THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An innovative project is being implemented in the Mankulam forest division in Idukki to stop the intrusion of wild elephants into the human habitats. DFO B. N. Nagaraj has devised ...

The Madras High Court, on Friday (September 12, 2025), vacated its status quo order and permitted the forest department to go ahead with its pilot project to erect a steel wire rope fence for a ...

Chilli-based repellents have shown promise as deterrents against crop-raiding elephants in Africa. We experimented with ropes coated with chilli-based repellent as a cheap alternative to existing ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:After trying out various options including solar fencing, rail fencing, elephant-proof walls, the Kerala Forest Department is all set to try out ‘rope fence’ to deter elephants from ...

The ‘crash-guard rope-fencing’ project, launched by the Forest department to deter elephants, has failed to meet its objectives due to flawed design and construction, according to a government probe ...

Coimbatore: The Coimbatore division of the forest department has submitted a proposal to the state government, requesting an allocation of 19.4 crore to install a state-of-the-art ‘steel wire rope ...

Bengaluru: Alarmed by the sharp rise in human casualties due to conflicts with wild elephants in 2024 despite the ‘expensive' rail barricade fencing, the govt is exploring alternative ways like steel ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 'crash guard rope fencing' against elephant intrusion put up at a stretch of 1,200 metres by the Idukki Mankulam forest division has been a success. The unique project had the ...

THE average UK fence can cost between £1,000 and £4,500 depending on garden size and fence panel height. But one savvy gardener built herself a fence and it cost ...

IDUKKI: In a bid to mitigate man-elephant conflict, the Forest Department in Idukki has come up with a new idea. The department will soon introduce the ‘crash-guard rope-fencing’ project. Iron ropes ...

THE average UK fence can cost between £1,000 and £4,500 depending on garden size and fence panel height. But one savvy gardener built herself a fence and it cost less than £10. Angela Gill shared her ...