Can humans and elephants cohabit in Kodagu?
Part 1: Humans and elephants tussle for space in Kodagu It’s 6 a.m. at the Maldare elephant crossing in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. The Rapid Response Team (RRT) is…
Articles by Arathi Menon
Arathi Menon is an independent journalist based in Mysore, Karnataka.
Elephants in the estate: Humans and elephants tussle for space in Kodagu
It’s a cloudy Saturday evening at Athivana estate in Srimangala in Kodagu, Karnataka. The forest department’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) is ready to chase three elephant cows that have entered…
Extreme rainfall devastates Kodagu yet again
Kodagu, the small hilly district in Karnataka known as the coffee capital of India, is no stranger to heavy showers. Its area of 4,102 sq. km receives as much as…
Kodagu coffee planters take on giant snail invasion
The monsoon rains have arrived late this year in the verdant hills of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka, the coffee capital of India. For some planters, it’s a mixed blessing. A…
An SOS call for the ‘Tiger of Kaveri’
The orange-finned mahseer or hump-backed mahseer, believed to be endemic to the Kaveri river that flows through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, has been an enigma for anglers…
