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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.
Kerala's government has ordered the capture of rogue elephant KM1 due to repeated incursions into inhabited areas, causing damage and fear; it will be collared and relocated.
Despite rainfall, Vazhani dam water levels are low. Forest streams are being diverted into the reservoir to increase inflow, as last year's levels were significantly higher.
Forest officials demolished an illegal shed on encroached land, registering cases for trespass and felling a tree, with an investigation underway.
A Deputy Range Forest Officer in Kerala has been suspended pending inquiry due to alleged delays in paying a landowner for sandalwood trees seized from his private property.
Kerala Forest Department reclaimed over 100 acres of ecologically sensitive government land in Kolukkumalai from a private company, ending a 39-year dispute. The land, home to wildlife and a former camping site, is now under departmental control for eco-tourism.
The minister ordered the elephant-proof wall's completion by December due to escalating human-wildlife conflict. An elephant recently overturned a vehicle, highlighting ongoing issues.
Suspected leopard prints near a home in Grampi have heightened fears following a month-long tiger hunt in Aranakal, with dense habitation and overgrowth complicating wildlife monitoring efforts.
A woman, Mari, tragically died in a wild elephant attack whilst taking her son to school near Suryanelli. The child was injured, and heavy rain reportedly obscured the animal.
Wild bison straying into Vandiperiyar settlements, particularly tea estates, cause fear.
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