Rare elephant pearl and tusks recovered; two poachers held
“The Bangalore police apprehended two poachers and recovered from them a rare elephant pearl along with a pair of tusks.” - Khaleej Times Online
Elephants plunder fields near Bangalore
“The outskirts of Bangalore city today resembled an African Safari. A large herd of pachyderms roamed about freely trampling on the gardens, fields and chasing curious onlookers who came out of their houses. There were some calves also which were found in a bamboo grove near the village Jigani of Anekal Taluk in Bangalore Urban area. The herd lingered there for more than six hours since Thursday morning.” - Mangalorean.Com
Elephant population dips in Karnataka-Bangalore
“Karnataka hosts a healthy population of the gentle giants. That’s the finding of the agency which recently conducted a study of the elephant population in the state. ” - The Times of India
Court comes to the rescue of elephant
“The Karnataka High Court has come to the rescue of a temple elephant of Bangalore and directed the Forests Department to temporarily house it in any camp or forest it thought fit.” - The Hindu
Court comes to the rescue of elephant
“The Karnataka High Court has come to the rescue of a temple elephant of Bangalore and directed the Forests Department to temporarily house the animal in any camp or forest it thought fit.” - The Hindu
Now, jumbo love spreads to Bangalore
“It’s the season of jumbo love, and the elephants in the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) are celebrating it with a rare candour. ” - The Times of India
In India, bands and elephants at work
“New recruits to Aditi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a vendor of product development services in Bangalore, were on their first day of work given a traditional Indian welcome fit for a Maharajah, to the beating of drums, the blowing of traditional trumpets, and even an elephant saluting them.” - Computerworld Malaysia
Sleuths in dark about Mysore zoo deaths
“Mysore zoo deaths continue to be a riddle for Bangalore-based Corps of Detectives (CoD). Three elephants and one endangered lion-tail maquaque at Mysore Zoological Garden between August to September last year have sent jitters down the spine of the Central Zoo Authority which swung into action to find out the culprits. But even after best efforts for over eight months by the zoo authority officials, no headway to the mystery has been made.” - The Times of India
