Elephant herd rescued from a private lake inside an estate in Kodagu (Madikeri)
Elephant herd rescued from a private lake inside an estate in Kodagu
(Madikeri)
The New Indian Express
April 24, 2024
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Kodagu In another incident, commuters on Madikeri-Mysuru highway were
panic-stricken after a wild elephant came charging at them. Elephant herd
rescued from a private lake inside an estate in Kodagu Express News Service
Updated on: 24 Apr 2024, 7:55 am 1 min read MADIKERI: A herd of wild
elephants were rescued from a private lake in Kodagu. The incident was
reported from Kumturu village near Srimangala of South Kodagu. Meanwhile,
in another incident, commuters on Madikeri-Mysuru highway were
panic-stricken after a wild elephant came charging at them. During midnight
hours on Tuesday, a herd of 12 elephants barged into an estate owned by
coffee grower Bachangada Deepak. After raiding crops, the herd visited the
massive lake located inside the estate. After quenching their thirst, the
herd got into the lake to take a dip. During wee hours on Wednesday, the
herd planned to leave for the forest even as the adults in the herd easily
made their way out of the lake. However, four elephants in the herd
including an elephant calf could not make it out of the lake due to its
increased depth and slippery edges. As dawn broke, the elephants stuck in
the lake panicked even as their cries reached the skies. The villagers and
estate owners alerted the foresters and the spot was visited by Thithimathi
Range foresters. Earthmovers were summoned to the spot even as a pathway
was dug out on one side of the lake. The elephants then climbed up the
pathway and rejoined the other elephants in the herd, which were waiting
little ahead from the incident spot. In another incident, commuters on
Madikeri-Mysuru highway were panic stricken after they spotted a lone
elephant right in the middle of the road. The enraged elephant came
charging at the commuters even as bikers escaped from the attack. The
tusker then broke open a gate of a private estate nearby and rushed into
the plantation.>for photo.
A herd of wild elephants were rescued from a private lake in Kodagu. The
incident was reported from Kumturu village near Srimangala of South Kodagu.
Meanwhile, in another incident, commuters on Madikeri-Mysuru highway were
panic-stricken after a wild elephant came charging at them.
During midnight hours on Tuesday, a herd of 12 elephants barged into an
estate owned by coffee grower Bachangada Deepak. After raiding crops, the
herd visited the massive lake located inside the estate. After quenching
their thirst, the herd got into the lake to take a dip. During wee hours on
Wednesday, the herd planned to leave for the forest even as the adults in
the herd easily made their way out of the lake. However, four elephants in
the herd including an elephant calf could not make it out of the lake due
to its increased depth and slippery edges.
As dawn broke, the elephants stuck in the lake panicked even as their cries
reached the skies. The villagers and estate owners alerted the foresters
and the spot was visited by Thithimathi Range foresters. Earthmovers were
summoned to the spot even as a pathway was dug out on one side of the lake.
The elephants then climbed up the pathway and rejoined the other elephants
in the herd, which were waiting little ahead from the incident spot.
In another incident, commuters on Madikeri-Mysuru highway were panic
stricken after they spotted a lone elephant right in the middle of the
road. The enraged elephant came charging at the commuters even as bikers
escaped from the attack. The tusker then broke open a gate of a private
estate nearby and rushed into the plantation.