Wild elephant damages parked vehicle in Munnar town (India)

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Wild elephant damages parked vehicle in Munnar town (India)
The Hindu
February 13, 2024

See link
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/wild-elephant-damages-parked-vehicle-in-munnar-town/article67841966.ece
for photo.

A single-tusk wild elephant ventured into Munnar town in Idukki on Monday
night and damaged a parked vehicle.

According to local residents, the elephant reached the State Bank Of India
branch area in Munnar around 8.30 p.m. It destroyed a vehicle parked in the
vicinity.

Munnar range officer Arun Maharaja said the elephant from Mankulam forest
was camping near Doctors Bungalow when the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and
the officials of the range office chased it back to the forest.

“Normally, the tusker frequents the Shola forests near Munnar CSI Church in
Old Munnar and moves back to the forest later. The animal may have reached
the town by accident this time around,” said the official.

According to sources, the elephant is a regular visitor to the Munnar
panchayat-owned dumping yard at Kallar near Munnar. It was found feeding on
plastic waste at the dumping site on January 11. After the incident, Munnar
panchayat cleared the waste.

On Monday, another wild elephant, locally known as Murivalankompan, was
spotted near Montfort School at Chinnakkanal, near Munnar, around 12.30
p.m. Local residents said that wild tuskers Chakkakompan and
Murivalankompan were also coming to the human settlements in Chinnakkanal
and BL Ram for the past two days.

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Wild elephant damages parked vehicle in Munnar town (India) The Hindu February 13, 2024 See link <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/wild-elephant-damages-parked-vehicle-in-munnar-town/article67841966.ece> for photo. A single-tusk wild elephant ventured into Munnar town in Idukki on Monday night and damaged a parked vehicle. According to local residents, the elephant reached the State Bank Of India branch area in Munnar around 8.30 p.m. It destroyed a vehicle parked in the vicinity. Munnar range officer Arun Maharaja said the elephant from Mankulam forest was camping near Doctors Bungalow when the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and the officials of the range office chased it back to the forest. “Normally, the tusker frequents the Shola forests near Munnar CSI Church in Old Munnar and moves back to the forest later. The animal may have reached the town by accident this time around,” said the official. According to sources, the elephant is a regular visitor to the Munnar panchayat-owned dumping yard at Kallar near Munnar. It was found feeding on plastic waste at the dumping site on January 11. After the incident, Munnar panchayat cleared the waste. On Monday, another wild elephant, locally known as Murivalankompan, was spotted near Montfort School at Chinnakkanal, near Munnar, around 12.30 p.m. Local residents said that wild tuskers Chakkakompan and Murivalankompan were also coming to the human settlements in Chinnakkanal and BL Ram for the past two days. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/wild-elephant-damages-parked-vehicle-in-munnar-town/article67841966.ece