Overview

• The state agriculture department said it will survey losses and compensate farmers for crop damage once the animal is removed from the fields.
• Forest teams have set up a monitoring camp on the village edge and advised residents to stay indoors at night for safety.
• Omkar, separated from its herd, has been foraging on paddy and bananas in Pernem’s Tamboxem village and disrupting farm work.
• Goa authorities say the rest of the herd is believed to be in Maharashtra’s Dodamarg forests about 20 km away.
• Senior officials cite habitat disturbance in the Tillari region, including crop changes and new development, as a driver of recurring elephant incursions.