elephant deaths on the rise

"On average, 15 elephants die every year, due to natural and unnatural causes," a senior forest officer from the Coimbatore division said.  

"Except for 2 elephant deaths due to electrocution, that were reported on October 23 at Kuppepalayam, near Thondamuthur in Boluvampatti forest range, and at Mettupalayam forest range on October 29, the remaining deaths are all due to natural causes," he said. 

The New Indian Express,   24 November 2025

Tusker electrocuted, near telugu cult centre

A wild elephant was electrocuted in the Boluvampatti Range of Coimbatore Forest Divison, on thursday.

The 25 year old tusker likely received the fatal electric shock, as it pushed down a power pole, in a farm, at Kuppepalayam village.  

A new electric line has been set up along a road outside the forest area, about 500 metres from the reserve forest.  

The carcass was taken to the Chadivayal Resrerve Forest for post mortem. 

Express News Service, Coimbatore.

TNIE,    October 24, 2025

Telugu, Mallu cults and more, ravage Nilgiri biosphere

 Already complaints against private and government institutions, that fragment wild elephant habitat have been raised. 

And is-ha centre, carunya university, crpf training institute and more have fragmented wild habitat in western ghats that flank Coimbatore city. 

Now, emboldened mother amrit-anand-mayi mutt and university, have allegedly installed 2 km long electric fence in the Ettimadai area fragmenting wild elephant habitat and also corridor. A case has been filed in the Madras High court, by activists Siva and Lokanathan. 

- Ananda Wikatan,    Sep. 15,  2025

Evict lingabhairavi temple from elephant habitat

Though LIFE - Legal Initiative for Forests and Environment - appreciated  the point, where the Environment ministry's proposals emphasized, on the need to keep certain forest intact.

But the overall thrust of the proposals, facilitate diversion of forest land to non forest activities.

-Tweaking of green laws   

Times of India    October 02, 2021

Proposal to amend Forest Act

10.  To ease the grievances of the private individuals whose lands come within the State specific Private Forests Act or coming within the purview of dictionary meaning of forest in terms of Supreme Court order dated 12.12.1996 and accordingly where FC Act is applicable now, it has been proposed to allow such owners for construction of structures for bonafide purposes including forest protection measures and residential unit upto an area of 250 sq mtr as one time relaxation.

- Government of India 

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 

New Delhi,       October 02, 2021 

man arrested

Indian police arrested a man accused of causing death of a pregnant elephant.

The elephant died after biting a pineapple stuffed with fire-crackers that exploded in it's mouth.

Greenwire  June 5, 2020

Reserve forest encroachment - federal vice-president is chief guest

vice-president Venkaiah Naidu was chief guest at the celebrations and released a book by the founder.

- Free Press journal.