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A lone elephant that strayed retired of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve entered Kongahalli colony successful the Thalavadi hills of Erode territory creating panic among residents connected Tuesday (December 2, 2025).
The elephant, which reportedly mislaid its way, roamed done respective parts of the colony for astir 30 minutes. Raising alarm, the villagers ran to information arsenic the carnal moved nervously done the streets. Villagers aboriginal joined together, burst firecrackers and made large noises to thrust the elephant backmost into the dense forest. The incidental triggered tense moments successful the colony successful the morning.
In a abstracted incident, farmers of Arulvadi village, located successful the elevation portion on the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border, are surviving successful fearfulness arsenic herds of chaotic elephants proceed to roam done cultivation fields during the aboriginal greeting hours. The herd, migrating from wood areas successful Karnataka, has been entering farms astatine nighttime and destroying crops. Farmers assertion that the repeated incursions person caused dense losses and they person urged officials of the Jeerahalli Forest Range to thrust the animals backmost into the dense wood crossed the border.
Forest Department officials said it is presently the elephant migration season, during which herds determination successful ample numbers from Karnataka to the hilly regions of Thalavadi. Farmers person been advised to enactment alert, and motorists travelling astatine nighttime person been cautioned to workout utmost care. Officials added that the question of the herds is being monitored continuously.
