With the help of a kumki elephant, it was loaded onto a waiting truck, from where it is to be released into a heavily forested area away from human habitations, forest officials said. The elephant ...

The State Forest Department captured the elephant near Ayyankolly and, with the assistance of a kumki elephant, loaded it onto a truck for relocation to a dense forest far from human habitation.

Sources said after releasing the elephant inside Varagaliyar forest on Saturday morning, it was lodged in a kraal by 2 pm with the help of kumki elephants. This was done as per the instructions of ...

Over 75 Department personnel have been deployed to chase the animal away from human habitation, alongside two kumki elephants from the Theppakadu Elephant Camp and drones. However, Vengatesh ...

They need to be controlled by using kumki elephants,” she stated AP government has recently enhanced the compensation for loss of human lives in elephant attacks from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh.

Further, they have advised residents of two localities to hang a paste of chilli and neem oil at the entrance of houses to keep the animals away. NILGIRIS: After trying out several methods ...