Angry elephant chases forest staff for 200 metres

This is the terrifying moment a tusker chased away forest workers after they tried to get a closer look at the animal.

The forest staff were working away in Ooty in Tamil Nadu, India when they became aware of a herd of elephants nearby.

They continued working but soon discovered two elephants were lurking in the bushes.

Forest staff were working away in Ooty in Tamil Nadu, India when they became aware of a herd of elephants nearby.

Deciding to capture the moment, one of the workers pulled out their phone and began recording.

Footage shows the two elephants looking through a patch of grass as the workers' truck slowly moves closer towards them.

As they creep along slowly, it looks as if the elephants aren't aware that the workers are watching them.

A tusker suddenly turns around after becoming disturbed and starts running towards them

However, a tusker suddenly turns around and starts running towards them.

Terrified, the workers begin to drive off but elephant continues to run after them for 200 metres.

Eventually, it gives up and the workers manage to get away safely back to their base.

They later returned to the forest to continue their jobs.

Terrified, the workers begin to drive off but elephant continues to run after them for 200 metres.

Eventually, it gives up and the workers manage to get away safely back to their base.

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Eviction drive to remove encroachers from Amchang wildlife

An eviction drive was carried out in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in Guwahati today to free the illegally occupied forest area.

Altogether 300 houses were dismantled and families were asked to leave the illegally occupied forest area during the operation conducted by the Forest department with the support of Kamrup (Metro) District Administration, police, health department, Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL), a government release said.

The eviction drive was carried out on the direction of Gauhati High Court.
Two teams conducted eviction drive at Botaghuli and two other teams carried out the drive at Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary behind Veterinary College at Khanapara here.

Deputy Commissioner Kamrup (M) Dr M Angamuthu briefed the teams before the operation not to damage/destroy or burn any belongings of the encroachers and also directed the police to use minimum force for the eviction operation.

Guwahati Commissioner of Police Hiren Nath, Joint Commissioner of Police Diganta Baruah and Chief Conservator of Forest Hara Prasad were also present during the briefing.

The operation included more than 500 police and forest personnel, elephants, cranes, wage labourers with tool kits, to make Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary encroachment free, the release said.

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K’taka team coming to capture elephant

A team of forest officials from Karnataka will be arriving here soon to capture the lone tusker roaming in the district. Forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said that he has communicated with the Karnataka government and the team will arrive soon.

Five people from Ajara taluka were injured in tusker attack last week. The tusker has been roaming in the fields and damaging crops since last month.

A delegation of Shiv Sena led by district president Sanjay Pawar met Mungantiwar on Monday and urged for action against the tusker.

"The villagers are afraid to go to the fields. The tusker also appears during the day time and damages crop. The government should take immediate steps to address this issue as the lives of people are in danger," Pawar said.

Mungantiwar said, "The issue will be addressed within two days. A team of experts from Karnataka will capture the tusker. People need not worry. Forest officials are doing their best to address the issue."

According to forest department officials, they, along with the civic administration and farmers, are trying to restrict the elephant from entering the fields by using firecrackers, chilly smoke and fencing of farms. But these measures have failed so far.

"Two years ago the forest department had captured three elephants near Kankavali tehsil in Sindhudurg district by using skilled personnel. We have requested the department to catch the tusker in Kolhapur district as early as possible and relieve us from the fear that the tusker may appear in front of us any time," said a senior citizen from Ajara taluka.

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Elephant with badly broken leg limps across road on three legs without any pain relief

Witnesses who spotted the animal wincing in pain are calling on officials to track down the wild animal so it can be taken for treatment.

This is the heartbreaking moment a young elephant was spotted dragging its badly broken leg around as it suffers without any pain relief.

The 'baby Dumbo' has reportedly been spotted numerous times, clearly in agony, as he limps on his three good legs - but nobody seems to be in a rush to help him.

In the last sighting, the elephant was filmed trying to cross a road with his broken front left leg, wincing as he places any weight on it before scurrying back into the woods.

The enormous creature had been spotted a number of times carrying the injury near forests in Karnataka, India.

Residents are now appealing for the local forestry officials to find the elephant and send it to vets for treatment.

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Villagers save baby elephant after it fell into water tank

The elephant had fallen into the water tank in southern India.
A drowning baby elephant was pulled to safety by villagers after it fell into a water tank.

The dramatic rescue of the five-month-old calf was captured on video in Tamil Nadu, southern India, earlier this month.

The male calf is believed to have fallen into the tank while trying to drink some water, or run in while scared, and then been unable to free himself.

He had made it to the outskirts of Naickenpalayam from nearby Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in Periyanaickenpalayam with a herd of eight elephants, according to the Mail Online.

Forest ranger Palaniraja said: ‘On June 11, we received information from the villagers that three wild elephants were raiding fields at Rayaruthupathi near Naickenpalayam on the outskirts of the city in the early hours of June 11.

It was reunited with its herd after the dramatic rescue.

Six villagers were involved in pulling it to safety. ‘We rushed to the spot along with a team of anti-poaching watchers.’

Video footage shows six villagers tugging the elephant calf out of the water by its legs and trunk.

It was later reunited with the herd that had remained nearby.

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Killer jumbo captured, released into forest

COIMBATORE: The 18-year-old rogue elephant that rampaged through the outskirts of the city early on Friday killing four people, injuring an equal number and spreading terror was released into the reserve forest at Anaikundhi near Varagaliyar elephant camp the same night. It had been captured by the forest department in a nine-hour operation. The forest department has deployed more than 20 anti-poaching watchers (APWs) led by a forest ranger at the Anaikundhi area to monitor the tusker.

Initially the department planned to keep the animal in a krawl (a wooden enclosure where captured wild elephants are confined for training) in the Varagaliyar elephant camp. However, after discussions the forest department officials in Chennai discussed with the forest department minister Dindigul C Srinivasan and changed their decisions. They decided to release the animal into the reserve forest side.

The captured male elephant was transported to Varagaliyar elephant camp from Vellalapalayam near Vellalore in Coimbatore and later the elephant was taken five km away in a truck where it was released at around 11.30 pm on Friday.

In June 22, 2016, a wild elephant from Madukkarai was captured and was kept inside the krawl at Varagaliyar where the elephant died after hitting its head in the wooden krawl. Forest department sources said that after the death of Madukkarai Maharaj, the officials decided to release the captured elephant into the reserve forest.

V Ganeshan, Field Director of Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) told media persons that the department used to provide training to the captured elephant which is below 10 years old. But the captured elephant aged about more than 16-20 year-old and it would very difficult to train the animal. It would not obey the instructions given by mahouts.

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Forest officials step up efforts to capture tusker

With an elephant having trampled four persons to death less than a week ago on the citys outskirts, Forest department officials are taking efforts to capture a tusker said to be moving around in human habitations at Madukkarai near here in the last two days.

The pachyderm, which appeared to be sick was spotted at Press Enclave in Kovaipudur two days ago and damaged the gate of a house and fencing and brought down branches of a mango tree, Forest officials said.

Even as the Forest department and police officials reached the spot, the elephant had made its way to another area, where it damaged some trees and pulled down a thatched shed. The animal left the place after residents burst crackers to scare it away.

Residents of Theethipalayam and Thondamuthur today complained to Forest department officials that the elephant was entering their farms and destroying crops, police said.

The department has formed a team, including anti-poaching watchers, to monitor the elephants movements and capture it.

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Uttarakhand, UP gear up to count their elephants from May 23

The forest departments in Uttarakhand and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh are gearing up to count the elephants in their respective territories as part of national census beginning May 23. The census will continue till May 27. Field staff in both states is being trained in the methodology that will be used during the census.

In the Himalayan state, there are nearly 40 forest divisions besides protected areas that have flourishing elephant population. As per the records, the state had 1,797 elephants during a count done in 2015.

Currently, the field staff is being trained about the analysis that will be done during five days of census. “The census would be crisp and precise for which we need the staff to be fully trained. We are teaching them of transits, how blocks will be decided, and how analysis of dung would be done,” Sanatan Sonkar, director Rajaji told Hindustan Times.


Rajaji reported 309 elephants during the last count. In fact, an orientation workshop for UP and Uttarakhand officials was also organized in April to discuss various details of the census.

Some forest divisions do not have a continuous spread of elephants. Thus engaging staff for census work in such pockets would be a waste, officials said. “We are identifying areas that have limited or no records of elephant presence. This would help us strategise the census,” Sinkar added.

Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh the census will largely focus on border areas of Nepal as well as Uttarakhand. There are roughly 169 elephants in the state.

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