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Elephants move to TN forests with onset of Sabarimala season

Nagercoil (PTI): With the onset of the pilgrim season in Sabarimala hill shrine, elephants in the nearby jungles were moving to the adjacent forests of Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, forest officials said on Saturday.

According to District Forest Officer of Kanyakumari, Sundar Raju, around 60 elephants have entered the forests in Kaliyal, Kulasekaram and Azhagiyapandipuram of the district.

Speaking to reporters, he said that the elephants were terrified by the huge flow of pilgrims to the hill shrine.

Three teams of forest personnel have been formed to keep a watch on the elephants, he said.

There were also reports of elephants spotted roaming along the fringes of Perunkuruvi, Akasthiyarkoodam and Vellasarithodu forests near Sabarimala in the Kerala side.

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