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Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department estimates that there are 6,000 elephants in the state. [3] Official records show that 50 people die and 1,000 are injured in elephant attacks in Kerala every year. Kerala has the highest number of elephant attacks of any country in Asia. [4] According to the 1993 elephant census, Kerala had 4,286 wild ...
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 ...
Recent deaths due to wild animal attacks have sparked massive protests in Kerala's Wayanad district.
8 February - Kerala cabinet stages protest against Government of India in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi over anti federal stand of central government in allocation of fiscal resources. [14] 10 February - Elephant attack in Manathavadi residence area caused death of 42 year old man. [15]
Wild elephants in Munnar. Elephants found in Kerala, the Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), are one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant.Since 1986, Asian elephants have been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be between 25,600 to 32,750 in the wild.
Don't count this baby out! A one-year-old elephant under attack by a pride of vicious lions refused to give in, Inside Edition reports. After straying from its herd, the baby elephant found itself ...
The department has recorded at least 227 deaths from elephant attacks over the last 12 years, with 39 fatalities in 2024 alone. World Animal Protection estimates that around 2,800 elephants in ...