Last week three people were gored to death by elephant herds in separate incidents in the forested Idukki and Wayanad districts. Pepper plantation worker Nagappan, 34, was gored to death by a tusker three days ago in the district. Another farmer in Ambalavayal said he lost crops worth Rs 2 lakh in the last three weeks as animals raided his farm. We dug up 12 small ponds deep in the forest to check this menace,” said Wayanad district collector, BS Thirumeni. Fed up with monkey menace, a 52-year-old widow had committed suicide in Thiruvananthapruam last week following which forest officials put up monkey traps in the area.

Source: Hindustan Times February 19, 2017 02:37 UTC