Tackling monkey menace in Wayanad
The Forest Department has resumed mass translocation of the simian population from various parts of Wayanad to remote forests in the wake of complaints of monkey menace. The project is being implemented
Animal Menace
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People spending night in elephant depredation
DIBRUGARH, Nov 5: Belying the claims of the Dibrugarh District Forest Department for spending around Rs 7 lakh for putting in place a solar energize fencing from Madhupur to Dihing Than village of Larua Mouza to prevent elephant depredation, a team of 50 pachyderm entered into and destroyed paddy fields, in Bordoibam, Majgaon, Dighalia, Doh Kolakhowa, Chakoi Pathar, and Itakhuli villages of the Ko
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Giant African snails wreak havoc in State
Hyderabad, Nov. 4: The Giant African Land Snail (GALS) menace is back in the state and this time showing a more devastating effect. According to the state forest department officials of Araku valley, Paderu and Anantagiri in Visakhapatnam district, Vizaianagaram border area and other Agency areas are the most affected.
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Rampaging elephants raze houses
DEHRA DUN: It was a miraculous escape for Pratap Singh Pundir of Dhalwala near Rishikesh as he took shelter inside his house after being chased by an elephant on Wednesday night. The pachyderm pulled down part of the house before being chased away by villagers. Similarly, rampaging elephants damaged two more houses, uprooted a hand pump and destroyed crops in Bhattonwala and nearby areas.
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Solar fence sans shock!
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This beetles signature: bullet marks on trees
WORCESTER (Massachusetts): A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, U.S., and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to the region
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Rodent menace in farms
Rajahmundry, Oct. 15: After facing the nature
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SMS alert: elephant in the vicinity
OL PEJETA (Kenya): The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir
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Jumbo attacks: Compensation to be raised
PALAKKAD: The government has decided to raise the compensation to the dependants of the people killed in attacks by wild elephants from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh, according to Forest Minister Benoy Viswom. The Minister said this while speaking to mediapersons at Olavakkode on Friday.
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Elephant menace along Indo-Bhutan border
NALBARI, Sept 30: People of Indo-Bhutan area in Baksa district have to spend sleepless night because of elephant menace since a few days. According to the local residents, a number of wild elephants came down from the dense forest of Into-Bhutan area, in search of crops, as a result of which crops in varying degree, in different places were being destroyed.
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One dies of elephant attack
DONKAMOKAM, Sept 19: Khom Sangma (65), of village Wakanta group nine kilometres away from Donkamokam died after he was attacked by wild elephants.