Harangi, Mathigodu Elephant Camps Reopen for Tourists

Kushalnagar, Sep. 4: Elephant shows for the public at Harangi Tree Park and Sakane Camp have resumed from Thursday with safety measures.

In May this year, a woman tourist was trapped and died in a fight between two elephants at Dubare Camp and a severely injured elephant died in the wake of the incidents in which public entry was restricted in elephant camps across the state.

Now, Harangi Tree Park and Sakane Camp have resumed with necessary safety measures, forest officials said. Public safety has been given top priority and appropriate arrangements have been made to ensure that tourists and the public maintain a safe distance during the elephant show. The announcement said that necessary precautions and safety measures have been taken keeping in mind the nature and movement of the elephants.

Kushalnagar Zonal Forest Officer R. Rakshit said that the elephant show is being resumed with the aim of ensuring the safety and welfare of the elephants and the safety of the public, as well as to create awareness about the conservation of elephants and their protection among the public.

Mattigodu Elephant Camp

*Gonikoppa: Following the death of a tourist woman from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on May 18 at Dubare Elephant Camp near Kushalnagar, the Thitimathi Mattigodu Elephant Camp was immediately closed to tourists.

The camp, which was closed for 105 days, was opened for tourists from September 1 for the convenience of tourists.

For the safety of tourists, facilities have been provided to view the elephants from a distance of 10 meters. In the next project, the department has a plan to install a railway barricade so that tourists can stand and watch and not touch the elephants. Tourists traveling on the Thitimathi-Mysore route can visit the elephant camp midway along the route and see 12 tamed elephants, informed Gangadhar, the forest officer of Mattigodu.

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