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Tamil Nadu: After sedation shot, jumbo flees into forest; hunt...
After days of search by deploying drones and three kumkis, the forest department teams spotted the elephant camping in a farm owned by Kathiravan in...
Radio collaring of Baahubali dropped as kumkis get weary
29 July 2021 1:43 AM ISTAfter multiple failed attempts, the Forest Department has finally dropped its much touted operation to radio collar wild elephant named Baahubali in...
Kumkis deployed to prevent wild elephant ‘Vinayagan’ leaving forest
22 Oct 2021 9:31 PM ISTSix kumkis have been deployed to patrol in Mudumalai to prevent wild elephant ‘Vinayagan’ from straying out of the forest cover.
6 kumkis deployed to block Vinayagan’s exit from forest
23 Oct 2021 4:35 AM ISTSix kumkis have been deployed to patrol in Mudumalai to prevent wild elephant ‘Vinayagan’ from straying out of the forest cover
Villagers demand capture of ‘Arisi Raja’, hoist black flags
14 Dec 2021 4:37 AM ISTPeople of five villages in Gudalur, Nilgiris, hoisted black flags at their houses demanding the forest department to capture a wild tusker that...
Kumkis’ presence keeps crop raiding jumbo at bay
19 Dec 2022 4:21 AM ISTKumki’s Chinnathambi and Ramu, brought from Top Slip continued to patrol along the forest fringes in Hasanur in Sathyamangalam to prevent the wild...
Jumbo Karuppan retreats after attacking cow
14 Jan 2023 5:04 AM IST“In all probability, it has been decided to capture Karuppan on Saturday early morning hours. Besides using drones to track the elephant, three kumkis...
Two kumkis deployed to keep elephant herd away in Gudalur
30 Jan 2023 3:57 AM ISTThe kumkis were brought from Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), following intensified protests by villagers for the second consecutive day with the body...