The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Drones, ground patrols deployed to keep wild elephants at bay in Ranni
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Forest Department in Ranni has deployed drones and ground patrols to manage human-wildlife conflict caused by wild elephants entering human settlements. The operation includes thermal surveillance and the construction of solar fencing to keep animals within forest boundaries.
Combining round-the-clock aerial surveillance with intensified ground patrols, the Forest department has launched a major operation across the forest fringes of Ranni to keep wild elephants away from human habitations. This comes amid a surge in elephant incursions into fringe villages.
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