Warning system to prevent man-animal conflict

The early-warning system being installed at Ayyankolly, near Pandalur, on Saturday. The Gudalur Forest Division has installed an early-warning system near a school in Ayyankolly in Pandalur, to inform residents about the movement of elephants in the area. Bitherkad Forest Range Officer, C.

Manoharan, said that the system installed near Swami Vivekananda Saraswati Vidyalaya has an alarm and lights that would go on when animals cross sensor attached to it. It will help people to take precautionary measures, he said. The school was chosen to install the system, as elephants used to get close to the school compound on a regular basis. District Forest Officer (Gudalur Division), P.K.

Dileep, who had come up with the idea of installing an early warning system in the area, said that efforts to prevent man-animal conflicts was an ongoing process. The forest department was taking many measures to prevent fatalities in the region, he added..

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