Temple elephants Palani Kovil and Madurai Krishnan Kovil died in Tamil Nadu

2006-11-20 - Tamil Nadu, India. Natarajan Sivaganesan Ph.D Elephant Ecologist

Two female elephants, Palani Kovil (Sumathi - + 35) and Madurai Krishnan Kovil (Thanalashmi + 30)died in Tamil Nadu, South India. This unfortunate even occured within a week (1-10 November 06) due to serious ailments in both the cases, concluded by the expert who performed the postmortum. These elephants used by the temple authorities for daily pooja's over several years.

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Wild elephants kill three females in Akkaraipattu

2006-10-09 - Tamil Nadu, India.

Two women and a child were crushed to death by some wild elephants when they entered the village Alimnagar in Akkaraipattu in Amparai district Sunday night around 09:30 p.m. Marauding elephants Sunday evening entered after dusk charging residents and damaged several huts. Elephants had dragged the victims out of their huts and dashed them on the ground.

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