Elephant attack

Temple elephant attacks mahout, kills two in Tamil Nadu

Udhayakumar and Sivabalan, the relative, succumbed to their injuries at a hospital where they were rushed to after the elephant attacked them. The elephant, Deivanai, was inside its shed at the temple when Sivabalan apparently tried to enter the enclosure and began clicking selfies.

18 November 2024, 15:52 IST

Temple elephant attacks mahout, kills two in Tamil Nadu

18 November 2024, 15:52 IST

Two men killed, one injured in attack by jumbos believed to be part of ill-fated BTR herd in Madhya Pradesh

Officials said the three elephants that went on a rampage this morning may be part of the 13-strong herd that has seen 10 deaths, a case that has made national headlines.

02 November 2024, 12:46 IST

Two men killed, one injured in attack by jumbos believed to be part of ill-fated BTR herd in Madhya Pradesh

02 November 2024, 12:46 IST

Man killed in elephant attack in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district

The incident occurred on Wednesday night at Thadpakhan village under Pali forest sub-range when Mewa Ram Dhanuhar was at his house, said Kumar Nishant, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Katghora forest division.

05 September 2024, 09:21 IST

Man killed in elephant attack in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district

05 September 2024, 09:21 IST

1200 man-elephant conflicts in Karnataka in a year: CM Siddaramaiah

As per the latest estimation, Karnataka has 6395 elephants.

12 August 2024, 16:57 IST

1200 man-elephant conflicts in Karnataka in a year: CM Siddaramaiah

12 August 2024, 16:57 IST

Man-animal conflict: Karnataka, Kerala to lead delegation to press Centre for funds

The ministers also decided to press the Centre to release the respective states' funds accrued at the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Authority (CAMPA) to take up measures like deploying AI technology for prevention and management of HEC.

12 August 2024, 16:36 IST

Man-animal conflict: Karnataka, Kerala to lead delegation to press Centre for funds

12 August 2024, 16:36 IST

Amidst celebration of World Elephant Day, Kerala's mountain villages battle fear of jumbo attacks

In recent months, nail-biting incidents of human encounters with wild tuskers, the resulting casualties and the widespread destruction of agricultural crops have been reported not only in the forest-fringe hamlets of Wayanad but also in the hill station Munnar in Idukki district and in the remote villages of Palakkad district of the state.

12 August 2024, 10:25 IST

Amidst celebration of World Elephant Day, Kerala's mountain villages battle fear of jumbo attacks

12 August 2024, 10:25 IST

Three of family among four killed by wild elephant in Chhattisgarh village

Those killed were identified as Ramkeshwar Soni (35), his daughter Ravita (9) and his brother Ajay (25) and their neighbour Ashwin Kujur (28), he said.

10 August 2024, 07:02 IST

Three of family among four killed by wild elephant in Chhattisgarh village

10 August 2024, 07:02 IST

2 injured in elephant attacks in two separate incidents in Kodagu

The injured have been taken to the District Hospital in Madikeri.

03 August 2024, 17:57 IST

2 injured in elephant attacks in two separate incidents in Kodagu

03 August 2024, 17:57 IST

Two killed in elephant attack in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum

A forest official said that a septuagenarian man was crushed to death by a pachyderm when he went out to relieve in a forest near Chauthia village in the early hours of Sunday.

28 July 2024, 09:24 IST

Two killed in elephant attack in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum

28 July 2024, 09:24 IST

Elderly woman who entered forest to collect firewood killed by elephant in Tamil Nadu

The incident took place when Maniammal, a widow of Punjaithuraiampalyam under Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR), along with some women of the area ventured into Karikkalmedu Madaiyan Koil forest area to collect firewood on Wednesday.

25 July 2024, 05:18 IST

Elderly woman who entered forest to collect firewood killed by elephant in Tamil Nadu

25 July 2024, 05:18 IST