Raiding wild jumbo creates scare (Palakkad)
The New Indian Express
October 10, 2021
See link
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/10/raiding-wild-jumbo-creates-scare-2369829.html
for photo.
A wild elephant which entered human habitats in Payyatukad and Kottampatti
near Kanjikode spread fear and anxiety among the locals on Saturday. The
lone tusker, known as Churulikomban’ in local parlance, is a frequent
visitor in the area. The elephant stay put near houses and also destroy
crops.
The forest personnel and the locals burst crackers and chased the elephant
back into the forests. The elephant later went to the B line of the
railways which passes through the Walayar forests and spent some time there.
A goods train, on its way to Palakkad, stopped for some time, and left
after continuous honking to scare away the tusker. The locals said that it
took one hour to drive away the elephant but it could return any time. The
elephant has also attacked many people in the area.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/10/raiding-wild-jumbo-creates-scare-2369829.html
Raiding wild jumbo creates scare (Palakkad)
The New Indian Express
October 10, 2021
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/10/raiding-wild-jumbo-creates-scare-2369829.html>
for photo.
A wild elephant which entered human habitats in Payyatukad and Kottampatti
near Kanjikode spread fear and anxiety among the locals on Saturday. The
lone tusker, known as Churulikomban’ in local parlance, is a frequent
visitor in the area. The elephant stay put near houses and also destroy
crops.
The forest personnel and the locals burst crackers and chased the elephant
back into the forests. The elephant later went to the B line of the
railways which passes through the Walayar forests and spent some time there.
A goods train, on its way to Palakkad, stopped for some time, and left
after continuous honking to scare away the tusker. The locals said that it
took one hour to drive away the elephant but it could return any time. The
elephant has also attacked many people in the area.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/10/raiding-wild-jumbo-creates-scare-2369829.html