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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…

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

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.

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

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).

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

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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.

The Hindu · May 7, 2023

Arikompan is partially blind, says Kerala Forest dept. report

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

The Hindu · May 3, 2023

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

The Hindu · May 3, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

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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

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

Mission Arikompan: expert panel approves new location

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023

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