After tiger scare, wild elephants terrorise villagers in Kerala's Kozhikode district

Kozhikode: Barely days after a tiger scare gripped locals residing near the Peruvannamuzhi dam in Kerala's Kozhikode district, a similar situation has emerged from Kakkat in the district. However, this time around, it is wild elephants who have terrorised farmers at Tarippa Mala near Vilangad and Mullabath settlements.

One of the jumbos destroyed the crops of at least four local farmers who were growing pepper, banana and arecanut among other crops, reported Deccan Chronicle. The report goes further to claim that despite an attempt by forest rangers and villagers to drive away the wild mammal, they are not sure whether it retreated back into the forest which has kept locals fearing for their crops and their lives.

Wild elephants terrorise villagers in Kerala's Kozhikode A herd of wild elephants has created havoc for locals in Kerala's Kozhikode district (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: BCCL

Kozhikode: Barely days after a tiger scare gripped locals residing near the Peruvannamuzhi dam in Kerala's Kozhikode district, a similar situation has emerged from Kakkat in the district. However, this time around, it is wild elephants who have terrorised farmers at Tarippa Mala near Vilangad and Mullabath settlements.

One of the jumbos destroyed the crops of at least four local farmers who were growing pepper, banana and arecanut among other crops, reported Deccan Chronicle. The report goes further to claim that despite an attempt by forest rangers and villagers to drive away the wild mammal, they are not sure whether it retreated back into the forest which has kept locals fearing for their crops and their lives.

One of the locals told the publication that it is not just elephants which pose a danger to locals but also wild boars among other animals. He went further to say that that since the farms in the area are isolated and thinly populated, it is difficult to distract the animals and chase them away. A meeting of district forest officials held in October this year was concluded with rangers suggesting the erection of power fencing in the area to deter wild animals. However, the measure has not been implemented as of yet.

Earlier this month, news of a tiger roaming near the Peruvannamuzhi dam in the district spread like wildfire. Terrorised by the presence of a wild carnivore in their area, villagers stopped sending their children to school and most of them even locked themselves inside their homes refusing to report for work.

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