Mother elephant and calf stray and attack residents in Coimbatore
A Subburaj, Times of India
July 18, 2024
A mother wild elephant and it's calf strayed into the residential area at
Thiruvalluvar Nagar at Kanuvai in Coimbatore district and tried to attack
the residents on Wednesday night.
The video of the elephant attempting to attack residents were widely spread
on social media on Thursday and it went viral.
The female elephant and it's calf strayed out of the reserve forest in
search of food including rice, five flour and it entered the residential
area of Thiruvalluvar Nagar on Wednesday night.
The residents had gone to their open terrace to watch the elephant
movements and take photos and videos of the wild animals.
Some of the residents standing inside the main entrance gate of their
houses to see the elephants. The mother elephant tried to attack a family
by pushing the main gate of a house and the family members escaped from the
attack and entered inside the house.
The elephant calf also chased a man in the residential area. The frontline
staff of the forest department from Coimbatore forest range reached the
spot and managed to chase the elephant into the reserve forest.
Meanwhile the frontline staff visited the residential area on Thursday
morning and requested the people not to venture out from their houses
during night hours as the area is located close to the reserve forest and
there were chances of wildlife movements.
They also asked the people to inform them if they notice wild elephants or
any other wild animal movements in the locality.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/mother-elephant-and-calf-stray-and-attack-at-coimbatore-residential-area/articleshow/111826125.cms
Mother elephant and calf stray and attack residents in Coimbatore
A Subburaj, Times of India
July 18, 2024
A mother wild elephant and it's calf strayed into the residential area at
Thiruvalluvar Nagar at Kanuvai in Coimbatore district and tried to attack
the residents on Wednesday night.
The video of the elephant attempting to attack residents were widely spread
on social media on Thursday and it went viral.
The female elephant and it's calf strayed out of the reserve forest in
search of food including rice, five flour and it entered the residential
area of Thiruvalluvar Nagar on Wednesday night.
The residents had gone to their open terrace to watch the elephant
movements and take photos and videos of the wild animals.
Some of the residents standing inside the main entrance gate of their
houses to see the elephants. The mother elephant tried to attack a family
by pushing the main gate of a house and the family members escaped from the
attack and entered inside the house.
The elephant calf also chased a man in the residential area. The frontline
staff of the forest department from Coimbatore forest range reached the
spot and managed to chase the elephant into the reserve forest.
Meanwhile the frontline staff visited the residential area on Thursday
morning and requested the people not to venture out from their houses
during night hours as the area is located close to the reserve forest and
there were chances of wildlife movements.
They also asked the people to inform them if they notice wild elephants or
any other wild animal movements in the locality.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/mother-elephant-and-calf-stray-and-attack-at-coimbatore-residential-area/articleshow/111826125.cms