While all elephants African or Asian are social animals, the search for their prospective mates has run into a quagmire of monetary, legal, logistical and, importantly, ethical considerations. Not to mention, availability
The top court empowered the HPC to recommend the transfer of ownership of captive animals or of seized wild animals to any willing rescue centre or zoo.
A remark by the Madras High Court in favour of strict action including invocation of the Goondas Act against farmers who set up illegal electric fences has become a cause of worry for them.
From the threat of undesirable interactions with the wildlife that endanger their lives to the systemic tribal acculturation to Hinduism, there is much more to the lives of Kattunayakars than caring for gentle elephant calves, writes Nithya Pandian.
According to the forest department in the district, there are more than 50 elephants in the Pennagaram and Hogenakkal forests along the river watershed and the majority of these elephants wander through the forest