AI cameras set up to monitor elephants in TN’s Palacode

DHARMAPURI: Dharmapuri forest department officials have set up 12 AI-based solar-powered cameras in four locations to monitor elephant movement across Palacode.

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary has one of the highest human-wildlife conflicts in Dharmpauri. As part of the elephant corridor, Palacode, Pennagaram, and Hogenakkal see increased elephant movement, and in many cases crop damage have also been reported.