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MISHAP: The male baby elephant which fell accidentally into an irrigation well near Hosur on Friday

Elephant calf falls to death

2012-01-01 - Hosur, India.

A 2-year-old calf, which came in a herd of 60 elephants, fell accidentally into irrigation well and died near Hosur on Friday. Forest officials said that the male calf along with 60 other elephants strayed into a field in a village near Hosur. It accidentally fell into the 20-feet well, which had no water. Though it had not suffered any serious injury on its body, it died of asphyxiation. Senior forest officials rushed to the spot and after retrieving the carcass conducted a post-mortem and buri...


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Four teams formed to end elephant menace

2006-01-14 - HOSUR, India.

The Hosur forest division has formed four special teams with adequate communication equipment to check elephant menace in the Denkanikotta forest region, according to District Forest Officer S Paulraj. The move comes in the wake of two farmers being trampled to death by elephants in separate incidents within a span of six days. The pachyderms also injured six persons, besides damaging crops worth several lakhs in Denkanikotta and Anchetty regions recently.


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Watchtowers to monitor elephants

2005-10-17 - HOSUR, India.

Two watchtowers had been set up on top of the hills of Sanjeevapuram and Erimalai in the Dharmapuri forest region recently to monitor the movement of elephants. At the Wildlife Week celebrations in Dharmapuri on Saturday, Information and Publicity Minister K P Anbazhagan said the towers had been constructed at a cost of Rs 3 lakh.


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Jumbo count begins in Dharmapuri, Hosur

2005-05-08 - HOSUR, India.

The Forest Department kickstarted its elephant census work in Dharmapuri and Hosur forest divisions on Friday.

It is after a gap of three years that a synchronised elephant census covering all southern states is being initiated, a top official in the department said. This is essential to avoid duplication of animal numbers due to result of migration to the neighbouring states, he added. For the first time, nearly 25 NCC cadets also joined the department in its census work this yea...


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4 Headlines about Elephants from HOSUR2012-01-01 - Hosur, India - Elephant calf falls to death 2006-01-14 - HOSUR, India - Four teams formed to end elephant menace 2005-10-17 - HOSUR, India - Watchtowers to monitor elephants 2005-05-08 - HOSUR, India - Jumbo count begins in Dharmapuri, Hosur

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