Forest guard injured during elephant count in Nagarahole
The Hindu
May 19, 2023
A forest guard engaged in enumeration of elephant population was injured
when he tried to evade a charging tusker at Nagarahole on Friday.
The guard, Abhishek, sighted an elephant during the enumeration exercise
and it suddenly turned towards him. Abhishek scurried for cover but
stumbled and fell suffering shoulder injuries.
The incident occurred in the Anechowkur range of Nagarahole. He was first
taken to a nearby hospital in Madikeri for first aid before being shifted
to Mysuru for treatment.
Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve C. Harshakumar said Abhishek was out
of danger and the injuries were not life threatening.
Exercise Concludes
Meanwhile, the three-day elephant enumeration exercise came to a close on
Friday, with the completion of the waterhole count. In all ,135 waterholes
were covered as part of the exercise, and the field staff recorded a count
of more than 400 elephants on the third day alone within the Nagarahole
Tiger reserve limits. In the Kabini backwaters, around 150 elephants were
counted, and it was more concentrated in the D.B. Kuppe range, said Mr.
Harshakumar.
There are 91 beats spread across eight divisions of Nagarahole and nearly
300 staff took part in the synchronised enumeration exercise. In Bandipur,
over 400 staff were deployed for the exercise and 115 waterholes were
covered. The number of elephants sighted was impressive and the
authorities expect the final count to be high, said Ramesh Kumar, Director,
Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
The elephant enumeration exercise was taken up in both protected areas and
in territorial divisions across the State. The data will be scrutinised and
subjected to statistical analysis before arriving at a final figure for the
elephant population range in Karnataka. The synchronised exercise was also
taken up in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Goa.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forest-guard-injured-during-elephant-count-in-nagarahole/article66871391.ece
Forest guard injured during elephant count in Nagarahole
The Hindu
May 19, 2023
A forest guard engaged in enumeration of elephant population was injured
when he tried to evade a charging tusker at Nagarahole on Friday.
The guard, Abhishek, sighted an elephant during the enumeration exercise
and it suddenly turned towards him. Abhishek scurried for cover but
stumbled and fell suffering shoulder injuries.
The incident occurred in the Anechowkur range of Nagarahole. He was first
taken to a nearby hospital in Madikeri for first aid before being shifted
to Mysuru for treatment.
Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve C. Harshakumar said Abhishek was out
of danger and the injuries were not life threatening.
Exercise Concludes
Meanwhile, the three-day elephant enumeration exercise came to a close on
Friday, with the completion of the waterhole count. In all ,135 waterholes
were covered as part of the exercise, and the field staff recorded a count
of more than 400 elephants on the third day alone within the Nagarahole
Tiger reserve limits. In the Kabini backwaters, around 150 elephants were
counted, and it was more concentrated in the D.B. Kuppe range, said Mr.
Harshakumar.
There are 91 beats spread across eight divisions of Nagarahole and nearly
300 staff took part in the synchronised enumeration exercise. In Bandipur,
over 400 staff were deployed for the exercise and 115 waterholes were
covered. The number of elephants sighted was impressive and the
authorities expect the final count to be high, said Ramesh Kumar, Director,
Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
The elephant enumeration exercise was taken up in both protected areas and
in territorial divisions across the State. The data will be scrutinised and
subjected to statistical analysis before arriving at a final figure for the
elephant population range in Karnataka. The synchronised exercise was also
taken up in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Goa.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forest-guard-injured-during-elephant-count-in-nagarahole/article66871391.ece
