Tag: Tusker

Athgarh: A decomposed carcass of a tusker was recovered from the Hatimundia Hill jungle within the Khuntuni forest range of Athgarh today. The tusker is said to be around 25 years old. According to sources, the trunk of the tusker was found chopped. As per preliminary investigation, it is suspected that the elephant was killed […]

Kuchinda: A wild tusker, which fell into an open well in a farmland near Panapalli village under Kuchinda forest division in Sambalpur district, was rescued after an operation by forest department and fire tender officials. According to sources, the elephant fell into the well while in search of food last night. After hearing the trumpets […]

Berhampur:A 50-year-old man was killed and two others were injured when a wild tusker attacked them in a forest area in Odisha’s Ganjam district, forest department officials said today. Hadua Nayak, a daily labourer died when the elephant trampled him on the outskirts of Dharmapur village yesterday. After attacking him, the tusker also attacked others […]

Baripada: Five persons were arrested in Baripada after two elephant tusks were seized, officials said on Friday. The seizure was made on Thursday night, said officials of the Baripada Forest Division. It is suspected that the tusks belonged to a male elephant of about nine years old. They might have killed the elephant in Similipal […]

Mayurbhanj: Ever came across a selfie-contest with the tuskers? As bizarre as it may sound, a few youths in Mayurbhanj district dared to march on a misadventure to click selfie with a tusker that had ventured into the forests in Nadapur village under the Betanati range. A video of the incident which took place on […]