Ooty: The man-elephant conflict surfaced yet again on the Nilgiris border when a wild elephant attacked and killed a farmer in Gudalur limits near here.
While the Gudalur and Pandalur limits in Nilgiris border has been witnessing an upsurge in the movement of stray wild animals into human settlements and a rise in man-elephant conflict in recent times, on Friday it took an ugly turn when the wild elephant which strayed into Vachakolli hamlet in the Pandanthurai area in Gudalur taluk attacked and killed Radhakrishnan (40), a farmer and resident of Vachakolli.
Sources said that Radhakrishnan was on his way to his fields on Friday morning.
A wild elephant which appeared from the nearby bushes attacked him. He succumbed to his injuries on the spot.
Villagers who gathered at the spot held a stir and wanted action from the Forest department to chalk out strategies to keep wild elephants from sneaking into the village limits.
The people also demanded an action plan for better protective measures in the village limits to tackle the man-elephant conflict.
Forest officials held talks with the villagers and promised to do their best to tackle man-animal conflicts.
