“The state government has mooted a plan to put up a fence with electric current at the Maharashtra, Goa-Karnataka border to overcome the increasing menace of elephants in the state. ” - The Times of India

“Goa’s forest department is likely to seek the centre’s intervention and put the ball in its court after yet another attempt to push the elephants into Maharashtra failed and they came face to face with the harsh reality. ” - The Times of India

“Maharashtra and Goa are holding Karnataka accountable for the elephant migration. They claim their crops are being damaged and want Karnataka to control the pachyderms. The problem has assumed such serious proportions that a series of high-level official meetings have taken place between Karnataka and Maharashtra. Six months ago, Maharashtra additional chief secretary held a meeting with then Karnataka forest secretary Sudhakar Rao. ” - The Times of India

“After being pushed a few yards into the other side of the border into Maharashtra, the skies opened up at around 10.30 pm much to the relief of the four elephants, including a tusker. ” - The Times of India

“Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra are fast turning into yet another theatre of man-animal confrontation. Wild elephants are straying well over 200 km from the Dandeli forests in neighbouring Karnataka. More than two-dozen villages in the area have witnessed similar tales of death and destruction.” - The Hindu Business Line

“Rahul Khanna, on learning from PETA of the elephant who was badly injured by the truck in Chembur on 20th morning, immediately took time out from his busy shooting schedule in Bangkok to write an impassioned plea to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra asking him to stop the entry of elephants into the city of Mumbai.” - indafm

“Lakhs of devotees of the elephant-headed God heralded Ganesh Chaturthi in the city and rest of Maharashtra on Sunday amidst tight security. ” - The Times of India

“A herd of errant elephants that traipsed over from Karnataka two months ago has sent Maharashtra’s forest department scurrying in search of help. The department is desperately seeking people from anywhere in the country who can tackle the problem posed by the pachyderms, particularly to farmers.” - DNA - Mumbai

“Considering the recent attacks by wild elephants in the Chandgad district of Kolhapur, the chief ministers and forest ministers of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka are scheduled to meet in Delhi on February 15. A committee under the chairmanship of State revenue minister Narayan Rane will also review crop damage compensation rates. At present, it is a paltry Rs 20 for crops on one guntha of land.” - Cites Express India