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An elephant runs amok in Kerala
Malappuram: A tame
elephant in Kerala's Malappuram district ran amok and
damaged several vehicles on a busy road while being led
to the venue of temple festival. After five hours of mayhem,
forest officials managed to tranquilize the elephant and
calm it down. According to eyewitnesses, the elephant
injured its mahout (keeper) and damaged around eight vehicles,
including cars, bikes and auto-rickshaws. Eyewitnesses
said the elephant named 'Parameshvaran' probably turned
violent after being ill treated by its mahout. Elephants
are used for temple festivals in southern India, and particularly
in processions in Kerala. Meanwhile, a herd of about 18
elephants entered the Chaibasa city of Jharkhand and injured
several locals. The very sight of the pachyderms spread
panic among locals. The jumbos entered the city from nearby
forest areas. Forest officials were unable to control
the marauding herd for sometimes. Of late, instances of
man-animal conflict have been on the rise. This is attributed
to industrialisation including mining of iron and mica
ores at the cost of forest lands of Jharkhand. Such incidents
of man-animal encounter have resulted in fast depletion
of forest areas, forcing animals straying into the human
habitat in search of food.
-Dec
5, 2008
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