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Wild elephant kills 17-year-old girl in front of parents in Karnataka’s Kodagu

March 02, 2026 5:20 pm

According to data from the forest department, wild animals have killed 254 people in Karnataka in the last five years.

Rs 300 a day to chase elephants -- why 'hula parties' persist in Bengal despite court orders

'We get Rs 300 a day to drive away elephants': Why 'hula parties' persist in Bengal despite SC order

February 28, 2026 2:36 pm

As elephant habitats shrink and conflicts rise, The Indian Express speaks to members of a Hula party who have long been demanding permanent jobs and better pay.

Karnataka to resume national park safaris 3 months after stopping them over man-animal conflict

February 18, 2026 7:09 pm

The Government was under pressure to resume safari activities as thousands of locals, including farmers and resort staff, protested stating that their livelihoods had been affected by the suspension.

Elephants in the jungles of southern West Bengal. (Photo credit: sourced)

In West Bengal, an elephant death brings ‘hula parties’ under the scanner

August 31, 2024 10:22 pm

The killing of a pregnant elephant in West Bengal’s Jhargram district earlier this month has led to the questioning of q unique village-level practice of informally recruiting young men to drive away elephants.

Why Kerala government is wrong in declaring human-animal conflict an 'emergency'

March 13, 2024 4:06 pm

Special vigilance committees at forest divisions, rapid response teams (RRTs), etc. are all welcome. These measures will go a long way in mitigating conflict. But they must not be swapped for populist decisions to cull or kill animals

Kerala declares man-animal conflict as state-specific disaster; govt to form multi-level panels to tackle instances

March 07, 2024 7:43 am

The decision comes at a time when people in several parts of Kerala are on a warpath, demanding a perennial solution to instances of man-animal conflict.

Death in Wayanad: What is behind Kerala’s rising human-animal conflict

Wayanad elephant kills man: Behind escalating human-animal conflict in Kerala

February 13, 2024 12:14 pm

Incidences of wild animals — mainly elephants, tigers, bison, and wild boars — attacking human beings have reported from across the state. What is behind this jump?

2 killed in wild animal attacks in Karnataka: Elephant tramples forester, tiger mauls Mysuru boy to death

September 06, 2023 7:25 am

In the light of increasing instances of man-animal conflict, state Minister for Forests Eshwar Khandre will hold a meeting with senior forest officials on Tuesday evening.

Tranquilisers, radio collars and four trained Kumkis: Arikomban’s first day in captivity

April 29, 2023 10:23 pm

The first tranquilliser shot was fired at 11.55am but four more shots had to be fired later to sedate the animal, and the forest squad accompanied by four kumki elephants closed in on it.

Man-elephant conflict: Karnataka conservationists, forest officials apprehensive of task force

November 25, 2022 5:25 pm

A forest officer points to the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition (Amendment) Bill 2022, ‘which seeks to avoid criminal proceedings against farmers who have encroached on government land in rural areas’.