Stranded elephant calf approaches herd near Coimbatore

Frontline staff of the Forest Department are monitoring an elephant calf that was found stranded at Lingapuram, near Sirumugai, in Coimbatore district on Saturday (April 25, 2026) and later approached a herd.

District Forest Officer N. Vengatesh Prabhu said the calf followed a herd after it returned to the forest. Though a male in the herd was seen chasing the calf away, it continued to follow the herd, he said.