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Forest officials are preparing to capture and relocate KM1, a tuskless male elephant implicated in multiple deaths and attacks at Aralam Farm.
The Kerala High Court mandated improved elephant welfare at Punnathur Anakkotta, ordering changes like replacing iron chains with cotton ropes, ensuring weekly running water baths, and providing adequate space and nutrition.
Forty nine elephants were fed a ceremonial feast of rice, fruit, and grass at Kerala's Vadakkumnathan Temple.
Thousands of elephant lovers are expected at Vadakkunathan temple for the annual anayoottu festival on July 17, featuring over 50 jumbos.
A seven-year-old wild elephant calf's carcass was discovered near Anayirankal Dam.
A wild elephant rescued from a well after a lengthy operation, involving a backhoe loader, was released into the forest, despite local concerns about its injured trunk potentially leading it to return.
Public protests in Kuttampuzha have halted the rescue of a wounded elephant that fell into a well; residents fear its return and demand tranquilisation, treatment, and relocation to an Elephant Training Centre.
Elephants entered several parts of the panchayat on Wednesday night as well, with a herd of four still seen near Vadaserikkara town at around 7 am on Thursday as it made its way back to the forest.
In Chekadi, Kerala, an aged wild elephant named Lakshmi, known for her gentle nature and interaction with villagers, has died of natural causes at approximately 70 years old, prompting mourning.
A tribal farmer narrowly escaped a wild elephant attack while delivering milk, sustaining leg injuries, highlighting increasing human-wildlife conflict in the region.
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