Lone tusker attacks three persons near Coimbatore, villagers cautioned
The Hindu
March 14, 2024
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A lone male elephant that entered human habitations near Madukkarai in
Coimbatore district attacked three persons, including an elderly woman and
a minor girl in the early hours of Wednesday.
The incident took place at Karadimadai village, which falls under
Madukkarai forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division.
The tusker first entered a farm near Black Mariamman Temple and attacked
Nagammal (70), a farm worker, who was sleeping outside the owner’s house.
The incident happened around 12.30 a.m. on Wednesday when Nagammal woke up
after hearing noise. The woman had a close encounter with the male elephant
that pushed her. She fell on to the ground and suffered minor injuries.
The elephant then moved to the shed where farm workers were sleeping. The
tusker damaged the tin sheets of the shed to pull out horse gram that was
stored inside. Dhanalakshmi (40) and Sathya (14) suffered minor injuries.
Forest Department staff rushed to the spot and drove out the tusker. The
injured persons were shifted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for
treatment.
As the tusker continued to enter villages on Wednesday night and in the
early hours of Thursday, the Forest Department has cautioned villagers
about its presence.
Following instructions from District Forest Officer N. Jayaraj, teams led
by Madukkarai forest range officer R. Arun Kumar visited villages bordering
forests - Karadimadai, Mathipalayam, Kavundanpathi, Theethipalayam,
Molapalayam and Mookakkadupathi on Thursday. They appealed to people to not
sleep outside their houses or venture out at night.
The villagers were also asked to not store materials like rice, cattle
feed, horse gram and bran in farm sheds.
It is learnt that over 30 elephants are roaming along the fringes of the
Madukkarai forest range, often straying into bordering villages at night
for food and water. Three special teams have been deployed to drive out
wild elephants from villages.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/lone-tusker-attacks-three-persons-near-coimbatore-villagers-cautioned/article67950375.ece
Lone tusker attacks three persons near Coimbatore, villagers cautioned
The Hindu
March 14, 2024
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/lone-tusker-attacks-three-persons-near-coimbatore-villagers-cautioned/article67950375.ece>
for photo.
A lone male elephant that entered human habitations near Madukkarai in
Coimbatore district attacked three persons, including an elderly woman and
a minor girl in the early hours of Wednesday.
The incident took place at Karadimadai village, which falls under
Madukkarai forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division.
The tusker first entered a farm near Black Mariamman Temple and attacked
Nagammal (70), a farm worker, who was sleeping outside the owner’s house.
The incident happened around 12.30 a.m. on Wednesday when Nagammal woke up
after hearing noise. The woman had a close encounter with the male elephant
that pushed her. She fell on to the ground and suffered minor injuries.
The elephant then moved to the shed where farm workers were sleeping. The
tusker damaged the tin sheets of the shed to pull out horse gram that was
stored inside. Dhanalakshmi (40) and Sathya (14) suffered minor injuries.
Forest Department staff rushed to the spot and drove out the tusker. The
injured persons were shifted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for
treatment.
As the tusker continued to enter villages on Wednesday night and in the
early hours of Thursday, the Forest Department has cautioned villagers
about its presence.
Following instructions from District Forest Officer N. Jayaraj, teams led
by Madukkarai forest range officer R. Arun Kumar visited villages bordering
forests - Karadimadai, Mathipalayam, Kavundanpathi, Theethipalayam,
Molapalayam and Mookakkadupathi on Thursday. They appealed to people to not
sleep outside their houses or venture out at night.
The villagers were also asked to not store materials like rice, cattle
feed, horse gram and bran in farm sheds.
It is learnt that over 30 elephants are roaming along the fringes of the
Madukkarai forest range, often straying into bordering villages at night
for food and water. Three special teams have been deployed to drive out
wild elephants from villages.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/lone-tusker-attacks-three-persons-near-coimbatore-villagers-cautioned/article67950375.ece
