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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 ...
Recent deaths due to wild animal attacks have sparked massive protests in Kerala's Wayanad district.
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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary was formed in 1973 and was brought under the Project Elephant in 1991–92. This sanctuary occupies an area of 345 km 2. It is the second largest one in the state of Kerala. The sanctuary is separated into two disconnected parts known as the North Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and South Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Kolakolli (Murder Murderer, Master Executioner) or Chakkamadan (Jack fruit Freak) was an Indian rogue elephant active in the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary near Thiruvananthapuram. [1] This elephant gained considerable notoriety among Indian media and was accused of killing 12 people in and around Peppara over a span of seven to eight years.
The Muthanga Incident was an incident in Kerala India, where police fired on the Adivasis (tribal clans) in the Muthanga village of Wayanad district, Kerala.On 19 February 2003, the Adivasis had gathered under Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS) to protest the Kerala Government's delay in allotting them land, which had been contracted in October 2001.
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.