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Arjuna (born c. 1959 - 4 December 2023) was an Asian elephant who, from 2012 to 2019, was the lead elephant and the carrier of the Golden Howdah at the Mysore Dasara. [2] He was named after Arjuna, the third of the Pandava brothers from the Hindu epic Mahabharatha. Arjuna was part of a Karnataka Forest Department to tackle wild elephants across ...
16 January 2025 — A 52-year-old woman from the Kattunayakan tribal community was killed in an attack by a wild elephant in Nilambur. [12] February 2025 — A young man died in a wild elephant attack at Meppadi in Wayanad [13] [14] [15] 6 February 2025 — A 60-year-old man died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Idukki district. [16]
Wildlife experts say to watch elephant behavior and be wary if an elephant is growing agitated. Before an attack, elephants may stomp the ground, trumpet, shake their head, or hold their tail up.
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Drona died of electrocution in 1998, when he was grazing in the Nagarhole National Park, that spans across the borders of Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka. [4] In a village, Balle, attempting to eat the leaves from a tree, he pulled down the trunk, which brought down a high-tension power cable and instantly electrocuted him.
A wild elephant went on a rampage in a village in India's eastern West Bengal state on Wednesday, damaging around 100 structures.
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 ...
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 ...