Forest department begins profiling straying elephants to tackle rising human-wildlife conflict in north Kerala
The Forest department has begun profiling individual elephants that repeatedly stray into human settlements, in an effort to better understand their movement patterns and improve conflict mitigation in north Kerala.Speaking to The Hindu, Chief Conservator of Forests (Northern Circle) B.N. Anjankumar further pointed out that wild animal intrusions into human settlements, especially in Aralam, Kottiyoor, and other forest fringes, consistently peak during the early monsoon months of July and August, despite forests having abundant food and water during this period. Analysis of the records shows that the highest number of incidents is consistently reported during July and August, he added.“Not all elephants will be marked and named, but only those pachyderms that are found repeatedly creating problems or exhibiting aggressive behaviour.
- ▪The Forest department has begun profiling individual elephants that repeatedly stray into human settlements, in an effort to better understand their movement patterns and improve conflict mitigation in north Kerala.Speaking to The Hindu, Ch
- ▪Anjankumar further pointed out that wild animal intrusions into human settlements, especially in Aralam, Kottiyoor, and other forest fringes, consistently peak during the early monsoon months of July and August, despite forests having abund
- ▪Analysis of the records shows that the highest number of incidents is consistently reported during July and August, he added.“Not all elephants will be marked and named, but only those pachyderms that are found repeatedly creating problems
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The Forest department has begun profiling individual elephants that repeatedly stray into human settlements, in an effort to better understand their movement patterns and improve conflict mitigation in north Kerala.Speaking to The Hindu, Chief Conservator of Forests (Northern Circle) B.N. Anjankumar said the decision to monitor and profile wild animals, particularly elephants, was taken in view of the growing incidents of human-wildlife conflict, especially in Aralam and areas adjoining the forest fringes.He said Rapid Response Teams, field staff, and forest watchers are documenting habitual straying elephants through photographs, videos, and field reports after officials observed that some animals follow predictable behavioural patterns, including entering human settlements, particularly…
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