Elephant goes on rampage in Kerala, injures oneSeptember 24th, 2009 KANJIRAPALLY - An elephant went on a rampage in Kerala, injuring one of the mahouts and damaging three vehicles, on Wednesday. The incident took place in Kanjirapally near Kottayam, when the elephant named 'Sundaran' turned violent while pulling logs around 10 in the morning.
Elephant calf rescued in JalpaiguriSeptember 24th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - Forest authorities in West Bengal on Wednesday rescued an elephant calf, which had strayed away from the herd in Baikunthapur forest range. The calf lost its way along the banks of River Teesta and was rampantly moving on the sand strips when the forest rangers spotted it.
Elephant electrocuted in RaigarhSeptember 12th, 2009 RAIGARH - A wild elephant died of electrocution in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. As per the forest officials a herd of 12 elephants had come to remote Pathal village and a female elephant died due to electrocution.
Faithful elephant guards electrocuted mahout in Gujarat villageSeptember 1st, 2009 VANKAL VILLAGE - An elephant stood guard near the body of its electrocuted mahout for hours in Vankal village in Gujarat. The incident took place at Vankal village of Navsari district, when the mahout, Lachhu Kevat, was electrocuted to death while sitting on his elephant, Madhumati.
Elephant who went on rampage in Jaipur diesAugust 24th, 2009 JAIPUR - A female elephant, which turned amuck and went on a rampage in Rajasthan's Jaipur city on Sunday, died here on Monday. Thirty-five year old elephant Naina, which was on its way to Amer Fort with foreign tourists on its back, had suddenly turned aggressive on Sunday.
Rescued baby elephant dies of stomach ulcer in West BengalAugust 17th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - A female elephant cub, which was rescued few months back from a village in West Bengal, died on Sunday due to a stomach ulcer. The elephant cub, Aronno, was rescued from Rethi village after it got separated from its group.
Wild elephant electrocuted in West BengalAugust 16th, 2009 BINNAGURI - A rampaging adult female elephant was electrocuted at an Indian army camp at Binnaguri in West Bengal. The elephant, which came from the Chapramari forest, first damaged a number of houses before getting entangled in a school's electrified fencing.
Five-year-old elephant calf captured in CoonoorAugust 14th, 2009 COONOOR - A five-year-old elephant calf was captured by forest officials in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. The elephant had strayed towards a human habitation after separating from its herd.
Royal life for elephants in KeralaJuly 20th, 2009 KERALA - Elephants in Kerala are having gala time after monsoons set in. The month of July falls as the last month of the Hindu calendar in the state, which is considered as a month for rejuvenation and resting for the pachyderms.
Elephant rescued from muddy swamp in Kerala districtJuly 4th, 2009 WAYANAD - After a struggle of many hours and the effort of villagers, the life of an elephant which was stuck in a muddy swamp in the remote village of Madaki estate in Kerala's Wayanad district, was saved on Saturday. The elephant named Ramachandran was owned by Kottayam resident, Mr.
Wild elephant kills two in Darjeeling hillsMay 22nd, 2009 SILIGURI - A wild elephant killed two people in West Bengal's Darjeeling district Friday, a forest department official said. Sobha Chetri, 60, and Pradip Kishan, 22 were killed by the animal in Garidhura area in Kurseong sub-division of the district early Friday.
Jumbo tales: first Malayalam book on elephantsMay 3rd, 2009 THRISSUR - One of Asia's foremost elephant experts Jacob Cheeran has completed his fourth book on elephants, the first in Malayalam on the subject, which he says highlights 'lesser known things about a better known animal'. Cheeran said that his latest book which runs into nearly 300 pages talks about several unusual things about elephants.
Wild elephant kills woman in Chhattisgarh villageApril 11th, 2009 RAIPUR - A 55-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, a forest official said Saturday. Kara Bai was trampled to death Friday night in the backyard of her mud-built house in Vijrapali village, within the Pithora forest in Mahasamund.
Dutch tourist killed by wild elephant in KazirangaApril 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A Dutch tourist was trampled to death by a wild Asiatic elephant Tuesday at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam while eight other foreigners had a miraculous escape. A park official said a group of nine foreign tourists entered the 430 sq km park early Tuesday for bird watching and viewing primates when a lone rogue elephant charged at the visitors.
Elephant triggers panic in Uttar PradeshMarch 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - An elephant has triggered panic in an Uttar Pradesh village after killing two people and injuring four in the last 10 days, an official said Tuesday. The elephant trampled a young man to death Monday evening in Nagraganja village of Basti district, 250 km from here.
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