Kerala Forest Minister orders probe into death of two tribals in suspected wild elephant attack in Athirappilly

Kerala Forest Minister orders probe into death of two tribals in suspected wild elephant attack in Athirappilly

Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan blames the deaths on Forest department’s ‘lack of zeal’ in forecasting and mitigating human-wildlife conflict situations

Public hartal in Athirappilly over recent elephant attack deaths

Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 16 (PTI) A day after two tribal persons including a woman were found killed in an elephant attack in the Athirappilly forests of this district, a dawn-to-dusk public hartal commenced in the area on Wednesday.People of the area organised the hartal to register their protest against alleged government inaction.The hartal has the backing of all the political parties and it was being carried out peacefully, an officer of Athir…

Two people killed in wild elephant attack in Athirappilly; 3 deaths in two days

Thrissur: Raising serious concerns amid fear among the people living near forest regions, two more people were killed in a wildlife attack in Athirappilly in Thrissur on Monday late night while they had gone to collect forest produce. This is the third death reported in the same region in the last two days. The deceased are identified as Satheesh and Ambika, residents of Unnathi in Vazhachal in Thrissur district. Following the incident, forest m…

2 tribal persons trampled to death by wild elephants in Athirappilly

Ambika and Satheesh, tribal residents of a settlement in Vazhachal near Thrissur's Athirappilly forests, were killed in a suspected wild elephant attack around 7:30 pm on Monday while gathering forest produce, police said.

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In a tragic incident near Kerala’s Athirappilly picnic spot on April 14, two members of the tribal community lost their lives following an attack by a wild elephant. The victims, Satheesh and Ambika, were part of a group that had entered the forest three days earlier to collect honey and other forest produce. Kerala Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has requested an immediate report from the Forest Department and assured financial aid for the vict…

Two Kerala tribals die while fleeing in panic after seeing wild elephant herd; autopsy reports awaited

Thrissur, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the midst of a man-animal conflict in Kerala which has taken a heavy toll on people living in the forested areas, there were reports of two more deaths on Tuesday morning. According to reports, two tribals lost their lives in Athirapally, a picturesque tourist spot which lies in the forest area. The dead have been identified as Ambika and Satish, and according to reports the deaths occurred when they were r…