Erode: A wild elephant destroyed more than 300 banana trees planted on two acres of farmland near Thalavadi in the Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR) here on early Monday morning. The land was ...

The animals left behind thousands of tumbled banana plants and huge piles of faeces. Orchard owner Huang Zhi Qing said the elephants came on March 23 and 24, destroying some 3,000 of his banana ...

Farmers and villagers say elephants are destroying their plantations and ... Authorities blame locals for occupying elephant habitats and caution against killing the endangered animals.

Over 200 standing banana crops were destroyed by wild elephants ... The elephants destroyed the trees and ate the bananas. Hearing the sound, villagers gathered and blast crackers and chased ...

Farmers said that in the last five to six days alone, there had been damage to nearly 50 coconut trees and nearly 3,000 banana crops. Forest officials have mobilised anti-depredation squad and ...

COIMBATORE: A banana ... by the elephant. Vice president of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam R Periyasamy said, "This particular elephant is often entering villages in Perur and destroying crops.