Wild tusker eats, drinks and makes merry

Tirupur: Ignoring the steps taken by the forest department to smoke him out of a farm at Madathukulam taluk here, wild elephant Chinna Thambi was found munching on a sugarcane on Monday.

The department is struggling to drive the elephant from the farm owned by Amaravathi Co-operative Society Sugar Mills to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). It has deployed 80 forest staff, including 50 anti-poaching watchers, to monitor the tusker roundthe-clock.

“Chinna Thambi is doing fine despite being away from the forest. It is mingling with kumki elephants Khaleem and Mariappan brought from Topslip. The farm has plenty of sugarcane and water,” chief conservator of forests V Ganesan told TOI. “We took steps to drive it towards the forest area with the help of the kumki elephants. We thought that it would move along with the taming elephants as the three were sharing a cordial relationship. But, after following them for a short distance, Chinna Thambi returned to the sugarcane farm.”

Meanwhile, a medical team led by veterinarian Dr Manoharan reached the spot to take stock of the 25-year-old animal’s health.

The team, which observed the activities of the elephant, said it was doing fine.

Meanwhile, a forest official said it will not be easy to drive Chinna Thambi to ATR, which is 15km away, overnight. “We have decided to wait and watch for now.”

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Elephant calf dies due to lack of nutrients from mother’s milk

Coimbatore: An elephant calf was found dead near an elephant proof trench at Valkaradu forest region near Narasipuram at Pooluvapatti on the outskirts of the city.
According to a forest department official, anti-poaching watchers spotted the carcass of the calf, which was aged between 15 and 18 months, during a patrol duty on Saturday evening. The carcass was found near the trench that was set up around a farmland at Valkaradu, the official said.
When alerted, forest officials rushed to the spot. Government veterinary dispensary doctor performed the postmortem and as per preliminary reports the calf had died only a few hours before the team found the carcass.
Explaining that the calf would have somehow separated from its mother, the official quoting the autopsy report said the calf died due to lack of nutrients from mother’s milk. The report also stated that the calf had been eating only ground fodder for days.
The official said they hadn’t earlier come across a case where a calf has died of lack of nutrients from mother’s milk. “Apart from a small injury in its mouth region, there were no other wounds in its body,” the official added.


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Two elephants found dead in different places in district

COIMBATORE: Two elephants were found dead at different parts of the district on Tuesday.
While a six-year-old male elephant was found dead at Koodapatti near Periyanaikenpalayam forest range, the carcass of a female elephant was found near the Bhavanisagar dam.

Around 9am, when the anti-poaching watchers were on patrolling duty, they came across the carcass of the elephant near Koodudurai in Periyanaickenpalayam and had immediately alerted the forest officials who in turn brought the veterinary dispensary doctor to perform post-mortem, said an official from the forest department.

“Post-mortem was conducted, and the carcass of the elephant was buried,” the official said, adding that wound in the mouth was found on the male elephant and it could be caused by a wild boar.

Intestinal worms could be the reason for death of female elephant, the official added.

The preliminary autopsy for the elephant was conducted and the samples of vital organs were being sent to the veterinary forensic lab in the city for further test. The official said that the cause of the death is yet to be identified.

The officials are further investigating the death of the elephant.


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Avoid conflict with wild elephants, villagers told

As part of creating awareness, Forest Department staff are distributing notices on precautions to avoid conflict with wild elephants. Forest Department staff creating awareness among villagers on precautions to be taken to avoid conflicts with wild animals in Sirumugai range in Coimbatore. Avoid night staysFarmers have been advised not to stay on farm lands during night and to avoid movement in the early hours of the day and after sunset. The notices also contain mobile numbers of Forest officials and field staff to alert about movement of animals in human habitations. They were also asked to avoid open spaces to attend nature's call during night and early hours.

Forest Department staff creating awareness among villagers on precautions to be taken to avoid conflicts with wild animals in Sirumugai range in Coimbatore.

| Photo Credit: HANDOUT_E_MAIL The Forest Department has intensified night patrolling in areas under Coimbatore Forest Division in view of more animals straying into farm lands in search of water and food during summer.

To avoid encounters with animals, the frontline staff of the Department are engaged in educating people living in villages on the periphery of forests on precautionary measures to be followed. Rapid Response Team Night patrolling and surveillance activities are handled by more than 140 anti-poaching watchers (APW) in different shifts.

Members of the newly formed Rapid Response Team also support APWs in conflict areas.

As part of creating awareness, Forest Department staff are distributing notices on precautions to avoid conflict with wild elephants. Avoid night stays Farmers have been advised not to stay on farm lands during night and to avoid movement in the early hours of the day and after sunset.

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