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Recent deaths due to wild animal attacks have sparked massive protests in Kerala's Wayanad district.
The elephant started violence in the region in the early 2010s. [5] Arikomban's practice involves breaking into ration shops, home kitchens and grocery stores and eating rice. [6] A native's ration shop in Panniyar Estate was vandalized nine times in a year by Arikomban. [7] Since 2005, more than 75 buildings have been destroyed by the elephant ...
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India with an extent of 344.44 km 2 (132.99 sq mi) and four hill ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty. A variety of large wild animals such as gaur, Indian elephant, deer and Bengal tiger are found there. There are also quite a few unusual birds ...
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The vested forest portion of the sanctuary is 32.64 square kilometres (12.60 sq mi) and the 22.36 km2 is part of Kottiyoor RF (Reserved Forest). Till 30.6.98 this sanctuary was a range in Wayanad Wildlife Division. It started functioning as an independent wildlife division since 1.7.98 as per GO (MS) 36/98 dated 27.5.98.
The Wayanad Animal Husbandry Department reported that nearly 150 cattle and 75 goats perished in the disaster. [39] Wildlife activists noted a relatively low number of wild animal deaths, despite large swathes of forests being flattened by the landslides, because of their heightened alertness to natural disasters.