“An elephant that was found badly wounded near Wodapatti, a place near the Karnataka border, last week is battling helplessly for its life.” - Thaindian News

“…His love for pachyderms developed further when he undertook study on man - elephant conflict. He chose Hasanur, a village along the Tamil Nadu - Karnataka border, for his study. Dr. Sukumar studied natural ecology of elephants, focussing on the man-elephant conflict, which was later published as a book by Cambridge University Press.” - The Hindu