Periyar Tiger Reserve
- Aug- 2023 -5 AugustDH Latest News
RTI reveals Kerala’s Rs 33 lakh expense on Arikomban and Dhoni, wild tuskers’ capture
In the ongoing struggle of human-animal conflict along the forest fringes in Kerala, official records have revealed that the state…
Read More » - Jul- 2023 -9 JulyDH Latest News
TN Forest Minister Confirms Healthy State of Wild Tusker ‘Arikomban’
According to Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Dr. M. Mathiventhan, who is also a medical doctor, the wild elephant known as…
Read More » - 6 JulyDH Latest News
Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking Arikomban’s return to Chinnakkanal
The Supreme Court declined to address a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) requesting the relocation of the elephant named Arikomban back…
Read More » - Jun- 2023 -20 JuneDH Latest News
Sabarimala Airport’s Environmental Panel Greenlights TOR; EIA Next in Line
The proposed Sabarimala international airport in Kottayam district has received a positive recommendation from the Union Environment Ministry panel. The…
Read More » - 10 JuneDH Latest News
Arikomban, translocated wild elephant, ventures into Kanyakumari sanctuary
Arikomban, the wild tusker who was translocated to the Upper Kodayar area of Muthukuzhi forest near the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border…
Read More » - 7 JuneDH Latest News
Idukki’s Chinnakanal Tribals Protest, Demand Return of Arikomban
Tribals from five settlement colonies in Chinnakanal held a sit-in protest, demanding the relocation of wild tusker Arikomban back to…
Read More » - May- 2023 -27 MayDH Latest News
Tamil Nadu Forest Department issues order to tranquilise Arikomban
Theni: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Saturday issued an order to tranquilise the rice-eating rogue tusker ‘Arikomban’, which…
Read More » - 26 MayDH Latest News
Close Encounter: Arikomban Detected a mere 100m from Kumily’s Residential Area
Wild tusker Arikomban, who was recently moved from Idukki’s Chinnakanal to the Periyar wildlife sanctuary, has been sighted near Rosapookandam…
Read More » - 3 MayDH Latest News
Mangaladevi temple festival in Idukki to be held on May 5 – a yearly occurrence.
The Mangaladevi temple festival, also known as Chitra Pournami, is a yearly occurrence and will be held on May 5th…
Read More » - 3 MayDH Latest News
Arikomban rediscovered despite 24-hour radio collar signal loss
After a day-long search for Arikomban, the translocated wild elephant, the Kerala Forest Department finally received a signal from its…
Read More » - Apr- 2023 -29 AprilDH Latest News
Chakkakomban’s interference impedes operation to tranquilize rogue tusker Arikomban.
On Saturday, a special taskforce led by Dr. Arun Zachariah successfully tranquilised the rogue wild tusker Arikomban. The tusker will…
Read More » - 29 AprilDH Latest News
Forest officials tranquilize rogue tusker Arikomban.
Over the weekend, a special taskforce led by Dr Arun Zachariah was successful in tranquilising the elusive wild tusker, Arikomban.…
Read More » - 27 AprilDH Latest News
Mock drill today ahead of Arikomban’s capture in 2 days
The rogue wild tusker Arikomban, which has caused unrest in the Idukki district for months, is set to be captured…
Read More » - Dec- 2022 -24 DecemberDH Latest News
This is how ‘god’s own post office’ defies the age of the internet!
Plain postcards, square envelopes, and the sky blue ‘inland’ letters all have the same address: Swamy Ayyappan, Sabarimala PO, 689713. They…
Read More » - Mar- 2021 -20 MarchDH Latest News
Project to remove African Catfish from Periyar Lake: 475 kg caught so far
Kerala Forest Department’s project to remove African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from Periyar Lake began on 16th March and will continue…
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