Coimbatore, June 6 (IANS) Anticipating a rise in human-wildlife interactions with the onset of the southwest monsoon, the Gudalur Forest Division in Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance and conflict-prevention measures across vulnerable villages in the Nilgiris district. The Forest Department has deployed local youths, additional patrol vehicles and thermal drones in areas that frequently witness wildlife intrusion during the rainy season. The move is aimed at preventing wild elephants and ot…
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Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai has lost one of its most iconic wild residents as Rivaldo, a well-known tusker, who lived peacefully alongside communities on the Sigur plateau for decades, died on Friday.Rivaldo died on Friday afternoon after a brief illness, Forest Department officials confirmed.Believed to be around 50 years old, the elephant had been a familiar and reassuring presence in the Vazhaithottam area of the Segur forest range. Officials said he had been ailing for se…