Elephant

Sambalpur: An elderly man was trampled to death by a rampaging wild elephant at Khaerpada village under Sambalpur Sadar Forest Range on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Chaitanya Bhoi. He was 75. Bhoi was reportedly…

Keonjhar: A female elephant was killed after being hit by a train near Uthabali in the Champua Range of the Bambari Section in Keonjhar district. According to reports, a freight train hit the elephant while it was crossing the railway…

Angul: An elderly woman was killed in an elephant attack in Maranda village of Khinda Pyayat of Angul Bantla Forest. According to information, Khajuri Behera (60) of Maranda village went to the nearby forest for mangoes this morning.…

Sonepur: An elephant was electrocuted to death near Mahada village under Binika forest division in Sonepur district on Tuesday. According to sources, the jumbo died after coming in contact with a live wire fence laid for poaching wild…

Angul: An elephant died after reportedly being hit by a train near Dehurisahi in Jarpada forest range of Angul district. According to reports, the elephant was crossing the railway line when it was hit by a train on Thursday night and…

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped the people in the area of Sikharchandi Hills in Bhubaneswar as four elephants from the adjoining Bharatpur forest strayed into the area on Friday. The herd comprises a tusker, two female elephants and…

Dhenkanal: A farmer was arrested for allegedly electrocuting an elephant at Ostapal village under Sadar range in Dhenkanal district. Bipin Sahu, a farmer of the local village had spread electric wires on the land to guard the crops. The…

Bhawanipatna: A 52-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Kalahandi district on Friday, police said. The woman was attacked by the pachyderm while she was plucking cotton in her field in Bagpur village. She died on…

Sambalpur: Three persons have been arrested for electrocuting elephant in Sadar range of Sambalpur Forest Division. A team led by Range officer Sambalpur sadar Hari Shankar Naik arrested the accused, registered a case under Wildlife…

Baripada: The carcass of a 12-year-old female elephant was found in a well near Saranda forest in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday, a forest official said. The pachyderm is believed to have fallen into the well while roaming around as…