Fear of lone elephant grips villagers near Puttur
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The pachyderm has been raiding mango orchards and vegetable plantations
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The pachyderm has been raiding mango orchards and vegetable plantations
A full-grown male elephant, which got separated from the three-member “bachelor’s group” last month, has been creating a flutter, raiding mango orchards and vegetable plantations in several villages alongside the Chennai National Highway in Narayanavanam mandal, 80 km from here.
According to information, the lone elephant, which is currently on the prowl between Govindappa Naidu Kandriga village and the waterfalls at Kailasanatha Kona, is frequenting the mango orchards. From Friday night till early hours of Saturday, the pachyderm had a free run in the fields, and reportedly tried to attack a farmer, who luckily escaped.
Special operation to drive jumbos into Seshachalam hills
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February 20, 2021 23:05 IST
‘It is not possible to guide them to their habitat in T.N. as they have strayed too far’
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Two wild elephants seen in a violent clash at fields near Puttur in Chittoor district on Saturday.
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‘It is not possible to guide them to their habitat in T.N. as they have strayed too far’
Officials of the forest department have mooted a special action plan to drive the elusive “bachelor’s group” of wild elephants from Nagari plains into the Seshachalam ranges spread over Chittoor and Kadapa districts.