Bareilly Herd of 40 elephants seen heading out of Amangarh forest as water holes go dry

BIJNOR: Man-animal conflict looms in Bijnor as water holes in Amangarh have gone dry. Forest officials said that due to scorching heat, water levels in the holes here have gone down and that efforts are being made to maintain the water level by means of motor pumps.Divisional forest officer M Semmaran said, "Water level in water holes has declined. Out of the 12 water holes here, six have gone dry due to which tigers and elephants have started moving towards human inhabited areas. I have seen around 40 elephants on Thursday inside this dam where they were in the water. Nearly 40 elephants have been spotted near Peeli Dam after they moved out of forests in Amangarh range.


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Elephant puts running hose pipe in mouth to beat sizzling Indian summer

This is the adorable moment an elephant tucks a hose pipe into its mouth to beat the scorching Indian summer. The elephant was spotted getting a wash from its mahout (trainer) in the city of Thrissur in the south Indian state of Kerala, on May 9. The bare-chested man washed the elephant with water running from a hose pipe. He noticed that the elephant was enjoying the bath and the relief it brought from the heat. So, he handed over the hose pipe to the elephant after the bath and let it play for some time. The elephant promptly put the hose pipe in its mouth and started drinking from it. It also took "trunkfuls" of water and splashed it all over its body. The India Meteorological Department has stated that 2018 is likely to be the warmest year on record for Kerala, with the temperature in many parts of the state crossing over 40 degrees centigrade. The elephant, Sivanarayanan, is owned by a businessman, Gurujiyil Prashant. It is a popular attraction in temple festivities in Kerala.


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Four of family trampled to death by elephants in Chhattisgarh

Raigarh, Apr 28 Four members of a family, including two minor girls, were today trampled to death by a herd of wild"elephants"in Dharamjaigarh forest division in Chhattigsarh"s Raigarh district, forest officials said.

The incident took place this evening near Koilar village when the victims were returning after picking up minor forest produce, a local official said.

The deceased were identified as Netram (50), Manglai (45), Aarti (7) and another minor girl Ritu, all belonging to the same family residing in Koilar, he said.

A forest official said that a herd of 26 elephants had been spotted in the area several times in the past few days.

Further details of the incident were not immediately known, he said, adding that a team had been rushed to the spot to evacuate the bodies from the forest.

He informed that forest ground staff had been directed to provide Rs 25,000 per deceased to their kin.

Northern Chhattisgarh, a heavily forested part of the state, comprising Surguja, Korba, Raigarh, Jashpur and Korea districts, is notorious for human"elephant"conflicts, said officials.


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