Iron fencing along Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border reduces crops damage, human-elephant conflicts
KRISHNAGIRI: The incidences of wild elephants straying into villages in the Muthiyala Maduvu area and damaging crops have come down after a 19km-long iron barrier fence was erected along the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border.
Herds of elephants migrate during October and November from Bannerghatta National Park and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka, passing through Jawalagiri forest and adjoining ranges like Denkanikottai, Noganur, Udedurgam, Sanamavu, Chettipalli and Maharajakadai in Tamil Nadu before reaching Kaundinya wildlife sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. They return in April and May. During their migration and return, the elephants often stray into villages and damage crops, triggering human-elephant conflicts.
Herds of elephants migrate during October and November from Bannerghatta National Park and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka, passing through Jawalagiri forest and adjoining ranges like Denkanikottai, Noganur, Udedurgam, Sanamavu, Chettipalli and Maharajakadai in Tamil Nadu before reaching Kaundinya wildlife sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. They return in April and May. During their migration and return, the elephants often stray into villages and damage crops, triggering human-elephant conflicts.
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