts to protect the majestic cats

A look at efforts to safeguard leopard population across India

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Spotted deer rescued from farm well in Tiruvannamalai

A two-year-old male spotted deer that fell into a 100-foot-deep farm well was rescued by the Forest Department and released into the Kannamadai reserve forest in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday.

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Tusker Arikompan caught, to be released in Periyar sanctuary

Wild elephant Arikompan was tranquilized, radio-collared, and loaded onto a truck at Chinnakkanal in Idukki after a day-and-night operation in pouring rain

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Grief too, as Arikompan is forced out of Chinnakkanal

Some Chinnakkanal residents heaved a sigh of relief when Arikompan was trapped by the Forest department on Saturday. But there were also those pained by the sight of the animal being shipped away.

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Three States, two national highways, 100 elephants; conflict all around

Read about the ongoing elephant-human conflict across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, and two national highways in India.

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Arikompan remains elusive, mission to capture tusker to resume today

With the wild tusker Arikompan remaining elusive throughout Friday, the Forest department decided to wind up the mission to capture the elephant for the day.

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