Baby elephant rescued from open drain in south India

Description

A dramatic footage of an elephant calf being rescued form an open drain in southern India has emerged. The incident took place on March 24 near Anthiyur town, located in Erode district of Tamil Nadu state.

According to visuals, a few people were seen moving towards an open drain after spotting an adult elephant standing near it. As they move closed, footage showed a baby jumbo moving inside the drain. The jumbo sent out several distress signal as it trumpeted loudly. Seeing the distressed calf, one man jumped inside the drain, which scared the young pachyderm. It kept running to and fro inside the drain, but could not scale the high walls.

Finally, several men went inside the drain and trapped the pachyderm. They slowly lifted the elephant, while one man took care of its trunk. The elephant was rolled over and quickly stood on its feet.

Chaos descended there after, as the calf started running after its rescuers, who ran helter skelter.

Reports said the young elephant was reunited with its mother and no untoward incident took place.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.newsflare.com/video/284472/animals/baby-elephant-rescued-from-open-drain-in-south-india

The passionate wildlife conservationist of Assam who followed his dreams

A dream which Binod ‘Dulu’ Borah had when he was all of seven started his connect with nature and wildlife. Born in Chapanalla, a village close to the Karbi foothills of Nagaon district in Assam, today ‘Dulu’ is a passionate wildlife conservationist. Dulu dreamt that an elephant calf was frolicking around, but abruptly fell into an open well. Strangely enough, the well was located in a plot which belonged to his neighbour, Naren Tanti.

Dulu woke up with a start and narrated the dream to his father and relatives. He was cocksure that the incident had taken place, but no one believed him. Lo and behold, a few hours later, Dulu’s dream had indeed turned real – an elephant calf had indeed fallen in a well which belonged to his neighbour, Tanti!

A report published in theThe Better India quoted Dulu as saying, “I had noticed wild birds, turtles and small mammals in the weekly market near my village, and they would eventually be sold as bush meat. So, I’d keep coming up with ways to purchase them and set them free. Sometimes, I would even take money from my elder brothers without asking,” he recalls.

Five years later, Dulu became associated with Green Guard Nature Organization (GGNO), a grassroots organisation in Nagaon established in 1994, that has emerged as an agency for wildlife conservation. In the last three decades, Dulu has managed to rescue over 2,500 animals including 3 elephant calves, 2 leopard cubs, 3 bear cubs, 6 slow lorises, 10 Chinese pangolins, more than 20 deer, several hares, monkeys, mongoose, geckos, flying squirrel, civets, over 600 snakes including 14 King cobras, hundreds of turtles and hundreds of birds.

The report further quoted him as saying, “Most of the rescued wildlife species are rehabilitated back to the wilderness, close to the place of rescue. If the animal is injured, we keep it in my backyard, which is the GGNO’s temporary rescue centre. Here, the animal is provided veterinary treatment and then, is either released or sent for further treatment as recommended. In case the rescued animal is a baby mammal, we send it to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC),” he shares.

Over his years of rescue efforts, Dulu has managed to establish a network of informers from communities across the region, who alerts him whenever they come across any suspicious activity. This has often led to a conflict of interest. He laments that encroachment of forest areas has led to the shrinking of wildlife habitat and hindered the ability of wild animals to move around the terrain.

A green thumb, in the past six years, ‘Dulu’ has planted over 25,000 trees. On behalf of GGNO, he also goes around conducting awareness programmes and outreach sessions in not just villages but also local schools and colleges on the importance of wildlife conservation and the impact of community participation.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://nenow.in/north-east-news/the-passionate-wildlife-conservationist-of-assam-who-followed-his-dreams.html

Elephant calf rescued in Kerala

KOCHI: An elephant calf, which accidentally fell into a 12-ft-deep well at
Manikandanchal near Kothamangalam in the early hours of Thursday, was
rescued by Kuttampuzha forest officials and residents.

The one-year-old elephant was rescued after a three-hour-long effort, said
a forest official.

"Though we were alerted by nearby residents, we could not reach the well
as the herd stood there till 8am. Later, when the herd moved to forest, we
dug one side of the well and created a sloppy path using a bulldozer and
the calf managed to come out around 11.30am. The calf, which suffered
minor injuries, was later sent back to the forest where it rejoined with the
herd," said Kuttampuzha forest range officer R Rajan.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/elephant-calf-rescued-in-kerala/articleshow/68312794.cms

Elephant calf falls into trench, rescued

Coimbatore, Feb 9 (PTI): An elephant calf fell into a trench in the Mettupalayam Forest Range on the outskirts of the city and was rescued, forest officials said Saturday.

Hearing the trumpeting, the officials went to the spot, pulled the one-year-old elephant out of the trench and re-united the animal with its herd after a three-hour-long rescue effort.

The calf was moving with the herd when it fell into the pit and couldn’t come out while the rest of the herd managed to, the officials said.

The trench was created on the fringes of a farmland bordering the forest area, they said.

PTI nvm

This is published unedited from the PTI feed.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.india.com/news/agencies/elephant-calf-falls-into-trench-rescued-3567120/

Tusker Karthik dies of bee attack at Dubare elephant camp

Madikeri, Feb 1 (UNI) A nine year old male elephant ‘Karthik” died as bee attacked it at dubare
elephant camp near Kushalanagara in the district. Karthik had mauled two mahouts to death
last year.

Forest officials said on Friday that Karthik, the calf of elephant Vijya of the camp had killed
mahouts Annu and Mani, recently he had also attacked mahout Naveen and worker Chandru ,
leaving them seriously injured. Naveen had to undergo an intestinal surgery. now he has been
discharged and department had paid him Rs 2 lakh as compensation.

After the incidents, the elephant tied and was kept in isolation in an attempt to control is
aggressive nature.

The postmortem was done by Dr Mujeeb who explained the cause of death. Officials said that
Elephant was stung by forest fees but nobody was aware of it. the bleeds had sung the jumbo on
its rear. It was when 'Karthik' attacked his mahouts two weeks ago that they released the jumbo
was unwell and in pain because of the sting which had got infected. Though it was treated by
experts it could not recover and died on Thursday in the camp, the officials added.

UNI BSP MSP SKB1750

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://www.uniindia.com/tusker-karthik-dies-of-bee-attack-at-dubare-elephant-camp/south/news/1486300.html

VIDEO: ELEPHANT CALF RESCUED FROM KERALA WELL

It took about eight hours to rescue the animal from the well, which had a depth of over ten feet.

An elephant calf which accidentally fell in a well was rescued by locals and forest officials in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Monday. The young tusker was most likely separated from its herd after which it strayed into a rubber estate in Pinavoor Kudi near Neriamangalam on Monday morning.

Locals soon alerted the forest officials that a baby elephant had fallen into an abandoned well in the rubber estate. It took about eight hours to rescue the animal from the well, which had a depth of over ten feet. The rescuers can be seen clearing a side of the well into a slope for the elephant to pull itself out.

As soon as the animal came out of the well, it vanished into the forests that skirt the Ernakulam-Idukki border.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://popularindinews.com/india/video-elephant-calf-rescued-from-kerala-well/

Indian officials chase drug-addicted elephants

This is the moment Indian forest officials chased two elephants that had raided a brick kiln looking for intoxicants.

They drove the elephant mother and her calf back to the forest by chasing them with a jeep and bursting crackers.

Many wild elephants in Western Ghats, India, are addicted to the palmyra trunks, which they find intoxicating.

They often come out of the forest looking for the trunks, which are used as fuel in brick kilns.

On November 21st the two elephants raided a brick kiln near Coimbatore in South India and tried to break a wall to get in.

A couple, who lived near the kiln, ran for their lives and informed the forest department, which immediately dispatched a patrol team to the spot.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=spRuA_1543062065&theme_id=0

Elephant Calf Falls To Death

A five-month-old female elephant calf fell to death in Cumbum east range of the Meghamalai Forest Range in Theni district on Friday.

The carcass of the elephant calf was found on Friday by the officials of the Forest Department around 6 p.m in the Surulipatti north beat. The location is said to be close to Kailasanathar cave.

D. Dinesh, Forest Range Officer (Cumbum east), said the elephant was said to be grazing on the field along with its mother. “It has been raining heavily for the last two days, making the ground very slippery. The calf may have wandered close to the mother, but slipped into a 10-foot ditch and broke its spinal cord. It also twisted its neck,” he said.

He added that the elephant died on the spot. Since the carcass was spotted in the evening, forest officials could not act immediately and perform the post-mortem. On Saturday, the corpse was autopsied by forest veterinary surgeon K. Selvam from Narayanadevanpatti. The remains were later buried nearby, said Mr. Dinesh.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://hotindiareport.com/cities/elephant-calf-falls-to-death/

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.


 Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.newstread.com/regional-news/india/coimbatore/elephant-calf-dies-due-to-lack-of-nutrients-from-mothers-milk/

Elephant Calf Found Chained In Tiny Concrete Cell

A heartbreaking video released by wildlife charity Wildlife SOS shows a six-year-old elephant being held captive by black market traders in India.

Campaigners are calling on the traffickers to release the elephant, who can be seen repeatedly bobbing its head in the video - clearly traumatised at being held in captivity.

The elephant, known as Suman, is thought to have been taken from his mother, before being held ahead of a sale to a private buyer, temple or circus.

In the video Suman bobs her head from side to side, which is a movement that experts claim is a sign of stress, caused by her illegal incarceration.

Wildlife SOS, a non-profit wildlife charity, is calling on the government in Rajasthan, India, to arrest the captors and seize Suman.

Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, said: "Suman is a helpless elephant calf separated from her mother.

"There are other calves that suffer a similar fate like her.

"Until now she's had no one to fight for her, to give her a voice.

"Several elephants are living this life in India but they remain hidden and suffer from an illegal existence.

"We are reaching out to our supporters and elephant lovers across the world to stand strong for Suman and ensure her future is safe with us and that she is reunited with her sister, Peanut."

Her captors reportedly purchased Suman illegally from a circus in Maharashtra before the country's government ordered that remaining elephants were seized.

Campaigners claim her captors rent out elephants for functions, and have plans to sell Suman to a 'rich client'.

Wildlife SOS has since set up a petition to help try and save her.

A month ago Wildlife SOS also released upsetting footage of another elephant, Laxmi, who had also been living in captivity.

The 30-year-old elephant was beaten and starved to death by her owners, having been poached from the wild as a calf and separated from both her mother and her herd.

Her bones had grown brittle, and skin sagged over her bony frame. In the video you can also see that her legs had also caved inwards, as Laxmi was no longer able to support the weight of her own body.

Animal welfare organisation Wildlife SOS informed the Forest Department about what had happened, but when a team of forest officers arrived, the owners had already disappeared.


Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-elephant-calf-found-chained-in-tiny-concrete-cell-20180516

Elephant calf chases selfie-takers next to Indian road

May 8 (UPI) -- An elephant calf that became separated from her herd was caught on video chasing after witnesses who attempted to pose for selfies with the animal.

Witnesses said the 4-month-old baby elephant attracted a crowd of onlookers Friday near the Chhendipada forest in Odisha, India.

The elephant was filmed becoming agitated at onlookers who attempted to take selfies with the pachyderm.

The calf chases after the selfie-takers and even knocks over some of their motorcycles.

Forest department officials said rangers attempted to return the elephant calf to her herd, but she was reluctant to go back into the forest.

The calf was taken to Forest Rangers' College in Angul to be examined by veterinarians.

Officials said the calf will be treated if needed and will eventually be returned to her herd.


Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
 https://www.pingofive.com/livenewss/news/65196/Elephant-calf-chases-selfie-takers-next-to-Indian-road

Freight Train Kills 4 Elephants in India, Including a Calf

NEW DELHI — A speeding freight train traveling through eastern India on Monday barreled into a herd of elephants as they were crossing railroad tracks, killing a calf and three adult animals, an official said.

The official, Biswajit Mohanty, a wildlife expert in Odisha State, where the accident occurred, said the train was traveling at 75 miles an hour in a protected stretch of forest near the village of Teladihi around 3:30 a.m. when it struck a bull elephant, two females and a calf. The speed limit there is around 20 miles an hour, he said by telephone.

“At such a high speed, there’s no chance the elephants would have survived,” Mr. Mohanty said, adding that he had called for an investigation. “This is a big violation.”

Hundreds of elephants have been killed in India over the past 20 years, and deaths attributed to trains appear to be on the rise.

As mining and development projects shrink the country’s forests, Indian wildlife experts say, elephants in search of food have been forced to wander farther from their natural habitats.


To read the full article, click on the story title.

Elephants from Karnataka are being taught Hindi in Jharkhand

The three elephants Kaal Bhairav, Sita and her calf, Murgesan were brought to Jharkhand from Karnataka by the Forest department on March 27 to patrol the jungles and be part of the Safari at the Palamu tiger reserve.

Local mahouts are facing problem in giving directions to the elephants, as they only respond to commands in Kannada.

Hence, to solve the problem, the elephants are being taught Hindi and the local mahouts are being taught Kannada by the mahouts from Karnataka, as the elephants only understand Kannada.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://m.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/2018/04/20102357/Elephants-from-Karnataka-are-being-taught-Hindi-in.vpf

In Fact: Why trains keep killing elephants

Four elephants, including a calf, were cut down by a train in Odisha on Monday. Trains now kill 17 elephants every year on average in India. Here’s what makes the Elephas maximus so vulnerable.

It is the sovereign’s duty to protect the forests where elephants thrive, says the Manasollasa, a 12th century Sanskrit text attributed to the Western Chalukya king Someshvara III — because only the richest and widest of forests can support the large, long-ranging Elephas maximus.

Eight centuries on, the elephant still makes the biggest demands on the resources of an increasingly crowded and denuded land. And pays a heavy price as one of the worst victims of India’s development.

Most often, elephants make news when they die on rail tracks — a crushed family, rather than a single animal, makes bigger headlines; a calf or pregnant cow multiplies the outrage. Like the four elephants, including a calf, mowed down in Odisha on Monday; or the five killed in Assam this February; or the six, one of them pregnant, in Assam again, in December.

Trains have been killing elephants for a while. The Environment Ministry’s Elephant Task Force report estimated more than 100 elephants had died on the tracks during 2001-10. Many, like the recent deaths, are mass casualties — six elephants were killed in Ganjam, Odisha, in December 2012, and seven in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, in September 2010.

The frequency and number of train kills have, in fact, been rising. The tracks between Siliguri and Alipurduar in North Bengal recorded 27 deaths between 1974 and 2002; this figure more than doubled to 65 between 2004 and 2015. Across India, average annual casualties jumped from nine during 2000-09 to 17 over the next seven years.


To read the full article, click on the story title.

Six-hour mission saves elephant calf in Pollibetta

MADIKERI:Shambhulinga Estate in Pollibetta echoed with the cries of a mother elephant and its calf on Monday. A herd of elephants were reported to have entered the coffee estate on Monday morning when a calf in the herd got stuck in a puddle in the vicinity of the estate. While the incident took place in the early hours, it came into light when villagers followed the cries of the calf and mother elephant and reached the spot. The calf, along with the mother elephant, was surrounded by seven other matriarchs.

The forest officials were immediately informed. They arrived at the spot and burst a set of crackers to chase the herd. The officials, along with the villagers and estate labourers carried out the rescue mission. The rescue team worked fearlessly to save the calf in spite of attacks from the other elephants that were on constant march in the estate. After six hours, the calf was rescued. The villagers witnessed a heart-warming scene when the rescued calf ran towards its mother, who was fed immediately.The villagers are, however, threatened by the troop of elephants herded in the estate and are demanding the forest officials to chase them back to the forest.

 Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/apr/10/six-hour-mission-saves-elephant-calf-in-pollibetta-1799374.html

Stranded elephant calf finds new home at Sakkarebailu camp

MANGALURU: The eight-month old elephant calf that was left stranded by the herd due to dehydration near the Payaswini river bank near Basmadaka in Sullia , was being shifted to the elephant camp at Sakkarebailu in Shivamogga by Forest Department officials on Monday.The calf had strayed into human habitat a few days ago with seven other elephants.

However, as this calf was dehydrated, the herd could not take it back despite best efforts.“We waited for two days thinking the herd would come back to take the male calf.

We suspect it has rejected the calf as it would hinder their movement.

The other elephants put in lot of efforts for the first two days to carry the calf along.

However, they did not succeed.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
 https://www.nyoooz.com/news/mangalore/1079205/stranded-elephant-calf-finds-new-home-at-sakkarebailu-camp/

Another elephant dies in Rajaji Tiger Resrve — after falling from a cliff

An adult female elephant died in Rajaji Tiger Reserve early on Thursday allegedly after falling from a cliff, officials said.

The reserve staff, who termed the death natural, said they were alerted after hearing the constant screeches of the elephant’s two-and-a-half-year old calf. The calf had refused to move from the side of the dead elephant.

The reserve officials had use a net to trap the calf that was later transported to Chilla range where it would be put up with three other departmental calves. “The calf needs milk to survive.

It is not eating anything.

So, with the permission of the chief wildlife warden, we brought the calf to our shelter.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.nyoooz.com/news/dehradun/1075814/another-elephant-dies-in-rajaji-tiger-resrve-mdash-after-falling-from-a-cliff/

20-year-old elephant found dead

Erode: A 20-year-old female elephant was found dead in an elephant proof trench near Sathyamangalam forest here on Monday evening.

According to forest officials, the elephant and its three-year-old calf were roaming at Pavalakkuttai village near Sathyamangalam forest. “They tried to enter into an agriculture field. But the mother elephant fell into the elephant proof trench, which was dug to prevent elephants from entering into human habitat, and sustained injuries. The elephant was already suffering from intestinal worms,” said a forest officer.

The farm owner, M Badrinath, 41, informed the forest department. “The elephant could not come out and died on the spot,” said the officer.

The carcass was taken out of the pit on Monday evening. But due to bad light, the postmortem was conducted only on Tuesday morning. The carcass was later buried inside the forest.

Meanwhile, when the carcass was brought up on Monday evening, the calf refused to move away from the mother and jabbed it with the trunk. The officials, at last, chased the calf away into the forest.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/erode/20-year-old-elephant-found-dead/articleshow/63494712.cms

Elephant calf falls into water tank near Coimbatore, rescued and united with herd

COIMBATORE: A rapid response team from the forest department rescued an elephant calf that fell into a 10-foot deep water tank at Periya Thadagam near here in the wee hours of Thursday.Around 4.30am, an elephant herd tried to drink water from the water tank near Sri Lalithambika temple at Periya Thadagam.A one-month-old elephant calf, which was part of the herd, fell into the tank. Other elephants in the herd tried to rescue the calf but in vain.Meanwhile, field staff of the forest department who were on rounds found the elephant herd near the tank. They also spotted the calf inside the water tank.Anti-poaching watchers, personnel from rapid response team and forest department field staff chased the herd into forest area by bursting crackers.Later, the field staff broke the water tank using an earthmover and rescued the elephant calf.At around 6am, the calf was united with its herd.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.nyoooz.com/news/coimbatore/1058470/elephant-calf-falls-into-water-tank-near-coimbatore-rescued-and-united-with-herd/

Two elephants, calf found dead in Kodagu

A cow elephant and its calf were found dead in a coffee plantation, while another  was found in a tank at a coffee estate in Virajpet taluk of South Kodagu on Thursday.

The cow elephant and its calf were found dead in the coffee estate at Soorikadu near Nalkeri. Forest officials, who examined the carcasses, suspect that the cow elephant, which had sustained a bullet injury, might have collapsed on its calf, killing it on the spot.

Deputy Conservator of Forests Maria Christu Raja told Deccan Chronicle that the samples of the two carcasses had been sent for forensic tests.

The carcass of a tusker , aged 20, was found in a tank in the coffee estate at Nalkeri. Raja suspects that a herd of elephants might have entered the estate in search of water. The tusker, which entered the tank, got caught in the slush and drowned.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
http://www.mytimesnow.com/news/india/690301/two-elephants-calf-found-dead-in-kodagu