Chittoor Farmers worried over movement of 3 elephants close to their fields
The Hindu
January 13, 2022
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Three lone elephants, which are reportedly on prowl close to the fields at
Jagamarla, Keelapatla and Kuppam, are giving tense moments to farmers at
villages abutting the Koundindya wildlife sanctuary.
The crop-raiding elephants have become active in the Kuppam, Punganur and
Palamaner ranges since the last week of January, a time when the mango
gardens in the region are set for flowering. The field activity is
considered a big lure to the pachyderms.
Given the movement of the lone elephants, the farmers have appealed to the
forest officials to initiate steps to end the menace.
Divisional Forest Officer (Chittoor West) S. Ravi Shankar said that the
three elephants keep rejoining the herds now and then, and other times they
move separately. “This is hampering our efforts to locate them,” he added.
Presence of Herd Adds to Their Concerns
The officials, who are on tenterhooks because of the stray elephants, are
also concerned over the presence of a 14-member herd of elephants, which
are on the prowl close to the forest-fringe areas and alongside the fields
between Chittoor and Kuppam.
“Our personnel are constantly monitoring the movement of the lone tuskers
and the herd, preventing them from entering fields and human habitations,”
he said.
The DFO attributed the presence of stray elephants near the agriculture
fields to the large presence of mango gardens with the flowering season on.
“We are also finding it tough to deal with the wild herds in recent months,
with several of them coming from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. After a while,
the herds would be returning to their habitations. We have information that
the population of elephants is on the increase with an estimated figure of
6,000 in Karnataka and 3,000 in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-farmers-worried-over-movement-of-3-elephants-close-to-their-fields/article38264594.ece
Chittoor Farmers worried over movement of 3 elephants close to their fields
The Hindu
January 13, 2022
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-farmers-worried-over-movement-of-3-elephants-close-to-their-fields/article38264594.ece>
for photo.
Three lone elephants, which are reportedly on prowl close to the fields at
Jagamarla, Keelapatla and Kuppam, are giving tense moments to farmers at
villages abutting the Koundindya wildlife sanctuary.
The crop-raiding elephants have become active in the Kuppam, Punganur and
Palamaner ranges since the last week of January, a time when the mango
gardens in the region are set for flowering. The field activity is
considered a big lure to the pachyderms.
Given the movement of the lone elephants, the farmers have appealed to the
forest officials to initiate steps to end the menace.
Divisional Forest Officer (Chittoor West) S. Ravi Shankar said that the
three elephants keep rejoining the herds now and then, and other times they
move separately. “This is hampering our efforts to locate them,” he added.
Presence of Herd Adds to Their Concerns
The officials, who are on tenterhooks because of the stray elephants, are
also concerned over the presence of a 14-member herd of elephants, which
are on the prowl close to the forest-fringe areas and alongside the fields
between Chittoor and Kuppam.
“Our personnel are constantly monitoring the movement of the lone tuskers
and the herd, preventing them from entering fields and human habitations,”
he said.
The DFO attributed the presence of stray elephants near the agriculture
fields to the large presence of mango gardens with the flowering season on.
“We are also finding it tough to deal with the wild herds in recent months,
with several of them coming from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. After a while,
the herds would be returning to their habitations. We have information that
the population of elephants is on the increase with an estimated figure of
6,000 in Karnataka and 3,000 in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-farmers-worried-over-movement-of-3-elephants-close-to-their-fields/article38264594.ece
