Ramgarh: The department of forest, environment and climate change sounded an alert after a herd of 32 wild elephants entered Mandu block of Ramgarh district and camped in the forest near villages located in the neighbouring Bokaro district. This has triggered fear among the local residents. The forest department has advised people at Basantpur village under Mandu block to not go close to the herd.Nitish Kumar, divisional forest officer, Ramgarh, said, Its difficult to predict their movement. Jumbos enter Ramgarh district from Bokaro. We are keeping a close watch on them. TNNWe also published the following articles recentlyJumbo herd causes panicA herd of elephants caused panic among villagers in Mandya, Karnataka, as they moved closer to the town. Traffic on a service road was affected and the elephants destroyed a sugarcane field. Efforts to drive the elephants away were hampered by crowds gathering to see them. Experts from Israel have been invited to assist in chasing the elephants back to the wild. In other news, elephants in Bokaro district in West Bengal and Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh have caused damage to property and crops, leading to calls for compensation. Protests against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu also took place in Mysuru and Mandya.Tiger attack victim was warned not to enter forestA man named Ganesh was mauled to death by a tiger in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, India, despite being warned not to enter the forest. The incident was captured in a viral video clip. Villagers in the area regularly ignore warnings and let their cattle roam freely in the forest. The forest officials have faced challenges in preventing villagers from entering the forest due to limited staff. After the incident, camera traps have been installed in the border area to monitor the situation.Officers urge villagers not to venture into forestA villager was killed by a tiger in the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in Mysuru, India. The victim had been warned not to enter the forest, but ventured in to graze cattle. Forest officials are now trying to locate the tiger responsible for the attack. Camera traps have been set up in the area to monitor the situation. In other news, a leopardess was captured in a village in Mysuru and a python was rescued in Chamundi Hills.

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