#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Mandapam Forest Department releases 150 Baby sea turtles into the sea at Rameswaram Dhanushkodi beach after being kept safely in the hatchery at Mukundarayar Chathiram. | Asian News International (ANI)

Four days after the Tamil Nadu Forest Department reunited a stranded elephant calf with its herd in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), field staff tasked to monitor the pachyderms had a rewarding moment that will be etched in their memories forever. | The Hindu

A video shared by the Tamil Nadu forest department shows footage from an AI-based surveillance system that helps prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks. The system, installed along a track in Madukkarai, consists of 12 towers, each equipped with AI cameras capable of thermal and visible light imaging, along with live viewing. This has facilitated more than 6,500 safe crossings and there have been no elephant deaths since November 2023 along those tracks, the state’s forest department said in

In a recent heartwarming success, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department rescued a lost baby elephant in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve of the state. Utilizing drones and skilled forest watchers, they located the herd and safely reunited the calf with her mother. Now, we see images of the baby not leaving her mother’s side even for a second. That’s a testament to a mother’s love. Kudos to the forest heroes who made this possible. The videos are courtesy of Supriya Sahu @supriyasahuias | Give

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