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After routine weight checks and a customary puja at the Mysuru palace, the elephants, led by golden howdah-bearer Prashanth, were loaded onto separate trucks for their journey back to their respective camps.
The decision came out of talks held between forest officials, tribal residents, and people’s representatives at the Panthadikkalam tribal settlement under the Devikulam forest range, following the death of a tribal farmer
Proposed infrastructure in Munnar’s natural feeding grounds could disrupt access to forage and water, heightening human–elephant conflict; conservationists seek immediate halt and independent ecological assessment; KLDB maintains its plan comply with responsible tourism and does not disturb topography
Forest department had removed wire ropes and solar electric fencing from plantations in the Panthadikkalam and Choondal areas in Idukki to facilitate free movement of wild elephants. However, landowners re-erected the barriers within days
Seventeen elephants brought from different parts of the State undergo first round of screening in a first-of-its-kind initiative that checks sugar, cholesterol, kidney and liver function. Rising instances of elephants collapsing and dying have raised concern in the State
Visitors can witness the feeding of the camp elephants in similar arrangement as available in Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Forest officials say the rebuilt barriers blocked traditional routes, prompting six elephants to roam close to the road on Friday. A rapid response team is camping to prevent any untoward incidents.
Between April 2021 and June 2026, the Assam Forest Department and WWF-India tracked four female-led herds and a solitary male in three high-conflict districts of Udalguri, Sonitpur and Biswanath