PMK seeks removal encroachments from elephant corridors in Coimbatore

July 6, 2026 admin

PMK members submitted a petition to the Coimbatore Collector on Monday, seeking the removal of encroachments from elephant corridors. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S. The Coimbatore unit of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has urged the district administration to remove resorts and other encroachments from elephant corridors to reduce human-elephant conflict. In a petition…

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Caught between forests and fear: Karnataka’s growing human–animal conflict crisis

May 8, 2026 admin

On a quiet evening of February 28, 2026, 17-year-old Pooja stepped off a bus in Bettathuru village near Madikeri, like she had done countless times before. A student of St Michael’s College, she was just a short walk away from home barely 100 metres from the edge of the forest. But what followed was a…

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