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 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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