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Drones were also pressed into service to track the animal’s movements, but these efforts, too, proved futile.
Forest officials had earlier inspected multiple areas of the house, including the underground water storage tank
The accused, Variyath Parambil Biju VP (45) and his brother Variyath Parambil Vineesh VP (40), surrendered before the Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court-I, Sulthan Bathery, on Friday morning.
According to an official post by PETA, after receiving videos showing the illegal possession and abuse of a Brahminy kite by certain restaurants in Alappuzha district, PETA India worked with Alappuzha Police and Ranni Forest Division to conduct a raid.
The jumbo sustained injury on its trunk
The Forest Department in Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, has begun preparations to capture a rogue elephant, identified as Thathur Tusker (TT-1) or Muttikomban, which has been causing terror by raiding crops and killing two farmers who attempted to drive it away. A kraal, a heavy timber enclosure for housing captured wild animals, is being constructed at the Muthanga Elephant Camp for the first time in nine years to confine the elephant once apprehended. The operation involves multiple teams of forest officials, veterinary experts, and kumki elephants stationed to prevent the tusker from entering human settlements, while thermal drones and sensor-based fence monitoring systems are being used to track its movements and deter it from further crop destruction. This action follows an order from the Chief Wildlife Warden due to the elephant's consistent crop raiding and threat to human life.
Although water sources in the forests of Wayanad remain adequate, officials warn that the situation could worsen if temperatures remain high.
In cases where deaths occur due to attacks by snakes, bees or hornets, the families will be provided ₹4 lakh from the SDRF.
The amendments permit selling sandalwood through the forest department and simplify permissions for bonafide use, promoting sandal tree cultivation.
The extension follows a recommendation from the Chief Wildlife Warden.
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