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The Forest Department registered a case against a captive elephant 's owner and mahout for neglect, following a veterinary report confirming severe dietary deficiency, despite the mahout denying all allegations.
CCTV footage captured an elephant herd trying to rescue a calf that rolled down a plantation slope in Mananthavady on Sunday. Forest officials later recovered the calf's carcass and buried it.
Once word of India’s ‘elephant diplomacy’ spread around the world, Nehru’s sister Vijayalakshmi Pandit, who was the ambassador to the United States, received a similar request.
During an Assembly adjournment motion, the Opposition attacked the government over Idukki elephant orders. However, minister Shibu Baby John defended the restrictions, highlighting past LDF proposals and criticising Opposition inaction regarding illegal resorts.
Idukki DCC president C P Mathew criticised the Chief Minister for failing to withdraw the Chinnakkanal elephant corridor order, warned of Congress agitations, and demanded the CPM cancel its upcoming hartal.
Led by veterinary experts, the Kerala Elephant Owners Federation organised medical camps at Thekkinkadu Maidan to collect captive elephant health samples, issuing new 'health cards' to ensure consistent monitoring and better individual care.
Kerala's pilot project to harvest raw jackfruit along forest fringes to deter elephants faces widespread criticism from farmers and experts, who argue it offers no permanent solution to human-wildlife conflict.
The tragic incident occurred at around 6.30 PM on Friday when lightning struck both the shed and the elephant.
In a tragic incident that has saddened elephant lovers across Kerala, the popular captive tusker Pallattu Brahmadathan has died after being struck by lightning in Erattupetta. The majestic elephant was tethered in the courtyard of his owner's house when the sudden lightning strike occurred during
KM-1, a tuskless male elephant involved in three deaths, is now at Muthanga camp receiving treatment for injuries and impaired vision, with no immediate release planned.
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