Kombukuthy residents alarmed as elephants breach mitigation measures

🇮🇳 The Hindu (IN) —
Kombukuthy residents alarmed as elephants breach mitigation measures

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Residents of Kombukuthy are alarmed as elephants breached wildlife mitigation efforts despite significant investment in trenches and electric fencing by the Forest Department. This raises concerns about the effectiveness of current wildlife management measures.

Despite a ₹7.20 crore investment by the Forest department in wildlife mitigation measures like trenches and electric fencing, the elephant breached these defences, raising serious concerns about their effectiveness.

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