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Arikomban (born c. 1986/1987) is a wild male Indian elephant from Kerala, India. [1] The elephant is known for his raids on local shops for rice and causing damage in Chinnakanal area of Munnar and is rumoured to have killed ten people and injured many. [2]
Operation Shikkar was an extensive enforcement and investigation initiative undertaken by the Kerala Forest Department between 2015 and 2017, aimed at dismantling a widespread network involved in illegal ivory smuggling and the poaching of elephants in India. This operation marked one of the most significant efforts against wildlife crime in ...
6 June 1990 – At least 36 people were killed after a fire on a passenger train near Gollagudem in Andhra Pradesh. [78] [79] 25 June 1990 – Nearly 60 people were killed after a freight train collided with a passenger train near Mangra in Bihar. [78] [79] 10 October 1990 – A train fire near Cherlapally in Andhra Pradesh resulted in 40 ...
There has not been any update on the elephant's condition as of Wednesday (October 11). A report for Sri Lanka's parliament showed that in 2016, almost 90 people were killed by elephants, while ...
The 2013 Chapramari Forest train accident occurred on 13 November 2013 in the eastern area of the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary between Chalsa and Nagrakata in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. [1] [2] The crash killed and injured at least 17 elephants and was described as the worst of its kind in recent history. [2] [3] [4]
In a 2010 study the elephant population in the Nilambur reserve was observed at being either 205 or 647 depending on the use of the block count or dung count method respectively. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] In 2011, the reserve had a total density of 0.1745 elephants per km [ 6 ] and as of 2017 the density is 0.25 elephants per km. [ 12 ]
Last year, an American tourist died after an "aggressive" bull elephant attacked a vehicle during a tour at Kafue National Park in Zambia. The 80-year-old woman was in the vehicle with other ...
Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju (c. 1973) is an elephant from southern Kerala owned by Travancore Devaswom. [1] At a height of 320 cm, Sivaraju is one of the tallest living elephants in Asia. [ 2 ]